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Research Projects Manager
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Research Projects Manager
Location: Flexible location - homeworking or based at one of our offices
Salary: Starting salary from £39,855 depending on location/ 36 hours per week/ fixed-term for 24 months
Job type: Fixed-Term Contract
Ref: 16533
Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.
Heritage lives in places and people, memories and stories, artefacts and traditions. It can connect us all to the past, and to each other. It can make us happier, strengthen every community, and help shape society for the better. Everybody should be able to enjoy the benefits it brings.
That's why, as a charity, we care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites in every part of England, from international icons to local treasures. And it's why we open them up, share their stories and find new ways for everybody to enjoy, learn, play and create.
About the Role
We are looking for a Research Projects Manager to join our team. The role is full-time and for a fixed term of 24 months, working 36 hours per week.
We offer flexible working arrangements where the role allows. This role can be based at one of our offices, at home, or worked on a hybrid pattern. You will be required to attend our London office 1 day a month. If the majority of your working week will be based at our London or Bristol office, you will receive a premium on top of the advertised salary. This will be discussed further at interview.
The Benefits
- Salary from £39,855, depending on skills, experience and location
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata
- Matched pension contributions up to 10%
- Flexible hours
- The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
- Apprenticeship opportunities
- Subscriptions to professional bodies
- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends and family members
- 25% discount in our shops and cafes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave
- Options to buy additional leave
- An inclusive working atmosphere where everybody is supported from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs
- Opportunities to go to some of our great live music and history events
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About You
This is a great opportunity for an experienced mixed-method researcher with real enthusiasm for heritage to lead a range of research projects which inform and evidence our work and its impact.
As Research Projects Manager, you will lead and manage research which plays a central role in ensuring important investment projects at our sites are designed to meet the needs of our supporters and demands of the market.
You will also lead and manage research to evaluate the impact of our work or investment, where evidence is required to inform decisions internally or by external stakeholders and funders.
To be considered as a Research Projects Manager, you'll need:
- Client or agency side experience of leading and managing research projects including agency-client relationships
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of research methods (quantitative, qualitative and mixed) and data collection approaches (face-to-face as well as online)
- Experience using research findings to produce actionable insight and robust evidence via quantitative and qualitative analysis and interpretation
- Comfortable communicating (including presenting) research findings to stakeholders at all levels
- Ideally, experience in heritage, tourism or a charitable funding environment
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Next Steps
Interviews will be held w/c 7th September on MS Teams.
If you would like to talk to us, e.g. about workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact Emma Bradbury, Senior Research and Insight Manager, on emma.bradbury@english-heritage.org.uk and Megan Ibbotson, Insight Manager, on megan.ibbotson@english-heritage.org.uk. No agencies please.
About Us
Find out more about us and what we do: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/ You can also meet some of our people and hear about why they enjoy working with us: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/our-people/careers-with-us/
Everybody's welcome at English Heritage
Forget the stereotypes. It takes thousands of people from every background to care for England's heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy. We're looking for every type of person with every kind of skill and experience, and we're committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing.
We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. To support this, we have a network of Mental Health First aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.
Closing date: 17/08/2026 23:59:59
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