British Future
Senior Researcher (Racial Equity)
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Salary: £42,000
Location: London, with an optional hybrid model Contract: Permanent Deadline for applications: Tuesday 2nd November 2026
Application Process
PLEASE SEND APPLICATIONS TO INFO@BRITISHFUTURE.ORG WITH THE DETAILS AT THE FOOT OF THE ADVERTISEMENT, RATHER THAN THROUGH LINKEDIN EASY APPLY
Role Overview
British Future, a leading independent think tank on issues of immigration, integration, race and identity is looking for an experienced researcher to work on a groundbreaking research project on racial equity in the UK. The project title is ‘Voices for equity: moving from evidence to action’.
The post holder will lead the work of the project for four days a week, and on other research activities for one day. This will include developing proposals for new research projects.
The project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, is aimed at understanding what is needed to bring about real and lasting change to address racial inequities in the UK. Through a programme of research, it will identify priorities for change, take these forward with policymakers and politicians, and feed back to stakeholders to inform their own strategies.
The first report of the project has recently been published, with findings covering a major study of public attitudes among people from ethnic minority and white backgrounds. In the second year, the project will conduct a deep-dive of the hopes and priorities for young people from ages 16 to 24.
The project aims to influence debates on race equity, to defuse polarisation and improve understanding of the barriers, enablers and benefits to making progress. It aims to help put in place the steps needed to bring about change across areas of life in the UK.
Role Description
The Senior Researcher will work with a range of team members, in particular British Future’s Director and Directors of Research and Communications. These staff members will provide regular guidance and support through regular team and project meetings.
The post holder will carry out all activities associated with the project. These include designing research instruments and approaches according to the project plan.
The role will involve delivering regular outputs, for example reports and short blogs or articles on findings throughout the project, as outlined in the project plan.
Over 2027, the researcher will establish relationships with schools and work with young people to research their experiences and aspirations for themselves and for the UK, before producing a policy report and manifesto based on the findings. Following this, the final year of the project in 2028 will involve a major study involving quantitative polling research and focus groups to inform the upcoming political manifestos.
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The post holder will also work with an advisory group who will be consulted on the direction of the project. They will take lead responsibility for reporting to the funder and managing the project outputs and timeline.
As a senior researcher, they will actively pursue funding for future projects, alongside other members of the British Future research team. They will also be encouraged to take part in broader communication and dissemination activities, for example producing short blogs on topics of particular interest. They will also draft and submit reports as requested to funders.
The tasks to be performed by the post holder include:
- Leading the day-to-day running of the Nuffield Foundation funded project, ensuring it follows the project plan and timings.
- Establishing and maintaining stakeholder relationships for the project, including the project advisory group
- Designing, setting up and leading on research project methods, including conducting evidence reviews, surveys, interviews, focus groups and stakeholder discussions.
- Analysing findings and turning insights into clear, communicable and policy-facing reports, blogs, presentations and other research outputs.
- Reporting regularly to the Nuffield Foundation and reviewing the project budget with British Future’s Office Manager.
- Fundraising future research projects, with support and guidance from the British Future team.
- Attending networking events, such as Party Conferences and Parliamentary events, where required, to build stakeholder relationships, including with research funders and policy-makers.
About British Future
British Future is an independent, non-partisan think-tank which has charitable status. Our vision is of a confident and inclusive Britain, welcoming and fair to all. British Future has built a strong track record on understanding public attitudes, forging public narratives and promoting policy solutions on themes of immigration and integration, race and identity. The organisation works cross-party with multiple stakeholders from the public and NGOs to business leaders in order to strengthen the common ground on polarising issues.
Person Specification
We are looking for someone with strong understanding of policy research, desirably on race equality issues in the UK.
The role requires understanding of race equity issues as well as strong research and writing skills demonstrated through publications and other significant outputs. The successful post holder is likely to have gained skills through working in a think tank or policy-facing research role, or potentially in an academic setting that has involved survey and focus group methods.
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Applicants must be experienced and confident in all stages of quantitative survey research and qualitative research.
The post holder must be experienced in analysing quantitative and qualitative data and writing up findings to diverse audiences, including non-specialists. They must also have strong presentational skills, for example through media experience.
Experience of managing a complex and multi-year project with regular outputs and reporting to funders is also important for this role.
Given the focus of the project, we would like to encourage applicants from an ethnic minority to apply.
Conditions
The Nuffield Foundation has funded the project to 2028. This is a permanent post, with opportunities for the researcher to develop a programme of work within British Future both within the project period and after.
A permanent contract will be subject to an initial 6-month probation period.
The salary for the post is £42,000. The remuneration package includes a contribution towards a personal pension plan of up to 10% of gross salary, based on double-matching employee contributions. Annual leave is 30 days a year plus bank holidays.
Our standard office hours are 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday with the option of working part of the week from home. A willingness to work flexibly and out of hours (with time off in lieu) is needed for this post.
British Future’s office is in Angel, close to King’s Cross. The team has hybrid working arrangements. The job will involve some travel across the UK, for which all costs of travel and any overnight stays will be reimbursed.
To apply, please provide the following:
- A CV
- A cover letter (no more than two pages) outlining why you are a good fit for this role, providing examples of your skills, knowledge and experience in line with the criteria above.
- Please draft a blog (of maximum 750 words), summarising two or three of the key findings from the first year report of Voices for Equity, in a style that would engage an audience of policymakers and informed members of the public
Please send your completed application to info@britishfuture.org with the subject line ‘Application – Nuffield Project’ (RATHER THAN THROUGH LINKEDIN EASY APPLY)
Application deadline: Tuesday 2nd November 2026
We will conduct a round of interviews in the weeks commencing the 9th November and 16th November
Please do get in touch at info@britishfuture.org if you have any questions or if you require any adjustments to be able to engage with our recruitment process.
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