Research and Evaluation Director - Education and Children Focus

The Company:
Globally recognised social research agency. This division is well known for the brilliant work they do across society and how they support government decision making across policy areas such as education, working specifically in the areas of early years through to adulthood covering higher and further education areas, policies relating to families and children which is diverse and varied.

What's the opportunity?
Join the team as a Research and Evaluation Director and make a difference to society in relation to the impact of policies around education, children and families. Are you a senior researcher looking for your next opportunity? Look no further, they are a full-service, mixed methods agency who work with partners across the public, private, and charity sectors. They are looking for a senior researcher and evaluator with experience in Education, Learning and Skills, as well as Higher Education and other related areas. You should have experience working on research and evaluation projects and have experience working on large complex surveys, ideally school surveys or surveys that target this area of study, children and families.

As a director in this team, you will have the chance to manage the largest and highest-profile studies and advance your people and project management skills, you will be instrumental in business development and this is a commercial and entrepreneurial environment. You will be leading on large projects and delivering at a high end government level with the findings which will have an impact on society.

Join the team and work on range of interesting projects for clients with hugely different interests and investments in the studies. You should have extensive experience of delivering research projects for the public sector, ideally including working on issues relating to education, children and families. You should be able to work to tight deadlines to deliver profitable work and assure quality of all outputs.

What's in it for me?
If you have a passion for public sector research and for supporting and informing government then there is no better place to work. This agency has an amazing and continually evolving people strategy so in this agency you will be challenged whilst given the opportunity to grow and develop.

Salary & Benefits:
In return for your knowledge and expertise, you will receive a favourable salary and enjoy being part of a friendly and inclusive team. The team are based in London, Manchester or Edinburgh office, 3 days a week in the office, 25 days holiday, private medical + more benefits. Bespoke Learning and Development plans (Management and Leadership, Personal, Technical, Client etc)

Contact: Abi Blank

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• Established in 2008, we are one of the UK's most successful and independent recruitment consultancies with industry recognition, becoming the first choice for permanent and interim Market Research and Insight recruitment for agency and client-side companies. Hasson Associates comprises seven dedicated experts with comprehensive knowledge, experience, and networks within market research, insight, and analysis. Providing a bespoke service to both clients and candidates, we pride ourselves on being a unique boutique consultancy focusing on service and delivery rather than volume.