Director of Policy & Research

Evaluation Director: crime, justice, security, migration Negotiable salary and excellent benefits London or Manchester or Edinburgh and home (hybrid working) This successful and highly regarded global research agency is looking for a senior specialist to lead on major evaluations which inform policy and service delivery across all aspects of crime, justice, security and migration. This role will see you directing some of the most impactful, challenging , high profile and sensitive evaluation studies across all aspects of crime (including domestic abuse, serious violence, youth crime, modern slavery), justice and the justice system (including victim support, policing, prisons, courts, restorative justice), security threats (including cyber crime, extremism, state threats) and migration (all aspects of regular and irregular migration, refuges, integration, cohesion). Your focus will be on ensuring the highest quality outputs, and on delivering work on time and to budget. The commercial side is a key part of this role: writing winning proposals and identifying opportunities for continued growth, supported by the wider team. For this role, we need to see established process and impact evaluation experience, experience of running major evaluations which coordinate partnerships and collaborations, established mixed methods research skills and knowledge of and experience in this policy area. Project management and leading winning bids are both critical to success here. You will be in a team which is motivated and dynamic, in a culture where you are given head-space and autonomy and which offers both brilliant learning opportunities and a very strong and flexible package. Visit our website for other great market research jobs: