Research Leader, Quantitative Researcher

2 weeks ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom RAND Europe Full time

Position Summary: RAND Europe is a not-for-profit policy research organisation. Our mission is to help improve policy
- and decision-making through evidence-based research and analysis. We realise our mission by undertaking objective, balanced and relevant research, sharing the insights and information widely, and working in partnership with a range of clients and collaborators.

RAND Europe has offices in Cambridge and Brussels, and employs approximately 140 researchers: just over half of our research staff have doctorates with the balance holding other post-graduate degrees. Our work lies on the continuum between that of universities and consultancies, combining the academic rigour of universities and the professional, task orientated approach of consultancies. In addition to our strong ethos of evidence-based research, RAND Europe is a values-driven organisation, and our experience shows that our most successful researchers closely align their behaviours with our value set.

The Home Affairs and Social Policy Research Group undertakes contract research and analysis in a range of public policy areas:
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Employment and social policy (including skills, employability, gender equality, work-life balance, child and family policy);
- Education (including early childhood education and care, school effectiveness);
- Crime and justice (including responses to offending, international law enforcement cooperation, organised crime and illicit markets).

We employ robust methods and offer multi-disciplinary perspectives. Our clients include UK Government Departments, European Institutions and Agencies, Governments in other European Countries and a range of charities and foundations.
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This is an exciting opportunity to work with a truly multidisciplinary team in one of the world’s most respected public policy research organisations.

We are looking for an experienced researcher to provide **senior leadership** in quantitative research methods and to **drive the expansion** of RAND’s impact evaluation portfolio across the topics of education, employment and criminal justice.

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Research Leadership*

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**Expanding our portfolio**
- We are looking for researcher with the **proven ability to win work** in a competitive environment. An essential part of the role is leading successful proposals in response to invitations to tender.

**Working arrangements**
- or part-time.
- RAND offers a flexible and accommodating working environment and promotes hybrid working. We expect senior members of the team to work from our Cambridge office at least twice a week.

Key Responsibilities**:Research Leadership**
- Writing successful proposals: Leads the design of quantitative research and evaluation studies in response to invitations to tender. Demonstrates commercial awareness within a not-for-profit ethos. Draws on understanding of client need and competitive landscape to maximise proposal success.
- Delivering successful projects: Manages and delivers complex projects within available time and resources. Oversees and directly contributes to the delivery of written reports that present research findings clearly for policymaker audiences.
- Maximising impact: Engages with policymakers and those who use our research to further our mission to inform policy and decision making and increase the impact of our work. Maintains and widens RAND Europe’s external profile. Builds partnerships and collaborations with academics and other researchers, enabling us to deliver innovative and high-quality research
- Championing research quality: Promotes high-quality, robust quantitative research design, methodology, analysis and reporting across the Home Affairs and Social Policy Group and across RAND Europe more widely.
- Contributing to team leadership: Works with senior researchers to foster team culture and support improvement and learning. Provides mentoring and support to facilitate the professional development of junior researchers.

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Portfolio development*
- Identifying opportunities: Leverages knowledge of the research funding landscape to proactively identify areas for growth, in line with RAND’s mission and values
- Leading successful b_usiness development_: Secures funding for significant, policy-relevant research

Skills, Qualifications and Experience**:Quantitative research methods - **essential**
- Leadership in the design and execution of quantitative research, from the proposal stage through to study finalisation and write-up.
- A strong background in research with a focus on quantitative data and statistics, including expert use of software packages (Stata, R) for modelling and econometric techniques, including regression and matching.

**Undertaking impact evaluations - **essential**
- Experience of designing impact evaluation studies using experimental and/or quasi-experimental designs.
- Experience in undertaking feasibility studies to inform future trial designs.

**Reporting quantitative analysis and findings - **esse

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