Research Governance Manager

7 hours ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Gambling Commission Full time
Job Summary

Research Governance Manager

Birmingham, West Midlands (with hybrid working)

We are seeking a highly skilled Research Governance Manager to join our team at the Gambling Commission. As a key member of our research team, you will be responsible for delivering, supporting, and assessing research that fills and identifies evidence gaps and strengthens the evidence base that we rely upon to regulate effectively.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Design and deliver robust research governance systems and quality assurance measures to ensure that research conducted by the Gambling Commission is high quality and impactful.
  2. Maintain oversight of the use of official statistics by external parties.
  3. Contribute to the design and delivery of the Commission's research projects.
  4. Champion research and evaluation, providing specialist support and insight to colleagues across the Commission.
Requirements

Essential:

  1. Background in research, analysis, and/or statistics in a related or relevant discipline.
  2. Experience of leading or managing research projects in line with research governance principles and best practice processes (ethics, peer review).
  3. Experience within the development of analytical processes and quality assurance methods (attention to detail/spotting errors or inconsistencies in data), in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics and relevant policies and processes.
  4. Strong analysis skills, including experience of working with different types of data, such as survey data or operational data.
  5. Strong spoken and written communication skills to convey and present complex data analysis and evidence to internal and external audiences.
  6. Experience of managing relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Desirable:

  1. Experience of developing and embedding research governance systems and principles.
  2. Experience of conducting statistical analysis using SPSS or similar software.
  3. Ability and willingness to learn new systems and software.
About Us

The Gambling Commission is committed to safeguarding the public against any detrimental impact brought about by gambling. We do this by keeping crime out, protecting children and vulnerable people, and ensuring the commercial gambling industry is run fairly and openly.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £38,373, the Gambling Commission contributes £11,116 towards your being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. You will also enjoy flexible working, hybrid working with regular travel to Birmingham, and 26 days holiday, rising to 29 days after 2 years' service, with the option to buy up to five days extra annual leave.



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