Research Lead

**Job title**:Research Lead
**Location**:Standlake,Witney, Oxfordshire.
**Salary**:£40,000 to £50,000
**Job type**:Permanent, full-time.
**Hours**:Monday to Friday - 40 hours per week.

**About the role**:
We are looking for a Research Lead to help develop and implement the charity’s research strategy, focused on improving care and education for those impacted by trauma across a range of settings. Our work is both national and international and we work across residential, educational, youth and criminal justice, as well as child and adult health & social care settings. The role includes managing and developing research programs, building relationships with funders, and ensuring impactful outcomes across key sectors.

This is a great opportunity to make a difference to the lives of those affected by trauma and be part of something extraordinary.

**Responsibilities**:

- Lead the development and implementation of Mulberry Bush’s research strategy.
- Create a best-practice research culture.
- Identify and secure research funding.
- Design and manage high-quality research programs.
- Present research findings to stakeholders and publish results.
- Build and maintain relationships with key policymakers, service providers, and research institutions.
- Stay updated on policy, research developments, and innovative evaluation methods.
- Develop the research team and manage the Archive.
- Collaborate with department heads and other organisations to promote research and identify future opportunities.
- Oversee Mulberry Bush data and contribute to the charity’s data strategy.
- Lead the development of the Mulberry Bush Social Emotional Adjustment (SEA) Scale.
- Create research resources and courses.
- Adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures.

**Benefits**:

- 40 days’ holiday each year.
- A comprehensive range of informal and formal well-being support.
- Employer pension contribution of 6%.
- Enhanced parental leave benefits.

**About you**:

- Proven experience in research projects, strong project coordination and staff development skills.
- Proficient in conducting research, sharing findings, delivering outputs and accessing funding.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills.
- Skilled in designing evidence-based research methods.
- Strong communication, organisational, and planning skills.
- Able to work independently and solve problems proactively.
- Skilled in writing and speaking to varied audiences.
- Understanding of current policy in children’s care, education, youth justice, and social care.
- Knowledge of project management and performance frameworks.
- Familiarity with intellectual property and copyright in research.

**Qualifications**
- Post-graduate degree or equivalent

**About the Mulberry Bush**:
The Mulberry Bush is a therapeutic community, registered as a children’s home and a non-maintained residential special school. We also provide therapeutic outreach services to schools and other community-based organisations, along with research and consultancy services. Since 1948, we’ve been helping to transform the lives of children who have experienced trauma with specialist therapeutic services and fulfilling activities.

You're not just part of a team here, you're part of a family. Support echoes through our community, and your colleagues are always there to lend a hand or share a smile.

We believe we offer something special - and we’d love you to be part of it.

The Mulberry Bush is an equal opportunities employer. It is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable people and expects all staff and students to share this commitment.

**Selection process**:

- Closing date for CV’s: Friday 6th June 2025
- Initial Teams interview: Thursday 12th & Friday 13th June 2025
- Application forms completed: Friday 20th June 2025. Application forms are required to be completed for regulatory purposes.
- Interviews: Thursday 26th June 2025

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you have the legal right to live and work in the UK?

Work Location: In person