Responsibilities

• Design qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods research for campaign development, assessment and evaluation.
• Develop research tools, assessment frameworks, logical frameworks and Theory of Change approaches.
• Incorporate digital insight, social media data and open-source research where relevant.
• Ensure methods are ethical, proportionate and appropriate to the operating context.
• Support baseline, midline, endline and ongoing evaluation activity.
• Clean, analyse and triangulate qualitative and quantitative data.
• Assess campaign performance, audience response and communications effectiveness.
• Produce rapid findings, client reporting and research outputs, including baseline, midline, endline and lessons-learned reports.
• Translate findings into clear, practical recommendations for strategy and programme teams.
• Use appropriate research, analysis and visualisation tools, including SPSS, R, Stata, Excel, Tableau and relevant specialist platforms.
• Use LLMs and other AI-enabled tools responsibly while retaining human analytical judgement.
• Review AI-assisted outputs for accuracy, bias, source quality, confidentiality and relevance.
• Lead research components across design, fieldwork, analysis and reporting.
• Manage research partners, suppliers and outsourced activity where required.
• Supervise and support Analysts and Senior Analysts.
• Quality assure research methods, evidence, analysis and outputs.
• Contribute to research standards, templates and ways of working.
• Work with programme, strategy, creative, analysis and monitoring colleagues to apply research findings.
• Communicate findings clearly to UK and international stakeholders.
• Respond to research and insight requests and contribute to continuous improvement across the team.

Requirements

• 4–5 years’ professional experience in research, monitoring and evaluation, social research, behavioural research or a closely related field.
• Strong experience designing and delivering qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods research.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and interpret data, produce clear research outputs and translate findings into practical, actionable insights.
• Experience developing research tools and assessment approaches, such as questionnaires, interview guides, evaluation frameworks or Theory of Change models.
• Strong technical literacy and confidence using relevant research, analysis and data-visualisation tools.
• Ability to manage research activity independently, work with external partners or suppliers, and quality assure contributions from others.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to present complex findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advanced Spanish proficiency is essential, with native Spanish speakers strongly preferred.

Preferred

• A demonstrated interest in geopolitics and the Latin American region is highly desirable.
• Experience working in communications, international development, fragile or conflict-affected environments, or digital information environments would be advantageous.

Benefits

• Family & parental support
• 12 weeks’ full pay for Primary Carers and 6 weeks for Secondary Carers (after one year of service; return requirements apply for subsequent leave)
• Applies to birth, adoption, and surrogacy
• Up to 10 days’ paid fertility leave per year (5 per cycle)
• 2 days’ paid leave for new grandparents
• $2,500 annual interest-free parental loan
• $6,000 interest-free fertility treatment loan
• Healthcare & wellbeing
• Three medical plans (HSA at $0 cost; EPO 75% employer funded; PPO 65% employer funded)
• $0 employee-cost dental and vision
• 10 days’ health leave per year (mental and physical)
• 24/7 mental health support through Self Space
• Wellhub subscription
• Financial & practical support
• 401(k) match (3% after 3 months; 4% after 1 year)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• 10 days’ paid military leave
• Full pay for jury duty (state/city payments declined)
• Uber/taxi home after 9:30pm
• Time off & flexibility
• 23 days’ PTO (with 3 discretionary carryover days; CA/CO policies follow state mandate)
• 10 federal holidays, plus the day after Thanksgiving
• Option to swap 2 federal holidays (excluding Thanksgiving and the day after)
• Office closed between Christmas and New Year
• 10 days’ special emergency leave (including bereavement)
• 10 days’ volunteering leave (5 paid, 5 unpaid)
• Half-day for blood donation
• Work from anywhere for up to 2 weeks per year (subject to approval)
• Cultural stimulation allowance
• Weekly Thursday happy hour
• Mentorship and Buddy programmes