Head of Research and Evaluation

CSE has a strong research track record and earlier this year was awarded ‘Independent
Research Organisation’ (IRO) status by UK Research and Innovation which allows us to access
funding from Research Councils. We are recruiting for a new Head of Research &
Evaluation to help us build on this opportunity and support the delivery of our
ongoing research projects. This is an exciting opportunity to take up a
research leadership role in CSE and consolidate our role as a leading innovator in sustainable
energy research and analysis, and influencing UK government policy and energy industry practice
around fuel poverty and the climate emergency.

Pay and conditions

• The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week).
• The salary for the role will be (£45,987 – £56,283).
• You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).

CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life
Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts, discounted breakdown cover and many more.

We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.

Specific responsibilities

An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:

• Develop CSE’s research unit: Manage a team of researchers and data analysts and support
  their professional development, win new work aligned with CSE’s strategy and work programme
  priorities, collaborating effectively with other colleagues and external partners.

• Ensure quality: Provide expertise in research methods. Hold overall responsibility for
  quality of outputs produced in research projects and evaluations.

• Manage research projects and evaluations through the full project cycle from design to data
  collection and analysis.

• Hold responsibility for the financial management of research and evaluation projects
  Ensuring effective financial control, overseeing and directing project budgets, addressing
  financial underperformance where necessary.

• Hold responsibility for staff in the research unit, managing workloads, and contributing to
  the effective leadership and management of the whole Research and Analysis team.

• Support senior staff in the team to manage the well-being and job satisfaction of junior
  team members.

• Lead on research design across the organisation, championing the use of mixed-method
  approaches, developing research proposals that combine academic rigour with real world impact.

• Provide support to CSE’s Work Programmes, inputting to internal evaluation of programme
  effectiveness and helping the organisation deliver its strategic objectives.

To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents on our website.

Essential attributes for this role include:

• Post-doctoral degree or equivalent qualification.
• Research leadership in a relevant field with a significant track record of developing
  successful proposals, working across disciplines, delivering mixed methods projects, and
  publishing research outputs and evaluations.
• Successful project management of relevant research or evaluations, including responsibility
  for budgets and deadlines.
• Line management and supporting researcher development.
• Leading a financially sustainable team of 3 or more researchers and coordinating workloads
  to deliver multiple projects concurrently.
• Research design, including quantitative and qualitative research methods and statistical
  analysis.
• Ability to summarise and present complex information in an accessible way.
• Effective project management.
• Excellent self-motivation and initiative.
• Ability to initiate, develop and maintain effective. Team relationships and research
  partnerships.
• The ability to manage own workload and support others to prioritise strategically.
• Demonstrable commitment to CSE’s primary objectives to tackle the climate emergency and end
  the suffering caused by cold homes.
• Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full
list of essential and desirable skills please see the job description.

The closing date for applications is 11am on Monday 9 September
2024.

Interviews are expected to take place Thursday 19 and Friday 20 September 2024, though
this is subject to change.

If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.