Research Associate

Hours: Part Time (2/3/4 days per week) 

Location: Hybrid (Working between your home and our London office) or remote (with occasional travel). 

Contract Type: Fixed term (6 months) 

Closes: 9:00am Tuesday 11th April 

The Runnymede Trust, the UK’s leading race equality think tank, partners with a number of organisations to deliver research into race and its impact on a range of social issues from financial inequalities to housing, education and climate change, to name a few. We are looking to strengthen our research capacity to build our research portfolio across a range of thematic areas, with a range of short and medium term flexible (2-4 days p/w week) positions. 

Job purpose 

Working for the Runnymede Trust and supporting our growing research team, you will be leading on projects that will involve mixed methods research approaches to investigate specific questions to help progress race equality outcomes. Research outputs will need to be reported and made accessible to a range of audiences and will likely include policy recommendations and/or actionable programmes that align with our values. 

Responsibilities and main duties include:

• Use a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods to deliver research aims and produce reports analysing and interpreting patterns and trends that examine the links between race and outcomes in selected thematic areas. 

• Project manage research projects ensuring milestones, budgets and reporting requirements are met, maintained and communicated internally and to external partners where appropriate. 

• Help develop our research approaches, methodologies and tools, working within and further developing shared language and conceptual frameworks to ensure that our published reports are accessible and clearly understandable to all. 

• Work collaboratively with external partners, to design and deliver research and associated activities (e.g. research proposals, launch events etc.). 

• Maintain regular communication with external partners or funders to effectively report on research progress and impact. 

Our research aims to analyse and expose structural racism and explore its role in the racialised inequalities that persist in the UK today. In doing so we are attentive to nuances in our communities and you will need the expertise to delve into the intersections of race, class, and gender in the projects undertaken. 

Person specification (for a full person specification please consult the job description) 

• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or relevant years of experience in policy, research, academic or third sector body. 

• Experience of designing, planning and delivering research proposals and projects across a wide range of thematic areas, using mixed methods. 

• An excellent understanding of the issues of race and racism in the UK and a proven commitment to promoting racial equality. 

• Demonstrable understanding of the intersection between race, gender and class. 

• Ability to source complex data from varying sources and undertake the necessary analysis and interpretation to form impactful recommendations. 

• Commitment to rigorous evidence based impartial analysis and able to work in a politically impartial way. 

• A deep individual commitment to equality and anti-racist action, through continuous development, modelling inclusive behaviours, and proactively promoting equity, diversity and inclusion throughout your work. 

For a full job description and for guidance on how to apply, please click on the 'Apply' button above.

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