Electus is excited to offer an opportunity with an established third-sector client working on an interim contract as a Research Manager.
The Research Manager
Overseeing two members of the team, the Research Manager opportunity offers the chance to tackle a varied, exciting workload and interact with a range of stakeholders on fundamental projects.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- A thirst for and in-depth understanding of central and local government;
- Experience of bidding for research contracts;
- A good understanding of national government, notably the legislative process;
- A strong background in research and communications;
- Knowledge of and expertise in efficient research tools and techniques;
- Ability to ‘get inside’ organisations being monitored, to understand their announcements and interpret what they mean to lay people;
- Excellent drafting skills – especially in terms of distilling long, information-rich briefing documents;
- Ability to provide a superlative research function to the senior members in the organisation;
- Experience of line-managing others within a team environment;
- Strength in understanding, condensing and communicating complex issues;
- Ability to access information from a wide range of sources – from blogs to websites.