The National Youth Agency - Research Manager

Research Manager

Salary NYA Scale L, Points 46-49 £37,543 - £40,101 (pay award pending)

The Policy, Information and Research team works across all areas of The NYA’s remit to analyse and develop a strong evidence base for our policy positions, gather intelligence and scan the landscape for young people’s services. We support internal and external audiences, including national and local government, the third sector and other stakeholders, ensuring our work incorporates the voices and thinking of young people. Your key role in all this will be to manage and develop research and evaluation programmes, including the Young Researcher Network. The broad brief will range from identifying priorities and scoping programmes to preparing briefing papers on research themes, securing funding and disseminating findings.

It’s an influential position calling for a Masters or PhD in a relevant social science discipline plus significant research experience, ideally related to themes of youth policy and practice. A gifted researcher, communicator and networker, you’ll also need the charisma to win bids and the capacity to manage contracts.

At The NYA you can look forward to an excellent package including a final salary pension scheme, flexible working, 25 days’ annual leave, childcare voucher scheme and a contribution towards childcare support during school summer holidays.

Further details and the application process are available from The National Youth Agency via email at humanresource@nya.org.uk or by telephoning 0116 242 7400 (24 hour) or below:

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Recruitment papers required to complete The NYA job application process

Closing date for the receipt of applications is Wednesday 22 October 2008 at 1pm.

Interviews will be held in Leicester on 31 October for the Research Manager post