Senior Research Manager
BBC Media Action is the independent international charity of the BBC which uses media to advance development worldwide. Our mission is to improve the quality of people’s lives in developing and transitional countries through innovative use of media. We do this through our focus on health, governance, livelihoods, climate change and humanitarian response. We work in partnerships that include governments, broadcasters, civil society institutions, donor agencies and international Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO’s).
Expanded Department
We are largely funded by external grants, mainly from the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), the European Union, UN agencies and charitable foundations. We work to raise awareness among mass and opinion-former audiences, affect behaviour change, influence policy and transfer skills and knowledge.
One of our key programmes of work is the Global Grant, which is a multi-million pound 5 year project funded by the Government’s Department of International Development (DFID), with the purpose of producing and broadcasting media programming aimed at improving areas of governance, health, and resilience in developing countries. Research plays a key role in both supporting the development of these programmes in providing evidence that the programmes are having an intended impact on audiences.
Role Responsibility
BBC Media Action is recruiting for a maternity cover Senior Research Manager role. As a Senior Research Manager within Research and Learning, your role will be to oversee the Global Grant programme of research in Africa, Asia, and Middle East – ensuring that the research programme across the lifetime of the Grant is running on track by delivering to deadline, budget and quality, and providing the research information required to meet the ongoing requirements set out by the donor.
You will also be an ambassador for the Global Grant project in the London and country research teams, inspiring and motivating researchers to deliver insightful research to stakeholders, and ensuring that all donor research and information requirements are met. You’ll also line manage 3-4 Research Managers, and task manage, develop and motivate where necessary.
The Ideal Candidate
This position will need you to have experience of working in international development research. You will have excellent front-to-end multi-country project and programme research management skills, including planning, budget and resource management. You’ll also need to have previous experience of managing a successful team. You will require strong qualitative and quantitative research skills and experience of designing and managing mixed methods research. This role will expect you to have conducted research in cross-cultural circumstances or with diverse, multi-lingual audiences, coupled with the ability to present clearly and communicate effectively at all levels.
We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are very important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below. You’ll be asked questions relating to them as part of your application for this role.
Package Description
Grade 9
6 Months Fixed Term Contract
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