The LSA is seeking a highly competent, creative, and collaborative research associate to be a part of our team, leading on and coordinating this work.
Outline Brief and Responsibilities:
- Recruiting voluntary expert commissioners and managing ongoing liaison
- Producing a context document to establish the purpose of the commission
- Refining research questions, designing appropriate methods, and producing and implementing a project plan
- Convening meetings, roundtables, and interviews
- Undertaking desk-based research
- Identifying and onboarding participants for gathering evidence
- Arranging evidence-taking sessions and summarizing findings
- Managing project data and information flows
- Liaising with key funders and stakeholders
- Producing a concluding project report for the LSA, including key recommendations, best practice case studies, and summaries of evidence
- Managing a budget
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Excellent collaborator and communicator: written, verbal, and interpersonal
- Confident and rigorous in desk-based and in-person research
- Confident in project planning, management, and implementation against strict deadlines
- Meticulous in managing project data, information flows, and budgets
- Assertive in liaising with key funders and stakeholders
- Proficient in writing and producing reports
Desirable:
- Experience in organizing events and meetings, aligning diaries, and producing minutes
- Working knowledge of the built environment industry and education sector
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a wider team
- Doctoral or Post-doctoral qualifications (or equivalent qualification/experience) in the built environment, social policy, or other cognate areas relevant to the project
