Research Manager

Research ManagerLocation: Sheffield/Hybrid workingSalary: £49,358 per year rising to £51,768 per yearVacancy Type: Full-timeClosing Date: 26 of July 2026Social Work England are the specialist regulator for social work in England, focused on enabling positive change in social work. Every day, social workers support millions of people to improve their chances in life. We are taking a new approach to regulating social workers in their vital roles. We believe in the power of collaboration and share a common goal with those we regulate - to protect the public, enable positive change and ultimately improve people''s lives.Working to the Head of Research, the role will lead and execute the organisation''s research activity gathering high quality evidence and insight to inform decision making, policy development and regulatory practice. Our research manager will shape and deliver a strategic programme of research, combining commissioned external work with in-house projects to build a strong and credible evidence base.What you will doLead and deliver the organisation''s research, working closely with key senior leaders and colleagues across the organisation to propose and shape our research design and methodology to ensure our research is robust, evidence-based, and clearly aligned to organisational priorities.Lead the organisation''s approach to commissioned research and manage procurement from an annual research budget, applying strong public procurement and co-production ..... full job details .....