Head of Strategic Roads Research and Evaluation
Posted 10 days ago
- Furnace End, Warwickshire
- Permanent
- £54,857 /Yr
- Sponsored
- Expires In 18 days
Location: Birmingham, Leeds, London (Hybrid)
💷 Salary: £54,857 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
🕒 Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
We are looking for someone to fill the position of Head of Strategic Roads Social Research and Evaluation – a unique opportunity to lead high-profile, complex research shaping the future of our roads. You’ll play a key role in delivering vital Government objectives like economic growth, safer travel, and a greener transport network. This is a chance to take on a leadership role in a multidisciplinary, collaborative team—driving strategic, evidence-based decisions on some of the country’s most significant infrastructure programmes.
Top Responsibilities
* Providing analytical leadership. Provide overall leadership for the portfolio of research and evaluation activity in the roads directorates.
* Providing expert advice to deliver impactful research. Ensure that research and evaluation is targeted on policy needs; shape work with stakeholders to create impact.
* Identify solutions to deliver evidence or advice to policy in a fast-paced environment. Manage a portfolio of work, to advisory roles, or lighter-touch, creative analysis.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £54,857, Department for Transport contributes £15,892 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Please note, the above example is based on the National minimum salary. The employer pension contribution will be 28.97% of your specific salary.
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.
About you
The ideal candidate for this role will be an experienced and strategic social researcher, ready to step into a challenging and policy-facing leadership position. You will have a broad and practical understanding of social research and evaluation methods, alongside a proven ability to design, commission, and deliver impactful research projects.
You will be confident working collaboratively across policy, analytical, and operational teams, building strong relationships with a range of stakeholders. Your strengths will include the ability to structure complex problems, identify key evidence needs, and ensure research and evaluation efforts are clearly focused on supporting decision-making. A clear communicator and strategic thinker, you will play a central role in ensuring that high-quality evidence informs policy and delivery in the strategic roads domain.
How to Apply
👉 Read the full job description and apply at the Civil Service Jobs website and search reference (phone number removed)
💷 Salary: £54,857 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
🕒 Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
We are looking for someone to fill the position of Head of Strategic Roads Social Research and Evaluation – a unique opportunity to lead high-profile, complex research shaping the future of our roads. You’ll play a key role in delivering vital Government objectives like economic growth, safer travel, and a greener transport network. This is a chance to take on a leadership role in a multidisciplinary, collaborative team—driving strategic, evidence-based decisions on some of the country’s most significant infrastructure programmes.
Top Responsibilities
* Providing analytical leadership. Provide overall leadership for the portfolio of research and evaluation activity in the roads directorates.
* Providing expert advice to deliver impactful research. Ensure that research and evaluation is targeted on policy needs; shape work with stakeholders to create impact.
* Identify solutions to deliver evidence or advice to policy in a fast-paced environment. Manage a portfolio of work, to advisory roles, or lighter-touch, creative analysis.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £54,857, Department for Transport contributes £15,892 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Please note, the above example is based on the National minimum salary. The employer pension contribution will be 28.97% of your specific salary.
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.
About you
The ideal candidate for this role will be an experienced and strategic social researcher, ready to step into a challenging and policy-facing leadership position. You will have a broad and practical understanding of social research and evaluation methods, alongside a proven ability to design, commission, and deliver impactful research projects.
You will be confident working collaboratively across policy, analytical, and operational teams, building strong relationships with a range of stakeholders. Your strengths will include the ability to structure complex problems, identify key evidence needs, and ensure research and evaluation efforts are clearly focused on supporting decision-making. A clear communicator and strategic thinker, you will play a central role in ensuring that high-quality evidence informs policy and delivery in the strategic roads domain.
How to Apply
👉 Read the full job description and apply at the Civil Service Jobs website and search reference (phone number removed)