Research and Insight Manager

An Excellent Opportunity…

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

We are seeking a dynamic and innovative Research & Insight Manager to lead and coordinate a diverse portfolio of projects. This is a pivotal role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys managing multiple priorities, and is passionate about driving impactful research.

You will advocate for and support research and insight to improve health. You’ll collaborate with a range of stakeholders, building excellent relationships with public health teams and teams across the council and externally that have remit for the wider determinants of health. You will oversee the work of an enthusiastic and committed team of mixed methods analysts, guiding the work to improve the quality of our outputs and our approaches. You’ll provide insight for different audiences including residents, public health and other practitioners, senior management, and other external stakeholders.

The Person

We are looking for someone who:

• Has in-depth understanding of health and its wider determinants and a commitment to tackling health inequalities
• Is an experienced leader who motivates and inspires teams to produce research of the highest quality
• Is a strategic thinker, able to manage multiple projects and build a varied research portfolio
• Brings extensive practical experience of designing, delivering and overseeing qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods health research; and has qualifications to back this experience up.

Our Offer to You

In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:

• 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service
• Very generous employer pension contribution
• Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided)
• A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave
• Access to affordable parking nearby
• Access to our Zipcar scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling
• Season ticket loan for public transport
• Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities
• Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.

🗓️ Closing Date: 17 August 2025 (23:59)

Additional Information

You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]

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