Research Executive

Department: Operations

Location: Leeds

Compensation: £32,000 - £38,000 / year

Description

Research Executive
Rural Solutions

Who we are
Whether your vision is to evolve the way you manage your land and property portfolio, diversify a land-based enterprise, develop a leisure or tourism experience, create an exceptional one-off home, or develop high quality housing for rural communities - we can help you realise all these ambitions and more.
We help those who own and manage land, property, and estates to realise their ambitions to create remarkable spaces and enterprises which enable people and places to thrive. If you’re looking to deliver impact in rural Britain, we are your solution.

Part of the Celnor Group
Celnor Group is a UK-based environmental services group operating across the Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) landscape. With a growing portfolio of specialist businesses, Celnor provides essential services that protect people, property and the environment.

While each business retains its own identity, culture and technical specialism, all are supported by a central group function that invests in people, systems and long-term sustainable growth.

Job details
The Research Executive will work on project-based assignments within the Consulting team, to support client delivery work. The role will involve delivering high-quality primary and secondary research to support evidence-based diversification advice for rural estates, landowners, investors and public sector clients across the UK. The role focuses on supporting the provision of robust analysis to inform rural estate diversification opportunities, strategic estate development and creating long term sustainable growth for an estate or landowner.

This is a hands on role suited to someone who thrives in a client and solutions focused environment and enjoys taking ownership, solving problems and making a tangible impact.

What you will do

• Design and undertake qualitative and quantitative primary and secondary market research and analysis of data and information to support the strategic advice and client recommendations.
• Produce robust, evidence-based insights to support diversification strategies (e.g. commercial, residential, tourism, renewables, natural capital, community uses) to inform client advice.
• Analyse data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities relevant to rural estates and landowners.
• Contribute to high-quality client-ready reports (options appraisals, feasibility studies, business cases) and presentations, including drafting text, document editing, and proofreading.
• Establish and manage a knowledge management system and associated templates and databases to store information centrally.
• Support the business development activities and proactively engage in company-wide business development initiatives.
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of UK rural policy, emerging trends and market developments, to inform the team.

Who you are
You're an enthusiastic team worker who shows initiative and great attention to detail. You will be curious and able to think broadly and methodically.
Ideally you will have:

• An understanding of the rural sector and the drivers affecting rural diversification opportunities.
• Experience in primary and secondary research, including data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Ability to collaborate to apply research findings to practical recommendations.
• Excellent spoken and written business English, with the ability to prepare clear, concise, and well-structured research reports, with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple research tasks and meet deadlines.
• Highly organised, and responsive with the confidence to work on own initiative while contributing effectively to team-based projects
• Experience using standard presentation and data analysis tools (e.g. Word, Powerpoint, Excel, AI).

Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

Join us
You’ll be joining a business where your contribution matters and where professionalism, integrity and teamwork are genuinely valued. As part of the wider Celnor Group, you’ll benefit from group-wide investment, shared expertise and opportunities to develop your career as the organisation continues to grow.

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Important information
Celnor Group and its businesses manage recruitment directly. We do not require agency support for this role and will only engage with recruitment partners from our preferred supplier list where necessary.

We may use technology, including AI-enabled tools, to support parts of the recruitment process. AI is not used for candidate screening, scoring or hiring decisions. All hiring decisions are made by people, for people. Our recruitment systems are ISO 42001 accredited, reflecting our commitment to ethical, transparent and responsible use of technology.