Research Lead

The Research Lead will take a leadership role in a new Nest Insight programme: The Financial Resilience Accelerator. This role is a 7 month maternity cover. Managing a significant 7-figure budget, they will help identify effective and scalable solutions to support greater financial resilience for low- and moderate-income workers in the UK, and undertake evaluation and pilot/trial activity around one such solution, debt-savings hybrids. This role will report to and work closely with the Head of Research. It will involve managing, supporting and working closely with other members of the Nest Insight team. The Programme Lead will need to build strong relationships with and manage senior stakeholders across all departments of Nest and with external partners, including research collaborators, our funder, and the advisory groups we consult with as part of the programme. We are open to discussing working patterns. We welcome all internal applicants to apply for our roles, regardless of your current working pattern or hours. We will aim to accommodate your request and match your current working arrangements. Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget. Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role. Flexible and agile working Everyone's personal situation is different. To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):

• hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
• reduce or vary working hours
• reduce or vary the days worked
• work compressed hours
• job share
  
  Nest Insight is a public-benefit research and innovation centre set up by Nest Corporation in 2016 to find ways to support low and moderate income workers to be financially secure, both today and into retirement.
• We conduct rigorous, cutting-edge research, working collaboratively with industry and academic partners to understand the needs and behaviours of the new generation of savers created by the UK's pensions auto enrolment system. We also consider how self-employed workers and others at risk of missing out on pension saving can be brought in. We use our data-driven insights into this wide range of financial challenges to identify and test practical, real-world solutions.
• Together our team of around 20 delivers an ambitious programme of research, publications and events, sharing best practice, both nationally and abroad. The team is passionate about the work we do and proud of what we are achieving. We are innovative thinkers, not afraid to challenge the status quo. We work flexibly, creatively and collaboratively. We are committed to supporting each other to learn and develop.
• Our findings are shared widely and freely to help inform industry and policymakers so that people around the world can benefit from our work. We amplify our learnings and spark debate through our publications and digital media and by convening events that bring together industry, academics and policymakers.
• The depth and breadth of our research garners attention. Our work is regularly covered by national media and financial trade outlets.
• Whilst Nest Insight is a business unit of Nest Corporation, we are responsible for raising our own operating budget through sponsorships, grants and in-kind support from organisations with similar research interests, goals and values.
• By working in partnership with industry, academics, innovators and policymakers, and sharing our research widely and freely, we're generating insights that could improve the retirement outcomes of millions of savers worldwide. With lots of exciting projects ongoing and in the pipeline, and plans to expand our reach significantly, this is an exciting time to join Nest Insight.