National Centre for Social Research

Account Executive

• You'll visit people in their homes to carry out vital research interviews on important topics like health, housing and transport.
• Using a tablet or laptop, you'll guide conversations that capture real experiences of daily life in Britain.
• This is not a desk job. You'll be out in your community, knocking on doors.
• People receive a letter beforehand, but they're not always expecting you. Some won't answer. Others will say no. That's completely normal and part of the role.
• But when someone says yes and shares their story? You'll know you've helped create change that improves people's lives.

Field Sales Representative

Business Intelligence Developer

• Deliver enterprise‑grade Power BI solutions, including advanced DAX, Power Query transformations, semantic modelling, and performance optimisation
• Build interactive dashboards and reports aligned to user needs and NatCen UI/UX standards
• Implement and optimise DirectQuery/Lakehouse patterns and integrations with Databricks
• Ensure visualisations meet accessibility, clarity, and interpretability principles for research and operational users
• Use Databricks to transform curated datasets into analytics‑ready semantic tables/datasets.
• Write high‑quality SQL; familiarity with PySpark and Databricks is desirable
• Work closely with the Data Architect to ensure analytical datasets align with enterprise models and standards
• Partner with colleagues to define, document, and validate reporting requirements
• Facilitate workshops, walkthroughs, and feedback sessions to ensure outputs meet organisational needs
• Translate business questions into analytical designs, KPIs, and executive‑ready reporting outputs
• Maintain data lineage from source systems through Databricks to Power BI datasets.
• Champion transparency, documentation, reproducibility, and data quality across BI solutions
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non‑technical colleagues
• Present analytical findings in ways that are easy to understand and act on
• Work collaboratively with Data Architect, researchers, and organisational leads to deliver shared outcomes
• Validate outputs using reconciliation checks and support UAT and regression testing of key measures and reports.

BI Analyst

Manager

• Using corporate systems, undertake efficient and timely allocations of work to fieldworkers, enabling project KPIs to be met.
• Reallocate work in a timely manner, minimising the length of fieldwork days lost due to work not being appropriately covered.
• Ensure a fair allocation that supports fieldworker retention whilst also ensuring value for money. · Work collaboratively with Field Performance Managers and field interviewers, to ensure that allocations are made with the fullest information, minimising the need for corrections.
• Ensure new starters have workloads that optimise their retention.
• Identify briefing requirements (include updating systems and passing outcomes to relevant stakeholders as appropriate), confirm briefing and training requirements have been completed.
• Follow and update project planned tasks (Teamwork).
• Escalate issues with Head of Field Management as appropriate; consult effectively to handle and resolve issues.
• Fieldworker Resource:
• Identify future field interviewer requirements in collaboration with Field Performance Managers, based on future project allocations and existing capacity, making recommendations to Head of Field Management on recruitment needs.
• Work with the team responsible for delivering field interviewer recruits, ensuring they have the most up to date information on recruitment needs.
• Service Delivery:
• Provide excellent service, resolve issues promptly and accurately.
• Provide expertise on matters relating to fieldwork allocation.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Process Improvement:
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices.
• Develop and update standard operating procedures.
• Support the implementation of new systems and technologies.

Field Allocation Manager

Software Engineer

• Use survey software to set up, maintain, and support research projects from initial specification through to final data delivery.
• Script complex multimode surveys and provide post-launch technical support.
• Process survey data and sample files to generate required outputs.
• Conduct quality assurance activities, including checking, validating, and cleaning data.
• Build reusable code, templates, and utilities to improve efficiency and consistency in programming tasks.
• Lead survey programming across multiple concurrent projects.
• Manage timelines, monitor risks, and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
• Ensure all technical deliverables are completed to agreed deadlines and quality standards.
• Complete monthly financial reviews for projects where acting as lead survey programmer.
• Attend internal and external meetings related to project planning, design, monitoring, and review.
• Work closely with Survey Programming Management to meet departmental objectives and priorities.
• Mentor and support junior programmers through code reviews and sharing best practices.
• Contribute to a collaborative, high-quality delivery culture within the team.

Survey Programmer

Accountant

• Lead the finance transformation process by updating client project cost budgets and actual costs to incorporate internal operations recovery charges.
• Act as a “train-the-trainer” to upskill staff on the Deltek Vantagepoint ERP system.
• Ensure revenue recognition principles are correctly applied and aligned with project costs.
• Drive standardisation of finance reports in Power BI to enhance efficiency and support informed decision-making.
• Build strong relationships and collaborate with Research colleagues to improve ways of working.
• Deliver detailed financial analysis to help Research teams manage project finances and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop clear and practical guidance for new financial processes.
• Respond to general data requests and perform ad hoc duties as required.

Transformation Accountant – 6-month FTC

• You'll visit people in their homes to carry out vital research interviews on important topics like health, housing and transport.
• Using a tablet or laptop, you'll guide conversations that capture real experiences of daily life in Britain.
• This is not a desk job. You'll be out in your community, knocking on doors.
• People receive a letter beforehand, but they're not always expecting you. Some won't answer. Others will say no.
• But when someone says yes and shares their story? You'll know you've helped create change that improves people's lives.

Field Sales Rep

• Support and monitor interviewer performance against agreed survey targets
• Interpret and act on management information feedback
• Provide regular updates on actions addressing under performance
• Engage with stakeholders to resolve issues
• Develop team interviewers, identifying training needs
• Ensure effective use of fieldworker’s time
• Communicate team progress against targets
• Identify future fieldworker requirements

Field Performance Manager

• You'll visit people in their homes to carry out vital research interviews on important topics
• Using a tablet or laptop, you'll guide conversations that capture real experiences
• You'll be out in your community, knocking on doors
• When someone says yes and shares their story, you'll know you've helped create change
• Admin fees and holiday pay (12.1%)
• Travel time at £4.68/hour for travel to the area you are working in
• Mileage at 36p per mile (up to 10,000 miles)
• £250 bonus after your launch, then £250 more at two months and four months

• You'll visit people in their homes to carry out vital research interviews on important topics like health, housing and transport.
• Using a tablet or laptop, you'll guide conversations that capture real experiences of daily life in Britain.
• This is not a desk job. You'll be out in your community, knocking on doors.
• But when someone says yes and shares their story? You'll know you've helped create change that improves people's lives.

• You'll visit people in their homes to carry out vital research interviews on important topics like health, housing and transport.
• Using a tablet or laptop, you'll guide conversations that capture real experiences of daily life in Britain.
• You'll be out in your community, knocking on doors. People receive a letter beforehand, but they're not always expecting you. Some won't answer. Others will say no.
• When someone says yes and shares their story? You'll know you've helped create change that improves people's lives.

• You'll visit people in their homes to carry out vital research interviews
• Using a tablet or laptop, you'll guide conversations that capture real experiences
• You'll be out in your community, knocking on doors
• Helping create change that improves people's lives

• You'll visit people in their homes to carry out vital research interviews on important topics like health, housing and transport.
• Using a tablet or laptop, you'll guide conversations that capture real experiences of daily life in Britain.
• You'll be out in your community, knocking on doors.
• When someone says yes and shares their story, you'll know you've helped create change that improves people's lives.

• You'll visit people in their homes to carry out vital research interviews on important topics like health, housing and transport.
• Using a tablet or laptop, you'll guide conversations that capture real experiences of daily life in Britain.
• You'll be out in your community, knocking on doors.
• People receive a letter beforehand, but they're not always expecting you.
• Some won't answer.
• Others will say no.
• When someone says yes and shares their story? You'll know you've helped create change that improves people's lives.