Embarking on a career in social research and excited by working in a collaborative, supportive and creative team...? Join HVM as a Research Assistant
Who we are
Hopkins Van Mil’s mission is to bring people together to inform the future. We distil the collective voices of society and deliver meaningful insights and provide spaces for change. Our vision is a better society built on thoughtful social insights explored and implemented with humanity and kindnejss.
We work with clients across the public sector on a wide range of issues including health and social care, data systems, the environment, climate change and cultural heritage. Current clients include the MET Office, Nuffield Council on Bioethics, the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, Nuffield Foundation, Genomics England, Cancer Research UK and the Universities of Sheffield, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Cambridge and Oxford.
Who we are looking for
Our ideal Research Assistant is flexible, confident, and shares our values. You'll enjoy working collaboratively with others, and have excellent communication skills through conversation, and in writing. We are looking for a Research Assistant who is able to prioritise complex and competing deliverables, with exceptional attention to detail. You will be happy to pick up the phone to recruit people to our workshops, or to support research participants. HVM is a learning organisation so self-reflection, sharing learning and responding to feedback are also important.
You are:
Super organised with excellent attention to detail
Hardworking, enthusiastic and flexible
Calm and able to problem solve efficiently including quick thinking under pressure
Proactive and enthusiastic
Focused on the needs of participants and others involved in the delivery of our research programmes
Empathetic and creative
Proficient at Microsoft Office (essential)
Able to learn to use analytic tools such as NVivo
Our Research Assistant supports all our projects, liaising with a broad range of stakeholders and learning by working closely with senior colleagues. We hope that you will learn and progress within our HVM recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
What we’re offering
We're a small, friendly and collaborative team who are committed to our work and support each other to do great things. As a successful small business, we feel this is a brilliant opportunity for you to learn and develop, working with us on a wide variety of projects.
This is a full time role working at our offices in Whitechapel and flexibly from home. We do require office working as a minimum two days a week on a Tuesday and one other day. You can arrange your hours to suit you with a working day being 8 hours including a paid lunch break. Our workshops are delivered on weekday evenings and weekends, with time off in lieu. We offer a 5% contribution to the pension scheme.
Next steps
If you'd like to hear more do get in touch with leah@hopkinsvanmil.co.uk for an informal chat. To apply, send a brief CV (no more than 2 pages) with a short letter explaining why you are the best fit for this role to info@hopkinsvanmil.co.uk. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 2nd October at 9am.
Interviews will be held on 15th October in our London office.