Transport for Greater Manchester

Insight & Research Officer

Job Description

Your role

As a Research & Insight Officer within our Insight team, you will focus on applying your research skills to integrate customer perspectives into transport improvements in Greater Manchester.  As an experienced research professional, you will be able to plan and manage projects all the way from concept to completion.   Are you interested in working client-side on a wide variety of in-house and outsourced quantitative and qualitative research initiatives? If so, this could be the opportunity for you! 

You will be working for a progressive organisation committed to developing our insight capability to support delivery of Greater Manchester’s 2040 Transport Strategy and shape future sustainable transport provision.  You will create and deliver a series of research projects, often summarising information from a wide range of sources to prepare clear, concise and engaging reports and presentations and ultimately to generate insight that helps shape change.

What you’ll bring

You will have a proven track record in the formulation and execution of qualitative and quantitative analysis projects, including use of statistical and survey software. Educated to degree level, ideally in a social science, or with equivalent experience, you will be able to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences, aided by excellent listening skills.

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. When completing your application, please ensure that you provide clear examples against the essential criteria, all appointments will be based on merit.

For more information about this role, you can find the role profile attached Insight and Research Officer Role Profile

Benefits

This is a permanent role offering a salary of £39,360 to £43,817 per annum depending on experience. In addition, we offer excellent benefits, including:

• 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)

• Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance

• Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary

• Generous 20.4% employer contribution as a defined benefit pension

• Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role

• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

For more information on working for TfGM including details on our Guaranteed Assessment scheme please visit  www.tfgm.com/careers

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licenced sponsor.

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