Deputy Head : Principle Evaluation and Corporate Research Officer

Corporate Research: You will lead on shaping what research is undertaken and how new approaches are developed, including acting as an expert consultant to key internal stakeholders such as Internal and External Communications with a strong focus on dissemination of results and impactful delivery of findings.This will include: developing the long-run Corporate Research Strategy, plans, and roadmap which contributes to the overall data, analysis and research strategies. Align a programme of the Corporate Research to the Companies Houses strategic goals and strategic outcomes through stakeholder consultation. Manage the research budget. Corporate Research and Evaluation: Lead the delivery of corporate research and behavioural insights within several Companies House projects as identified by the process evaluation for the ECCTA. These will include understanding the feasibility of reducing customer contact, undertaking randomised control trials to test hypotheses, introducing nudge techniques and provide confidence in decisions to improve process design. Lead on corporate research and evaluation horizon scanning to take into account a rapidly changing landscape and future organisational strategic planning. Contribute to the delivery of the Companies House Data Strategy. As new research is conducted, ensure that these are in line with standard social and behavioural science approaches. Implement standard operating procedures, ethical guidelines and quality assurance across the teamLead on the delivery of strategic corporate research projects. These projects arise from Directors and a range of internal and external stakeholders and focus on understanding the behaviours and motivations of Companies House customers. There will be a focus on high-quality analysis, with short concise reports which help to identify practical ways to implement changes to systems and processes. Collaborative work: Work collaboratively with cross government partners to undertake research to understand the value of Companies House products to society. Develop strong links with GSR (Government Social Research); BEIS and OGD Social Research/Behavioural Insight units where appropriate. Work collaboratively with internal customers such as Strategy & Planning, External Comms, Policy development, Portfolio (benefits) and service owners. Develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders as outlined above. Manage a small team of researchers. Seek out opportunities to improve the perception of corporate research internally and externally. Play a key role in upskilling colleagues across Companies House on value of Social Research and Behavioural Science designing and delivering training to a diverse range of colleagues if needed. To be eligible for this role you also need to meet our Nationality requirements which are outlined below and also successful candidates must meet the security requirements for Security Clearance (SC) before they can be appointed. To gain (SC) clearance you will need to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 3 years. Further information can be found below. Companies House also cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.