About The Social Agency
We are a multi award-winning research consultancy led by a team of senior researchers and innovators
working where engagement, insight and social action meet.

Our work
We look to understand opinions, attitudes and behaviours, and use insight to drive meaningful change. There is a wide range of different ways we do this, from semiotics and social/search data through to deep ethnographies and large-scale surveys. We do co-creation, participative methods and peer research. We run public dialogues and consultations. We evaluate policies and programmes. We employ behavioural science and experimental methods, and are at the forefront of leveraging new technologies in how we work both
with people and data. We are committed to working with people in a manner which is inclusive, equitable and engaging.

The role: Associate Director
This is a mid-senior level role. Key things we look out for include:
• Methods expertise – we’re looking for someone with quantitative skills but mixed-method expertise is desirable. We’ll want to see evidence of your ability to oversee the delivery of surveys across a range of modes and audiences, within a social research context. This includes a strong grasp of sampling and design principles, analytical techniques and data interpretation
• Communication skills – an ability to distil complex data into compelling stories, both on paper and in presentations
• Organisational and people management skills – you’ll work across 5-6 projects at any one time. You need to be confident and comfortable in leading teams to deliver these, and managing a diverse range of clients and external partners
• An analytical mind – we deal in complex and complicated subject matter where it’s important to translate data into clear stories and strategic recommendations
• Entrepreneurship – you’ll be contributing to developing and responding to new business, and to thinking about how we continue to evolve and innovate our practices

Key tasks and responsibilities for an Associate Director
include:
• Client management
• Leading on all aspects of design, delivery, analysis and reporting (particularly of quantitative projects)
• Managing teams to deliver small and medium-sized projects
• Drafting and quality assurance of project materials and publishable outputs
• Leading on client presentations
• Representing us externally, for example, at conferences and industry events
• Responding to client-issued briefs
• Line management

Benefits.
• Starting salary: £47,000 - £65,000 plus discretionary bonus (company performance dependent)
• Core hours: 35 per week
• Flexible working: we have an office in London Fields, Hackney (London), and aim for people to come in a couple of times a week because we learn/work better with some face-time
• Leave: 25 days, plus public holidays and the Christmas period off (as we shut the office then)
• Other stuff: pension contributions, private healthcare cover, cycle-to-work scheme, laptop and mobile