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Are you our next Research Officer?

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The Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN), a leading network connecting housing, health, and social care professionals in the UK, has announced an exciting job opportunity within the consultancy team.

Reporting to our Consultancy and Partnerships Manager, the selected candidate will play a pivotal role in advancing innovative housing solutions for an ageing population and individuals with care or support needs.

Housing LIN Research Officer post

  • Location: Housing LIN Bristol (Easton) office, with opportunities for home working. Minimum of 3 days a week in the office is required. National travel is required.
  • Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
  • Salary: Depending on experience, in the region of £25,000 per annum
  • Term: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract with opportunity to extend

As Research Officer, your primary responsibilities will be to organise and undertake qualitative research and produce evidence-based reports and recommendations for a wide range of clients.

You will be joining a small, friendly and committed team with a desire to create social change and improve the range of housing and support options for our ageing population. This means also working with our communications and events team to share learning and research findings.

We value our staff and are committed to making the Housing LIN a great place to work with excellent benefits, such as:

  • We are unique in offering a ‘profit share’ policy. Where and when possible, Housing LIN will share a percentage of its net annual profits with staff, known as the ‘profit share’. This is split equally between all staff and calculated at the end of the financial year.
  • A pension scheme with employer contributions.
  • Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme.
  • 28 days annual leave (including public holidays).

If you're passionate about shaping the future of housing and care and want to make a difference in the lives of older people and those with care or support needs, we’d love to hear from you!

We very much welcome applications from minority groups and those underrepresented in our workforce. This especially includes people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ people, and Disabled people.

For more information on this opportunity and how to apply, please see the documents below.

Deadline for applications is 5pm on Wednesday, 15th November 2023 - Successful applicants will be invited to attend an in-person interview in Bristol on Thursday, 7th December.