Senior Quantitative Researcher

Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)

At the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), we’re working to accelerate the transition to a more equitable and just future, free from poverty—where people and planet can flourish.

About the role

Here at Joseph Rowntree Foundation, we are looking for an experienced quantitative data specialist to join the Insight Infrastructure team and take on responsibility for the day-to-day management, production and quality assurance of a range of research and analysis projects.

Working alongside JRF’s Chief Insight Architect and Quantitative Insight Manager, you will generate ideas for new analysis using a wide range of data sources to support JRF’s mission and contribute to the delivery of significant projects rooted in evidence closely connected to policy and innovation. You will take a lead in ensuring methodological rigour and high standards across JRF’s work ensuring the production of high-quality analysis, whether performed in-house or by our delivery partners.

A key part of your work will involve building interactive visualisation tools to share new and actionable insights whilst managing relationships with external project partners and leading on internal communications, keeping colleagues informed of key findings and working collaboratively and creatively with communications colleagues to convey analysis accurately as well as achieving impact.

About you

We are seeking applications from people with a passion for high quality, creative and impactful analysis and visualisation. With strong understanding of how quantitative evidence can be used to create social change, you will have an appreciation of the issues impacting the different groups of people who might experience socio-economic inequality and potential solutions.

You will have experience of applied quantitative methods and of using national survey datasets, administrative and geospatial data, and presenting analytical work to non-specialists. You need an ability to design, shape and deliver high quality analysis, as well as being able to work effectively across the Insight Infrastructure team, and the wider Insight and Policy team.

You will have a thirst for exploring new data sources and analytical techniques, as well as a strong commitment to insight dissemination via creative and interactive data visualisation tools and techniques. Our ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator with strong written and verbal skills and will have demonstrable expertise to deliver a range of high-quality analysis through career experience and/or academic qualifications.

How to apply

If you share our passion and this role sounds like you, then we’re looking forward to hearing from you.

Please submit your CV and supporting information via our online application platform.

The closing date for applications is Friday 21st November 2025.

Interviews will take place week commencing 1st & 8th December 2025.

We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.

Additional Information

Applications are welcome from all, regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socioeconomic background.

We positively encourage applications from people from marginalised backgrounds, including but not limited to those with experience of living in poverty.

We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and operate an anonymised recruitment process so that bias is eliminated from the shortlisting process.

In support of our approach to flexible working, we are happy to receive applications from those seeking full-time employment, as well as those who may want to share the role on a part-time basis. When making your application, please state whether you want to be considered for either full or part-time work and, if part-time, the number of hours per week you would be looking for.

At JRF we’re at our best when we’re continually building on trust, showing we care and making a difference – and hope others will do the same. So, for those roles which allow it, we’re developing a more blended approach to how and where you work. This means you can expect to work flexibly between the office and home (with an expectation of two days a week in your home office).

We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We shall also offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.

If you have any additional needs and need reasonable adjustments to be made to the interview process, please let us know