Research & Data Manager
We are looking for a Research & Data Manager to join the Music Mark team and lead on our work championing high quality research, data collection and analysis. The role includes communicating about academic work to the music education sector, commissioning new research, carrying out internal data analysis, and building on our existing relationships with Further and Higher Education settings. If you have a passion for data that you can share with our network, we'd love to meet you!
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading data collection and analysis across Music Mark to support data-led decision making and advocacy
- Fostering data literacy internally and across the sector
- Developing links with Higher Education institutions, positioning Music Mark as an academic partner for research
- Promoting and translating academic research for a wider audience
- Commissioning research where gaps are identified and evidence is required to support the case for music education
- Leading on Music Mark’s supportive role around collecting and interpreting data linked to government funding in England and Wales, including analysis of national music education data sets
- Developing toolkits and training for the membership and wider sector
- Developing relationships between Music Mark and academia
What we offer:
- A friendly and dedicated home-working staff team.
- Flexible working can be negotiated to ensure work/life balance.
- A staff training budget is available to support your professional and personal development.
- When working away from your normal place of work for this role, expenses relating to travel and subsistence will be paid for or reimbursed by Music Mark subject to the Expenses Policy.
- A laptop and/or other office equipment and resources will be provided where needed to undertake this role.
- Holiday entitlement for full-time employees is 25 days per year, plus statutory bank holidays and an office closure between Christmas and New Year. The entitlement for this role will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
- 3% employer contributions to a NEST pension scheme.
How to Apply
To apply, please send the following to matthew.crisp@musicmark.org.uk:
- A supporting statement (of no more than 1,250 words) outlining the experience and skills you can bring to this role, referring to the role profile and person specification
- Text for a news article or blog (no more than 500 words) that tells an engaging story about a piece of recent music education research in a style that is accessible and informative for Music Mark’s audience
These two documents should be sent as word documents. CVs will not be accepted.
Please also complete the anonymised ED&I monitoring form.
If you are selected for interview, we will request additional information including a full postal address, current employment notice period, relevant education and training, and references.
As part of our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, we aim to ensure a balance of representation and lived experience across our team of employees. The application process aims to ensure that no real or perceived barriers are in place for any candidate to apply and be considered for the role. Candidates are free to request additional support or alternative methods of application at any stage in the process.
About the Provider
Music Mark
We are a membership organisation, Subject Association, and an Arts Council England Investment Principles Support Organisation (IPSO) advocating for excellent musical learning in and out of school.
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