Research Lead

At Beyond the Streets we are committed to addressing the structural inequalities that compel women to sell sex. We know that to do this we need to work together with others. As the Research Lead at Beyond the Streets, you will play a critical role in shaping the direction of our influencing and partnership work to achieve this goal. With a new CEO in post now for a year, you will be joining the organisation at an exciting time of investment in our influencing work. Working closely with the Research and Impact Manager, and the newly created post of Policy and Engagement Lead, you will help us to build a strong team to take forward this area of the organisation s work. Building on our reputation for delivering insightful research, you will develop and drive forward innovative research projects, lead on impact measurement across the organisation and establish external research partnerships in line with Beyond the Streets strategic objectives.

Who we are looking for

This role would suit a strategic thinker with a can-do attitude who thrives in collaborative working environments. This is an exciting and varied role, with the opportunity to bring together research analysis, data insights, partnership building, policy influencing and coproduction. It also offers the opportunity to recruit, develop and manage others.

• You have a proven track record of conducting research and leading research projects.
• You have experience of working with an array of outcome approaches, identifying and implementing appropriate impact frameworks
• You have experience in the use of casework management systems, reporting tools, and databases (including developing queries and reporting)
• You have demonstrated knowledge of the Violence Against Women and Girls sector
• You have a proven ability to develop and implement innovative solutions and learning strategies

Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR)

This role will work alongside survivors of sexual exploitation and women with lived experience of violence against women and is therefore restricted to female applicants only under Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

About Beyond the Streets

Beyond the Streets is a UK charity with over 20 years experience of partnering with women in the sex industry to see them safe from coercion, violence and abuse. We deliver trauma-informed, person-centred support, provide training for the third sector and statutory professionals, and create resources and reports informed by research, lived experience, and practitioner experience. Our training and partnership work seeks to equip professionals to understand the sex industry, particularly survival sex, and to support them to engage with women selling sex in a trauma-informed way.

You ll enjoy

• Competitive pay
• Flexible working
• Career opportunities develop yourself and your career with a reputable national organisation in the VAWG sector
• Personal development allowance to further your work-based skills and knowledge
• Cycle to work scheme tax free allowance to buy
• Tech Buying Scheme spread the cost of personal technology equipment and homeware across 12 months via payroll
• Travel season ticket loan scheme an interest-free loan to enable team members to purchase a season ticket for travel between their usual place of residence and their usual place of work
• Clinical supervision all staff are entitled to clinical supervision on request. A place to discuss work issues and challenges, and their emotional impact, on a regular basis
• Blue light discount a well recognized national discount card scheme. It will cost you £4.99 for two years membership but the discounts are large, and it s widely accepted
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) a confidential and independent service designed to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life, work life, health, and general wellbeing. EAP is available to you and to your immediate family

All roles are subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, satisfactory references, and a DBS check. When you join, you ll receive a structured induction, including attending our own training on understanding involvement in the sex industry.

We recognise our responsibility to remove any barriers in our recruitment process. If you have identified any barriers in the Job Description or Person Specification, please tell us of these in your application. We are committed to making any reasonable adjustment to the job where possible, and it would help us to know your needs to do this.