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Participatory Research Lead

Participatory Research Lead

Organisation: Pure Insight

Locations: Hybrid, Greater Manchester

Salary: £36,000.00

Working Hours: Full-Time (We'd anticipate this role being mostly business hours, with some evening work, and very occasional weekend working.)

Type: Fixed term

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Job Description

Care experienced Young People are at the heart of what Pure Insight do, and we have an exciting opportunity to join our team on a new project working with national partners focussed on reducing youth violence.

As our Participatory Research lead you will lead on the research element of the project alongside young people (design, fieldwork, analysis and reporting) to better understand and find solutions to young people’s experiences of violence in children’s services by carrying out research with up to 500 children and young people with lived experience of children’s services using different methods. 

You’ll work to produce a range of output materials sharing research findings and take a lead role in disseminating learning to stimulate and influence social action to local and national stakeholders. You’ll work closely with our new Youth Participation and Social Action lead to develop and oversee the project with support from our leadership team. You will also support the development of a small team of young people in paid peer research roles and provide training, mentoring and guidance to develop young people's skills, confidence and cultivate a supportive group dynamic.

Hours Per Week: 35

Role Type/Cause: Policy/Research, Project Management, Social Welfare, Youth Work / Children

Flexible Working: Flexitime

This position can not be job shared

This position is not suitable as a secondment opportunity

Contact Name: Helena Smith

Contact Details: Helena Smith [email protected] / 07958 581733.

Application Instructions:

Please visit the Pure Insight website for more information, link below.


Posted on 2 July 2025

Closes on 18 July 2025

Interviews week commencing 2 June 2025

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