The ScaleUp Institute is seeking a research assistant to join our growing team, working with our Lead Researcher to conduct in-depth quantitative and qualitative analysis on the UK’s fastest growing businesses.

This, private sector, not-for-profit institution is focused on collaborating with corporates, educational establishments and local and national Government to make a real and identifiable impact in helping our UK high growth businesses to grow further and ‘scaleup’. We aim to advance understanding of how to scale up a business, and how to build the most effective environment in which scaleups can flourish.

Main function of job

• Assisting in the research and analysis of a range of sensitive data and information from Partners and others in the business ecosystem to support the ScaleUp Institute’s programme of work.
• Working with the Lead Researcher to interpret and analyse a range of statistical information, including numbers of scaleups and pipeline of scaling businesses, through detailed processes and procedures.
• Contributing to research and local area assessments/ monitoring.
• Assisting with case study assessments.
• Supporting the annual scaleup survey and review process of which the research work will play a key role.
• Supporting the SUI overall work programme.

Education and Experience
Qualifications/education required:

• A good honours degree (or predicted), with a quantitative component.
• Computer literacy, in particular experienced in Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrable experience of data analysis.

Experience, knowledge and skills required

• Knowledge, understanding and interest in business growth and public policy.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new software or programming languages.
• Experience with data analytical/statistical software packages (Stata, R, Python, SPSS or equivalent) beneficial.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, including technical writing skills.
• Highly numerate, with good grasp of statistical reasoning.

Personal Attributes

• Good team-worker and communicator
• Reliable and diligent
• Proactive self-organiser and uses own initiative

A more detailed job specification can be found at: http://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/job/research-assistant/