**INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY** Research Development Lead at London Borough of Waltham Forest

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Jul, 26

Salary

57402.0

Posted On

01 May, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Research methodology, Evaluation approaches, Networking, Facilitation, Partnership working, Communication skills, Report writing, Coaching, Evidence-led policy design, Grant funding applications, Information governance, Data sharing, Public health, Stakeholder management

Industry

Government Administration

Description

**INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY** Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest Salary: PO6 £54,267 - £57,402 Contract Type: Full-time/Fixed Term (24 months) Working hours per week: 36 Application Deadline: 14/05/2026 Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC Reference: 2100 About Us: Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard [https://www.london.gov.uk/good-work-standard] employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method. About the role: This role will help embed an evidence-based approach across the council, incorporating research into practice and helping support key council priorities in line with Mission Waltham Forest. Based in the Strategy and Change team within the Chief Executive’s Directorate, this post will play a central role in developing corporate research and engagement capabilities and forging relationships with partners. This post is part funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research as part of the Local Authority Research Practitioner (LARP) Programme and therefore the postholder will have a dotted reporting line to the Public Health team to ensure particular join up with the health and care landscape and wider public health & prevention agenda. The post-holder will have a deep appreciation for evidence-led policy design and will be responsible for bringing stakeholders together to build internal and external practice networks, seeking new research funding opportunities and working with services to elevate research insights to senior decision makers. >> Click here to download the Role Profile

Responsibilities

The role involves embedding an evidence-based approach across the council and developing corporate research and engagement capabilities. The post-holder will forge partnerships, secure research funding, and provide research insights to senior decision-makers.