Climate Outreach is seeking an experienced social sciences researcher, with an interest in climate communication. In this part-time, fixed contract position, the Researcher will be responsible for conducting research to a high-standard using qualitative and quantitative methods, with support from the Programmes and Research team. This role will provide an opportunity to apply your research skills to shape the organisation’s research and evidence-based approach.

Climate change affects everyone and to create a social mandate for climate action we need representatives from across society to be part of the conversation. Therefore at Climate Outreach we maintain a non-partisan approach on policy and politics. 

This role requires the right to work in the UK, and the ability to travel throughout the UK as needed.

The following skills are desirable:

• You take collective responsibility for fostering and role modelling the culture we want 

• You actively empower others to take ownership and decisions, supporting them to do so 

• You understand and can apply team management skills to develop and maintain a health team

• You are committed to applying and continuously developing your people management skills

• You are able and motivated to learn and embed HR policies into people and team management

• You are comfortable with quick and agile strategic decision-making and solving problems

• You can manage risk and trade offs, while considering present and future impacts

• You have excellent project management skills including external contract management

• You have financial literacy and budget management skills

• You have a pragmatic approach to balancing knowing against uncertainty and quality against efficiency

• You are confident in designing and delivering impactful social science research, and are willing to develop mixed methods approaches

• You have proven ability to review, analyse and synthesise climate change communication research (from a range of disciplinary backgrounds) to agreed deadlines

• You have group facilitation skills (e.g. focus groups), or willingness to learn

• You are proficient in applying qualitative analysis techniques

• You are proficient in using statistical analysis programs (e.g. R, SPSS, JASP/JAMOVI) or are willing to learn

Climate Outreach works with partners and contractors located in different time-zones. Therefore the post-holder may be asked to travel or work outside of core hours to support project delivery. 

How to apply

To get started, pop your email on the top right of this page. You’ll answer some competency-based questions that are related to your day-to-day job.

The deadline to submit your application is 9am, Friday 6th June 2025. However, we may close the job early if we find the right candidate, so please apply as soon as you can.

After you apply your answers will go through our sift process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers.

If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite you to the next step, which includes an online interview to be scheduled as soon as convenient for you and us.

Also, we love giving feedback, so at the end of the application process we'll share how well you performed.

If you have any additional questions about the job or recruiting process, please contact us by emailing recruitment@climateoutreach.org.

We are an equal opportunities employer

Climate Outreach is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all of its employment programs and decisions. We recognise that a diverse and inclusive movement is critical to solving climate change and that we must ensure that those directly impacted – particularly those who have been excluded in the past – are at the centre of the movement for change. 

We do our best to make staff positions accessible to all potential team members, regardless of race, colour, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, assigned gender, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or identity, religion or creed, veteran status, and marital or parental status. We strive to recruit team members from communities most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustice. We therefore strongly encourage applications from people of colour, women, LGBTQ people and members of marginalised communities. Climate Outreach Oxford Office is wheelchair accessible.

If you are invited to interview for the position, do let us know if you would like any carer's costs that you incurred due to attending this interview to be reimbursed.