Researcher
Salary: £33,000
Contract: FTC until June 2026
Reports to: Director of Research
Benefits: Nine-day fortnight (with alternate Fridays designated as a day off), pension contributions, 25 days annual leave, staff learning fund, enhanced parental benefits package.
Based in: London office, with an optional hybrid model, but expected to be in the office at least two days a week.
HOPE not hate are looking for a researcher to join the HOPE not hate Research Team. The role will include:
- Monitoring, researching and publishing relevant articles and reports about the radical and far right.
- Working with teams across HOPE not hate to ensure they have relevant information for campaigns.
- Working with the rest of the research team on a range of projects about the domestic and international far right.
The type of person we are looking for:
- Someone passionate about opposing the far right and hate in all its forms. Being able to demonstrate a knowledge of the far right would be helpful.
- Someone with excellent research and investigative skills. Whether in journalism, academia or activism, the person must be able to demonstrate a passion and track record for research.
- Someone with excellent writing skills. You will be required to write and publish regularly.
- Someone with an interest in online research and open-source intelligence techniques.
- Someone who is proactive, innovative and intelligent and is able to work fast and independently.
- Someone who can demonstrate emotional resilience when working on a tough issue in a high pressure climate. We understand that our work can be stressful, and we have support in place for all team members who need it, but we encourage applicants to think carefully about whether they are prepared to work on this subject area day in day out.
About the team:
Research is at the heart of HOPE not hate’s work. It enables us to understand our opponents, it gives us the information and ability to challenge and counter hate, it directs and supports our community organising and campaigning, and it provides vital background that shapes our educational work.
How to apply for this role
To apply, you’ll need to answer the following questions in no more than 1,000 characters:
- Please outline why you are interested in becoming a researcher HOPE not hate.
- Please outline any research and writing experience.
Please also provide a CV and a sample of something you have researched and written (max 2,000 words). The sample does not need to have been published and can be an extract.
Then just send your everything to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Researcher – Application’.
Application deadline is 31 January 2025 at 7pm.
