- 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 proactive and dedicated researcher to join our 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 and events.
- 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 doing 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 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.
What we think you’ll need to be able to do the job:
You will have emotional resilience to work in a field that involves challenging content, good political judgement and awareness and the ability to work under pressure and reduced timescales.
We believe that our work will be at its best if it is created by people with a range of backgrounds and experiences. We are keen to interview people who will add diversity to our team. We are an antifascist organisation, which strives to be an effective ally in the wider fight against racism and inequity.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, you’ll need to answer the following questions in no more than 1,000 characters
- Outline why you are interested in becoming a researcher HOPE not hate.
- Outline any research and writing experience.
- Please also provide a CV and a sample of something you have researched and written. The sample does not need to have been published and can be an extract. (Max 2000 words)
Please send everything to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Researcher – Application’. The deadline for applications is 7pm, 31st January 2025.
