Head of Global Research Projects

Head of Global Research Projects

Reports To: Director of Research
Location: Remote within Europe
Travel: Regular international travel

About Our Common Home (OCH)

our common home (och) is an organisation that promotes civic participation of everyone in society to build solutions to our changing natural environment, in particular people with more traditional values who feel a deep attachment to place, to their traditions, to their family and nation and who so far have been left out of the conversation.

We build partnerships and support civic organisations. We believe that locally rooted civic associations are vital elements for preserving our natural inheritance. Our mission is to reach a political consensus on the need to preserve our environment and empower everyone across society to work together in exploring and building solutions.

Research is central to OCH’s strategy - it ensures that decisions and initiatives are grounded in evidence and reflect the realities, needs, and perspectives of the communities we serve. We combine in-house and externally partnered quantitative and qualitative methods to understand the values, motivations, and concerns of audiences often overlooked in the climate debate. This people-centred approach helps us design strategies rooted in communities’ lived experiences and engagement patterns.

Role Overview

The Head of Global Research Projects oversees a portfolio of research initiatives across geographies and leads a team of researchers responsible for delivering high-quality, timely, and methodologically sound quantitative and qualitative research The role combines technical leadership, project oversight, and strategic guidance, ensuring research outputs meet OCH standards and support network-wide decision-making.

While the main focus of the role is oversight and leadership, the postholder may occasionally have a more hands-on involvement - providing technical and/or strategic advisory to network entities, or leading execution of more complex or high-priority projects. The position is remote-friendly but requires regular international travel.

Key Responsibilities

Project Oversight (75%)

• Lead multiple research projects across geographies, ensuring adherence to OCH standards.

• Monitor timelines, resources, and risks; provide hands-on support for complex or high-priority projects.

• Approve key deliverables, research instruments, and project outputs.

Team Leadership & Coaching (15%)

• Manage, mentor, and develop researchers and project leads.

• Foster a culture of high-quality work, collaboration, and learning.

• Support staff allocation, workload planning, and professional development.

Technical Advisory to Network Entities (10%)

• Guide methodology, sampling, research instruments, TORs, and vendor selection.

• Provide light-touch coaching and quality assurance throughout project implementation.

External Representation / Other

• Represent OCH’s research function with partners, donors, and technical stakeholders.

Experience & Skills

• Master’s degree in social sciences, statistics, political science, or a related field.

• Minimum 7 years managing complex, multi-country quantitative research projects (qualitative experience is an asset).

• Proven experience leading teams, allocating workloads, and developing talent.

• Expertise in research methodologies, including sampling, survey design, and analysis.

• Experience working with international vendors, panels, and multi-country networks.

• Strong problem-solving, adaptability, and decision-making skills.

• Excellent communication for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience in start-up or dynamic environments is strongly preferred.

You Might Be Working As

Global Research Lead | Head of Research Operations | Head of Research Programmes | Research Director

What we offer & working conditions

• Competitive salaries for the non-profit sector

• Fully remote work model within Europe

• Opportunity to lead high-impact research shaping environmental and social outcomes

• Collaborative, mission-driven team culture

• Regular international travel and exposure to global projects

• Evolving responsibilities as OCH grows and research needs expand

• Flexibility during peak workloads or organisational shifts