Principal Editor (Part time – two days per week)

The Resolution Foundation is looking for a talented and committed candidate to contribute to our communications strategy as a Principal Editor of our publications, articles, and the upcoming Resolution podcast.

What does the role involve?
Working closely with our Chief Executive and Director of Communications this role is key to ensuring the quality and rigour of the Foundation’s written material matches that of its research, ensuring it achieves tangible impact, and reaches new audiences.

This varied role involves working across the broad range of our work. Excellent writing skills and knowledge of the UK’s social policy environment are essential for the key task of writing, summarising and editing the Foundation’s work for wider media, expert and public consumption, and commenting on key political and economic trends in the UK.

This is a part-time position for two days per week based at our office in Westminster with remote working available every other week.

What kind of person are we looking for?
The Principal Editor role would suit an individual passionate about being able to communicate on a wide range of political economy issues, and to write about them in an accessible and impactful way. They will need to be proactive and creative, delivering across a range of formats from significant reports to podcast scripts. The position requires the ability to be flexible, multi- task and respond proactively and with enthusiasm to fast-paced events.

What is the organisational culture?
The Resolution Foundation prides itself on analytical rigor and we strive to achieve standards of excellence in all our work. This commitment is matched by dedication to our core purpose, working to improve the living standards of those on low to middle incomes. These twin pillars of rigour and purpose underpin everything we do.The Foundation is a small team and staff members support each other and share crossorganisational work in addition to fulfilling individual responsibilities. We offer a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to join our team at an exciting time in our development as the Foundation builds on a period of significant impact and seeks to step up to major challenges in the years ahead. We actively develop and grow the skills and reputations of all our team, and provide training and development opportunities, including support for formal qualifications when applicable.

The Foundation’s office is based in Westminster with home working available two days per week for full time employees. We also have a range of equality, diversity, inclusivity and family friendly policies and practices.

For more information about what it is like to work at the Foundation, please download our recruitment brochure.

Diversity at the Resolution Foundation
We value and are committed to increasing diversity within both our own organisation and the economic policy making sector more widely, and we are keen to attract applications from under-represented communities and groups. For more information about our ongoing work in this area, please see our recruitment brochure.As part of our commitment in this area, we offer job specific pre-application discussions to Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic candidates and all candidates with disabilities who would like to speak to someone about the role. Please contact Sharmina.Khanam@resolutionfoundation.org for more details.

We also offer the option for Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic candidates and all candidates with disabilities to opt into a guaranteed interview scheme. Please tick the box during the application process if you are interested in participating in this scheme.

In line with our determination to attract a diverse team, we regularly analyse a variety of statistics to inform the focus of our work in this area. To help with this, we would be grateful if you would complete the equal opportunities monitoring form provided on the application platform. Any information you provide is collated anonymously and used solely to track the effectiveness of our recruitment campaign.

Closing date: 08:59am on 20 May 2024
First interviews: 5 June 2024
Second interviews: 17 June 2024

For more information on the role and how to apply, please download our application pack.