Research Consultant
| Company: | Continuum Sport and Leisure |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,000 - £28,000 |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | London, EC2M 1NH |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 24 Aug 2026 |
Summary
Continuum is a successful, market leading sport and leisure consultancy company. We provide a wide range of services to all areas of the sport and leisure industry. Our vision is to maximise the social, physical and economic impact of sport and physical activity by strengthening the sector and levering in additional investment. To do this, we are driven, agile, collaborative, inclusive, positive and we always work with integrity.
Established in 2001, we have continued to go from strength to strength. Our work is nationally recognised and we have achieved Sport England Framework Partners status for Grants Management, Strategic Outcomes Planning and Leisure Service Delivery and Needs Assessment (Active Environments). Our service offer includes:
• High quality programme and project management services.
• Delivery of national scale programmes on behalf of Sport England and other clients.
• Content development in the form of guidance notes, toolkits, webpages, blogs, news articles, and supporting the creation of animations and videos.
• Stakeholder engagement and consultation.
• Strategic planning linked to increasing levels of participation in physical activity and sport, playing pitches, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, and tackling inequalities.
• Feasibility studies, options appraisals and supporting the development of planning applications.
• Securing and assessing grant funding.
• Gathering insight and evaluating the impact of projects, programmes and investments.
• Interim management.
We have a diverse and ever-expanding Client base from within the public, private and not for profit sectors including; Sport England, National Governing Bodies of sport, Local Authorities, Active Partnerships, national and local charities, leisure operators, educational organisations, sports clubs and groups, and developers.
We are passionate about helping organisations achieve real, lasting results across the sport and leisure sector. If you are too, please read on!
About the Job
Job Purpose: To support; content creation, communications, stakeholder and client engagement, website development, project and programme administration, research and data collection, evaluation, strategic analysis, reporting, and funding applications.
Reports to: Consultant / Senior Consultant.
Salary: £25,000 - £28,000
Location: Continuum’s London Office and some home working (after probationary period of 6 months). Travel to and from Client meetings, occasional working from Client offices and overnight stays may be required.
Holidays: 29 Days PA including statutory Bank Holidays.
Job Duties
Content production and communications:
o Support the production of written content, infographics, reports, numerical analysis and case studies.
o Support the creation of content for, and the management of, website content, social media channels, stakeholder communications, and online forums.
o Support the pre and post-production stages of videos and animations.
o Support the development of marketing and communications content and assets.
o Work with client’s communications and marketing teams.
Project and programme coordination:
o Coordinate information and data.
o Produce and circulate minutes and action logs.
o Monitor inboxes and online forums.
o Monitor performance against key performance indicators.
o Create and maintain clear and transparent record keeping systems.
o Respond to enquiries.
o Provide support to the wider team.
Support stakeholder and client engagement:
o Organise and attend online, in-person meetings and stakeholder events.
o Support the production and distribution of communications to stakeholders and clients.
o Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients and stakeholders.
o Liaise with stakeholders and clients and create records of discussions.
o Support primary research and data collection via surveys, stakeholder interviews, discussion groups and events.
Strategic analysis and reporting:
o Undertake desk-based research using a variety of secondary data sources.
o Support the production of strategies, reports and funding applications.
o Collate and support the analysis of data to evaluate programmes and project outcomes.
o Prepare maps using postcode and census data.
o Prepare and support the delivery of presentations.
o Support the production of tenders.
o Organise, support, and undertake site visits.
How to Apply
Please submit:
o A CV outlining your experience, skills, and training/qualifications.
o A completed Application Form (please email to request).
o A completed Equalities and Diversity Monitoring and Evaluation Form (please email to request).
Please email recruit@continuumleisure.co.uk to request the documents and return all completed forms with your CV by the closing date of Monday 24th August 2026. Please note that any applications that do not contain a CV, application form and equalities and diversity monitoring form, cannot not be considered. Applications received after this date will not be considered.
All short-listed candidates will be required to undertake a written test and attend an interview in London. Interviews will take place on Thursday 3rd September 2026 and Friday 4th September 2026.
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