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PT Graduate Researcher - Remote Role, Birmingham
Client: Love Recruitment
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: e55a1c98dd1c
Job Views: 4
Posted: 12.08.2025
Expiry Date: 26.09.2025
Job Description:
The UK's leading specialist fitness and leisure recruitment agency.
Service and Delivery.
Contact us at 07746 791415 or email the team via People platform.
PT Graduate Researcher
Salary circa £25k (36 hours a week) – pro rata to agreed hours
Company and Job Overview
Max Associates is a small, dynamic consultancy working in the local authority sports, physical activity, and cultural sector. Our clients are mainly local authorities and non-profits managing sports and leisure centres. We collaborate with sector organizations including Sport England, national governing bodies, and community groups.
We seek a recent graduate to focus on research aspects of our projects.
Key Projects Include:
* Sports, physical activity, and wellbeing strategies
* Feasibility studies and appraisals for new and refurbished facilities
* Management options assessments
* Support for councils in procuring operators for sports and leisure centres
* Service, business, and pricing reviews
The Role:
Support our consultants and directors with primary desk-based research. This is a home-based role.
Research tasks include:
* Reviewing council strategy documents
* Analyzing demographic and health profiles of catchment areas
* Using Sport England tools to assess activity trends
* Conducting competition analysis via search engines
* Undertaking facility audits
* Report writing and presentation development
* Additional research as needed
Hours:
Negotiable between 2-3 days a week
Person Specification:
Experience:
* Project work, data analysis, and report writing experience
* Survey management and primary engagement experience
* Teamwork and deadline management
Knowledge:
* Understanding of government and public policy issues
* Knowledge of public leisure and cultural sectors
* Research and engagement methods
Qualifications:
* Degree level education
Skills:
* Proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
* Data analysis and interpretation
* Attention to detail
* Initiative in project development
* Ability to work independently from home
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Organizational and workload management skills
* Ability to complete projects from start to finish
* Effective information presentation
* Knowledge sharing and teamwork
* Respect, integrity, and constructive response
* Solution-focused mindset
* Responsibility for project delivery
* Willingness to learn
* Marketing and project management experience
* Proficiency with Excel, Canva, Microsoft Teams
* Knowledge of local authority sports sector
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