About this role
Flexible fieldwork with purpose. This is work for people who are happy to get out, travel, speak to others, and help make sure real experiences are heard. As a Field Interviewer, you’ll visit selected addresses across an assigned area and carry out in-home research interviews on issues that matter — including health, housing, transport, public services, and everyday life. You’re not selling anything. You’re listening. The information you collect helps governments, universities, charities and public bodies better understand people’s lives — and make decisions that can improve services and society. You'll visit people at their homes to carry out vital research interviews on important topics like health, housing and transport. We also undertake census-style media measurements on a national scale to help shape public-interest broadcasting. You'll guide conversations and digitally capture real experiences of daily life in Britain Talk to people. Capture stories. Shape real decisions. Every interview matters. Whether you’re speaking to someone in a city, town, village, coastal area or rural community, your role is to make it easier for people to share their views clearly and honestly. Some people may be confident straight away. Others may need reassurance. That’s where your warmth, professionalism and listening skills make the difference. You’ll use a NatCen device to guide structured interviews and accurately record responses. The work is purposeful, independent and people-focused — and you’ll be fully trained before you go out on your own. NatCen is Britain’s largest independent social research organisation. We believe social research has the power to make life better by helping organisations understand people’s lives, experiences and views. By speaking to people in their homes and recording their views accurately, you’ll help create research that informs decisions about services, policy and society. At NatCen, we believe social research has the power to make life better. By understanding the complexity of people’s lives and what they think about the issues that affect them, we give the public a powerful role in shaping decisions that can make a difference. Our values We Are Curious We listen carefully and capture people’s experiences accurately. We Move with Purpose We plan fieldwork carefully and make every interview count. We Act with Integrity We treat every participant with respect, professionalism and confidentiality. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process, please make us aware and we will endeavor to support you so you can showcase your best self during our hiring process. If you want flexible work with purpose — and you’re ready to travel, listen and help make sure people are represented — apply today. *All references to pay, bonuses and working arrangements are based on current projects and typical performance. Individual outcomes may vary.