Resolution Foundation Company Profile

About us

The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank dedicated to lifting living standards in the UK. We focus particularly on households with low and middle incomes; those on low pay or in precarious work; and those vulnerable to financial shocks. We also investigate fairness between the generations in our Intergenerational Centre.

We aim to provide rigorous analytical work, develop effective policy proposals, and use our expertise to affect direct change. We analyse the trends and outlook for living standards, including for different age groups, family types, and levels of household income and wealth, and seek to promote greater understanding of these.

Our research focuses both on the specific areas of the economy that matter most for people’s living standards, including work and housing; and on economic growth and productivity as the route to sustainably higher living standards. We also examine the role of government in improving living standards including through taxes, social security and public services.

We inform public debate, alongside key decision makers in government, the private sector, and civil society. Alongside regular publications from our team on a range of policy issues, we hold a wide-ranging programme of events, hosting diverse speakers from academia, the voluntary sector and business, and regularly engage with politicians from across the political spectrum.

To learn more about our work and research areas, please visit the page outlining our recent work on our website.

Our Company's Commitment and Culture

We value and are committed to increasing diversity within both our own organisation and the economic policy making sector more widely. This starts with our recruitment efforts:

We use the Applied platform created by the Behavioural Insights Team for all our recruitment, which has proven effective in eliminating unconscious bias in the selection process.
We run pre-application workshops targeting groups under-represented in the world of policy making.
We offer a 12‑week Research Training placement to recent graduates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and to graduates with a disability.
We target our outreach and summer work experience programme at schools with a high percentage of low-to-middle income families.

Accessibility and disability inclusion

We welcome applications from all candidates with disabilities and are happy to make reasonable adjustments in advance.

We offer pre-application chats for candidates with disabilities so they can assess the demands of the job and ensure the working environment is suitable for them.

For some roles, we also offer the option to opt into a guaranteed interview scheme.

We have achieved Disability Confident Level 1 status which means we are committed to providing inclusive, accessible recruitment procedures and reasonable adjustments to meet employee needs. We are currently working towards achieving Level 2 status.

Accessibility Features

We are commited to supporting our employees with disabilities or long term conditions by taking steps to remove barriers that disabled employees may face at work. Some examples of support we can offer include:

Wheelchair accessible entrance to office
Lift available in office building
Flexible desk set-ups available (e.g. height-adjustable desks)
Ergonomic workstations available
Hearing loops or captioning devices available
Accessibility software available
Showers available in the office
Casual dress
Disability inclusion training for staff
Disability inclusion training for line managers
Mental health support or Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Enhanced sick pay
For parents: Enhanced maternity leave options, paternity leave options and share parental leave options