Passionate about data analysis? Would you like to play a central role in developing a data-driven culture to help our cause?

We are seeking a Data Insights Manager to join our fantastic Data Team at Pancreatic Cancer UK!

The Data Insights Manager role is pivotal in our drive to be an organisation that makes evidence-based decisions. Using data insight to improve our fundraising and engagement initiatives, supporting our marketing, campaigning, and services planning. The role will help us to deepen engagement and enhance the experience our supporters have with us.

You will be working closely with teams across the organisation to ensure Data Insight is delivered to high quality, meets stakeholder expectations, and makes an impact, contributing to Pancreatic Cancer UK’s mission.

Some of the main responsibilities of this role include:

• Develop a robust approach to data analysis, working collaboratively with colleagues and business partners.
• Manage the data insight function and its underlying infrastructure. Review and develop the tools used for the delivery of reporting and analysis. Working with business partners on developments where necessary
• Work closely with the Head of Data and the Data Team to ensure that data processes are in place to deliver data reporting and analysis.
• Maintain and develop the SQL data warehouse reporting platform.
• Work with products ranging from MS Excel to SQL tools and Power BI. Review and monitor the suitability of additional tools to facilitate the development of the Insight function

About you:

• We are looking for an experienced Data Insights Manager to lead on the delivery of data insight to teams across the organisation. You’ll play a crucial role in fostering an insight-led culture at PCUK.
• You’ll be an expert in data analysis, with a proven record of working within a SQL environment to deliver reporting. This role is a great opportunity to work with teams across the organisation to help deliver insight into all aspects of our work.

If you feel excited and inspired by the prospect of joining us, we’d love to hear from you!

Please see the job description and person specification (JDPS) on our website for full details of the role.

About us:

It’s unacceptable that more than half of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die within 3 months. Survival rates have improved enormously for most cancers, yet for pancreatic cancer, this is not the case. And, with treatment and care affected by the pandemic, the situation has only gotten worse.

Pancreatic Cancer UK is a national charity dedicated to taking on this injustice using every possible means. We’re supporting people with pancreatic cancer now, campaigning, and funding vital research to transform the future.

Working with us:

We are an inclusive employer committed and are looking for people who can demonstrate dedication to our cause and values.

We celebrate all aspects of diversity and inclusion and believe in appointing the right person for the role and, that there should be no barriers to work and employment. We are aiming to be an organisation whose workforce broadly reflects our society and creates a positive environment for everyone to flourish, therefore we particularly welcome applications from candidates who consider themselves to be in a diverse minority.

We offer a supportive place to work with helpful and friendly staff who report a high level of job satisfaction. We are currently working remotely due to Covid-19 restrictions, but our main office is based in London on the river with views towards Westminster. We offer flexible working and we envisage once Covid restrictions are lifted, this role will be a blend of working from home and working in the office.​

Other details about this role:

• 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday).
• Location: London SE1
• Closing date: 7 February 2022 at 9 am.
• Interviews will take place remotely via a Zoom video call.
  • First round interviews will take place on 17 and 18 February 2022
  • Second round interviews will take place on the week commencing 21 February 2022

How to apply:

Please see our website for details on how to apply. You can read the full job description and person specification (JDPS) and other supporting documents on our website.

You must have the right to work in the UK when you apply.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager x 4

NETSCC

Location:  Southampton Science Park, Chilworth
Salary: £31,406 to £38,587 per annum
Full Time Permanent
Closing Date:  5 February 2022
Reference:  1647321VB
 

There are 4 posts available (2x Full Time Permanent, and 2x Fixed Term (24 Months)

• Are you passionate about Health and Social Care Research?
• Do you have a keen eye for quantitative and qualitative data analysis?
• Do you have an excellent track record of delivering projects on-time and within budget?
• Are you looking to make your mark on applied UK and Global health and social care?

About Us

The University of Southampton is one of the world’s leading universities. The Wessex Institute is a large enterprise unit within the University of Southampton’s Faculty of Medicine and is home to the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC) and is responsible for managing around £220m of new research funding each year, with an active portfolio of around £1bn. Funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, NETSCC manages six national and international research funding programmes on behalf of the NIHR. The NETSCC contract is the largest enterprise contract held by the University of Southampton and is administered by the Wessex Institute.  

We are focused on providing high quality, practice-based research evidence to support decision makers in health and social care. Our capabilities are broad, ranging from analytics including research on research, evaluation and impact assessment, patient & public involvement in research, priority setting, research funding, managing the delivery of research, and publishing and disseminating research findings.

About the role

The Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager is responsible for leading the design and delivery of internal and external evaluations, assessing the impact of research, and analysing key portfolios. In this role you will play a vital role in making our ambition to be insight led a reality. You will work closely with colleagues within the coordinating centre, the NIHR and beyond to demonstrate how our collective efforts make a difference.

This is an exciting time to join our team as we build on our previous work to develop an integrated Insight Team providing analytics that span data science through to ethnography. The MEL Manager will play a key role in our transition to being insight led and build on our efforts to develop effective systems and processes to support best MEL practice across Programme teams. The MEL Manager will contribute to achieving the NIHR’s vision for impact by implementing an evidence-driven approach, leveraging the use of technology to improve data quality and enable real-time learning and decision-making.

We have 4 vacancies: 2x Full Time Permanent, and 2x Fixed Term (24 Months). We are happy to consider applications on a full or part-time basis (minimum of 24.5 hrs per week), as well as secondments.

We are working remotely in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and are implementing a Hybrid working model going forward. Successful candidates will be able to work flexibly and remotely and will be expected to spend some of their contracted hours in our offices.  We are happy to discuss and agree an approach that works well for individuals and meets our business need.

On a typical day you will be:

• Working with stakeholders to identify their needs for evaluation and research impact assessment
• Delivering evaluation and impact assessments using a mix of quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Leading project design and delivery, including seeking ethical approval where appropriate
• Analysing data and preparing reports and presentations for key stakeholders
• Working with the wider team to identify, curate, and analyse data about our research portfolio
• Providing specialist advice to inform development activity and to support colleagues to embed MEL approaches into research management

What we are looking for:

Ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of designing and delivering MEL approaches in the context of health and care
• Proven experience of planning and delivering mixed-method evaluation
• Experience of using quantitative and qualitative research methods as part of evaluation approaches
• A Professional qualification or equivalent experience in social science, health science, mathematics, or other relevant research methodology discipline
• Project management qualification and/or recognised training (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile)
• Knowledge of working within agreed guidelines for ethical practice within evaluation and research
• Experience of analysing and synthesising evidence and data from multiple sources into succinct reports
• Demonstrated ability to critically appraise evidence and data, and to be able to write succinct summaries of complex information
• Understanding of the research funding landscape

It would also be useful if you have:

• Specialist knowledge in the areas of public health, social care, global health or community development
• UK Evaluation Society Membership
• Research degree or equivalent (e.g. MRes or PhD)
• Previous experience managing and developing effective teams

If you don’t fit the specification exactly, but you feel like you have most of the relevant experience, we’d still like to hear from you.

We are happy to consider candidates who require visa sponsorship, however for those who are seeking part-time work it is unlikely that we will be able to support a certificate of sponsorship with a part-time salary due to the minimum salary requirements of sponsorship.

What is in it for you?

Working at the Wessex Institute means you will have a direct impact on UK-Wide and International health and social care. Our work positively impacts millions of people every day, and recent examples include managing a significant amount of COVID-19 research.

In addition to this, we offer a generous package of benefits, including:

• Generous Holiday allowance of 30 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays + 6 University Closure days
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Excellent Family Friendly policies
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary Sacrifice benefits including: AXA Private Healthcare, BUPA Dental Plan, Cycle scheme
• Employee discounts scheme
• Free On-Site Parking at University of Southampton Science Park
• Discounted access to University Sport and Wellbeing facilities
• Excellent career development and training opportunities

The University of Southampton and the Wessex Institute are currently working remotely in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and are working towards flexible working being the norm, not the exception as we move towards more hybrid ways of working. As such we are currently piloting hybrid working and we envisage that the successful candidate, if they want to and where their roles and responsibilities permits, will be able to work in a hybrid way with some attendance at our physical offices as agreed with their line manager.

For an informal chat about these vacancies and ways of working, please contact Adam Lockwood (Senior Research Manager

Research and Evaluation Officer

Permanent, full time (Hybrid working)

We are looking for a Research and Evaluation Officer to join our Policy, Communications and Research directorate to help us to meet our mission to partner with small and local charities to help more people overcome complex social issues and rebuild their lives.

We’re committed to using research, evaluation and data for the Foundation and our charity partners to learn and improve. The Research and Evaluation Officer post is key to delivering that ambition, building our capacity to evaluate and working with others to foster a learning culture across the Foundation and beyond.

As part of a small team this will be a highly varied role - you will work across all the Foundation’s grantmaking and development programmes for small and local charities to embed the use of evaluation, research and data in our work.

We are currently devising a new three year strategy due to launch in 2022 so you will be joining the Foundation during an exciting period and have the opportunity to help in the launch.

We are an independent charitable trust funded by the Lloyds Banking Group. We partner with small and local charities helping people overcome complex social issues such as mental health, homelessness and domestic abuse. Their size and understanding of the people and local communities they work with means they are able to make life-changing impact where others cannot. But these charities are under-funded, under pressure and too often ignored.

That’s why we’re more than just a funder – we work in partnership with the charities we fund and others who share our vision.

We listen, understand and respond to charities, funding core costs and providing developmental support for charities to grow stronger and become more sustainable. We influence policy and practice to help charities thrive in the future and to address the causes and consequences of complex social issues.

We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community, irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, religion or belief, or because someone is married or in a civil partnership. We want an inclusive organisation that reflects our community and where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe our organisation will be a better, more creative and innovative place to work if we can harness the benefit of different perspectives.

The Foundation is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for people who have a disability or long-term health condition.

If you need any ‘reasonable adjustments’ for any part of the recruitment process please let us know, in confidence, to discuss these.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Head of Research and Evaluation  (Maternity Cover – Fixed Term for up to 12 months)
Reports to Chief Executive

Location Remote (with some travel to Bristol and London, subject to any national restrictions)

Direct reports:

Research and Evaluation Manager

Evaluation and Learning Manager

MAIN PURPOSE OF POST

• To ensure the effective delivery of Women’s Aid’s research and evaluation strategy and programme of work, including data collection, analysis and reporting.
• To champion the role of evidence in meeting the needs of diverse survivors, including developing and implementing new processes and ways of working to strengthen evidence based policy and practice.
• To oversee the Research and Evaluation department including all aspects of performance management and department and personal development, departmental budgets, and the delivery of high quality, timely activity.
• As part of the Senior Leadership Team, to support the development and delivery of the organisational strategy, drawing on relevant evidence and expertise to make recommendations and advise on policies, systems and processes in line with Women’s Aid’s values.
• To hold high level and influencing relationships externally including with academics, national and local government, services, global corporates and funders.
• To support the Chief Executive to ensure knowledge is centred and drives organisational strategy and decision-making
• To ensure that the organisations research and evaluation outputs are all targeted towards delivering strategic change, as part of a whole organisation approach

DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Management and Leadership

1. To lead and represent the Research and Evaluation department, ensuring that Women’s Aid’s work is rooted in robust evidence that centres the voices and experiences of diverse survivors and Women’s Aid’s members.

1. To work closely with colleagues from departments across the organisation to ensure that Women’s Aid’s programme of research and evaluation effectively informs and supports their work. 

1. To promote the development and implementation of planning, accountability and evaluation systems across Women’s Aid.

1. To serve on the Senior Leadership Team, drawing on relevant evidence and expertise to advise on and ensure the effective delivery of organisational strategy, business plan policies and processes.

1. To ensure cross-organisational involvement to augment the impact of all research and evaluation products; ensuring strategic influencing plans and objectives are in place, together with robust delivery and production protocols and sign-off procedures.

1. Support the Chief Executive to ensure knowledge is centred and drives organisational strategy and decision-making through developing robust processes and mechanisms for this.

1. To ensure efficient and effective internal communication, information flows and to foster co-operation between staff.

1. To work with colleagues to maximise opportunities and resolve problems and issues in a timely manner.

1. To take part at Women’s Aid AGM and Annual conference as required and present regular written reports as necessary.

1. To manage special short term projects concerned with the development or operation of Women’s Aid as required.

1. To manage strategic projects with key external stakeholders.

2. Strengthening evidence-based policy and practice

1. To oversee the development and delivery of Women’s Aid’s annual research and evaluation business plan, and to monitor and evaluate the success of those targets on an annual cycle, in consultation with the Women’s Aid wider team and members.

1. To lead on an on-going strategic and cross-organisational programme of work to centre evidence in policy and practice, including working with colleagues to develop new processes and procedures to strengthen the use of internal and external data and research, monitoring the external research environment and developing the use and presentation of data to increase its accessibility to and impact on key audiences.

1. To oversee the development of Women’s Aid’s data systems to make use of new technologies and techniques and ensure optimum use of data collected.

1. To ensure the provision of information and advice on domestic abuse to the national network of local Women’s Aid members, relevant agencies and partnerships, as well as Women’s Aid national team.

1. To ensure the Chief Executive, Executive Leadership Team and relevant staff are kept up to date with all relevant developments in the field of domestic abuse, and the wider issues of violence against women and girls as relevant. 

1. To work with the Head of Policy and Campaigns to ensure effective engagement on policy and research by Women’s Aid. 

3. Income generation

1. To explore opportunities for funding and income generation through Women’s Aid’s data, research and expertise.

3. Line Management

1. To carry out management, supervision, appraisal, accountability and development of staff in the Research and Evaluation department to ensure high quality service and achievement of the annual business plan.

1. To ensure the successful recruitment, induction and initial training of all staff within the Research and Evaluation department.

1. To foster a supportive, positive and impactful working environment that reflects Women’s Aid’s values.

1. To oversee the work of the department and ensure good cross-departmental working.

1. To manage consultants as required.

4. Department budget

1. To ensure proper management of any delegated budgets, participate in budgeting and financial management.

1. To support the development of budgets for fundraising bids which include the work of the team.

5. General Responsibilities

1. To maintain clear and adequate records of work done and to produce reports on work programmes and activities as required by the Chief Executive.

1. To contribute to team meetings and organisational priorities, to prepare and participate in supervision and appraisal meetings.

1. To be on call for support with research queries from the media when required and to be a media spokeswoman for the organisation alongside a bank of others.

1. To provide back up and support for the management of other staff or to ensure their tasks are covered when they or their manager is absent (by agreement and if required).

1. To assist in the organisation of conferences or events organised by Women’s Aid, if required.

1. To abide by all organisational policies, codes of conduct and practice, and to ensure this is carried out throughout the Charity, and to work within a framework of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.

1. To be flexible within the broad remit of the post.

1. To cover for line manager as appropriate

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Head of Research and Evaluation (Maternity Cover)

EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Significant qualitative and quantitative social research techniques in a work environment
• Leading team members to develop and deliver project plans and new policies and procedures
• Collaboration with partners and stakeholders to achieve meaningful outcomes, including effective engagement with high-level stakeholders
• Using data and evidence to influence policy and practice
• Reviewing and communicating data and research findings to diverse audiences
• Developing and reviewing business plans, including setting performance measures
• Setting and monitoring budgets
• Developing and implementing processes and new ways of working
• Ability to deliver complex briefings (on occasions at short-notice)
• Fundraising or income generation experience

Desirable:

• Working on research in the context of VAWG
• Advising on organisational strategy and policy development

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Essential:

• Excellent and proven research and evaluation skills
• Highly developed analytical skills, with the ability to apply creative solutions to complex problems
• Ability to plan and deliver projects within a set timeframe and with clear outputs/outcomes
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate data and research findings to diverse audiences
• Ability to work on own initiative and collaborate effectively with colleagues and partners to meet objectives in a complex, changing environment
• Supportive and positive leadership style, with an ability to support team members to deliver on both personal and organisational objectives
• Demonstrable commitment to and ability to model Women’s Aid’s values
• Proficient in diverse technology platforms for communication and delivery, for example delivering presentations over video conferencing software
   
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• Advanced IT skills, including experience of developing or managing large databases or systems for gathering and analysing complex data

KNOWLEDGE

Essential:

• An understanding of a range of methods for monitoring and evaluation
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods
• An understanding of the issues facing diverse women and children affected by domestic and sexual violence and in relation to the provision of effective service provision in the VAWG arena
• An understanding of the impact of structural inequalities on minoritised women and children
• Demonstrable commitment to research ethics
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• Knowledge and experience of the VAWG or voluntary sector
• Participatory, anti-colonial and anti-oppressive research techniques
• Understanding of policy development

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential:

• PhD Degree or equivalent relevant experience.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS 
Essential: 

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and sensitivity of the aims and objectives of Women’s Aid; 
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities; 
• Willingness to work occasional unsocial hours as required. 

• To be flexible within the broad remit of the post and undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade and level within the organisation 

JOB DESCRIPTION: Evaluation and Learning Manager

Reports to Head of Research and Evaluation

Direct reports

Senior Research and Evaluation Officer

Senior Research and Evaluation Officer (On Track)

Location Remote (with travel to London and Bristol, national Covid restrictions permitting)

MAIN PURPOSE OF POST

• To develop, lead and manage Women’s Aid’s On Track programme, including overseeing the national dataset, collaborations with academics, member consultation and capacity building, and ongoing development of the system.
• To strengthen processes of internal learning and evaluation in order to maximise the organisation’s impact against key strategic objectives.
• To work with the Research and Evaluation Manager and Head of Research and Evaluation to develop and implement an impactful and sustainable programme of research and evaluation that centres the needs of survivors in policy and practice.

DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

On Track

• To oversee the development of Women’s Aid’s On Track programme to ensure optimum benefits/support to frontline services and use of data collected.
• To ensure the work of the On Track project is aligned across the organisation, ensure efficient and effective internal communication and information flows.
• To oversee the analysis of On Track data, ensuring it is used consistently and accurately.
• To champion the use of quantitative analysis of the On Track data, seeking opportunities to improve our use of statistical analysis. 
• To maximise funding and business opportunities to strengthen the sustainability of the On Track programme.

Evaluation and learning

• To work with project managers to embed evaluation into routine project and programme processes.
• To work with the Research and Evaluation Manager and Head of Research and Evaluation to strengthen the use of internal data for evaluation and learning purposes in order to strengthen the organisation’s impact against its strategic objectives.
• To oversee specific evaluations as required.

Supporting the wider Research and Evaluation department

• To manage research and evaluation projects as required
• To work with the Research and Evaluation Manager and Head of Research and Evaluation to identify business opportunities for Women’s Aid’s data sets, research and evaluation, and develop and implement strategies for income generation.
• To represent Women’s Aid at external meetings, such as with funders, government representatives and policy-makers as required.
• To work closely with the Research and Evaluation Manager and Head of Research and Evaluation to prioritise tasks, collaborate and ensure even distribution of workload across the department.
• To advise on and implement policy within the department and across the organisation.
• To liaise with other teams and departments across Women’s Aid, ensuring the team’s work is clearly communicated and aligned with other areas of the organisation’s work.
• To manage special short-term projects concerned with the development or operation of Women’s Aid as required.
• To contribute to the preparation of the annual business plan in consultation with the Head of Research and Evaluation and Research and Evaluation Manager, and to monitor and evaluate the success of those targets on an annual cycle.
• To work closely with the Research and Evaluation Manager and Head of Research and Evaluation to promote the robust and ethical use of evidence to inform policy and practice.
• To input into the development and implementation of wider strategic planning for the organisation.

Academic collaboration

• To build a network of academics who support the work of Women’s Aid, seeking opportunities to apply for joint funding to address identified gaps in our evidence base.
• To respond to queries and collaboration requests from academics, ensuring requests for collaborations are recorded and shared with relevant colleagues.
• To advise academics on the nature and scope of Women’s Aid’s data and research.

Line management

• To carry out management, supervision, appraisal and development of the reportees in the Research and Evaluation team, to ensure high quality service, adherence to policies and procedures and achievement of the annual business plan.
• To ensure the successful recruitment, induction and initial training of aforementioned staff.
• To ensure efficient and effective internal communication, information flows and to foster co-operation between staff.
• To work closely with the Head of Research and Evaluation and Research and Evaluation Manager to bring the team together and manage the Research and Evaluation business plan.

Departmental budget

• To ensure proper management of the delegated budget, participate in budgeting and financial management as required.
• To support the development of budgets for fundraising bids related to research and evaluation.

General Responsibilities

• To maintain clear and adequate records of work done and to produce reports on work programmes and activities as required.
• To contribute to team meetings and organisational priorities, to prepare and participate in supervision and appraisal meetings.
• To take direction on projects and priorities from your line manager, which may vary from time to time.
• To oversee the work of other volunteers or temporary support staff as required.
• To provide back up and support for the management of other staff or to ensure their tasks are covered when they or their manager is absent (by agreement and if required).
• To carry out filing and administrative tasks necessary to comply with the job description.
• To assist in the organisation of conferences or events organised by Women’s Aid, if required.
• To abide by all organisational policies, codes of conduct and practice, and to ensure this is carried out throughout the Charity, and to work within a framework of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
• To be flexible within the broad remit of the post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Experience of both qualitative and quantitative social research techniques in a work environment.
• Experience of statistical analysis.
• Experience of using Excel for data analysis.
• Managing case management / data collection systems.
• Experience of using data to evidence meaningful outcomes.
• Experience of explaining data to non-experts.
• Evidence of a flexible, collaborative approach to working as part of a team.
• Experience of managing and supporting team members to deliver against project plans.
• Developing and overseeing robust monitoring and evaluation plans.
• Experience of supporting teams to embed evaluation and learning into their work.
• Setting and monitoring budgets.
• Experience of income generation/marketing/fundraising.

Desirable:

• Experience of innovative and developmental evaluation techniques.
• Familiarity with the types of data collected in the field of domestic abuse.
• Experience of inferential statistics and large datasets.
• Experience of using R/SPSS/other tools for data analysis.
• Understanding of data used by local authorities or public bodies in decision making around domestic abuse.
• Working with commissioners.
• Experience of marketing data or research–related products.
• Working for a domestic abuse charity.
• Using data to generate income for a charity.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Essential:

• Excellent and proven research and evaluation skills.
• Clear, persuasive and engaging communication style, including the ability to communicate complex ideas and analysis to audiences that are not data savvy.
• Ability to understand the application of hard data to the needs of audiences seeking to achieve social outcomes.
• Demonstrable skills in using spreadsheets, databases and other software to analyse data and produce reports.
• Positive, empowering and enabling management.
• Excellent team working and collaborative approach to projects.
• Highly developed analytical skills, with the ability to apply creative solutions to complex problems.
• Proven IT skills, including using Excel for research and evaluation purposes.
• Ability to plan and deliver projects within a set timeframe and with clear outputs/outcomes.
• Ability to work on own initiative to meet objectives in a complex, changing environment and to plan, initiate, manage and evaluate projects, to meet project budgets.
• Ability to champion of Women’s Aid in external settings.

• Extrapolating income and expenditure budgets over financial years.
• Developing, maintaining and manipulating large databases.

KNOWLEDGE

Essential:

• An understanding of a range of methods for monitoring and evaluation, including methods appropriate for measuring outcomes for diverse survivors.
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• An understanding of case management systems and data structures.
• An understanding of how to maximise business and income generating opportunities.
• Project management.
• Knowledge of the issues facing diverse women and children affected by domestic and sexual violence and in relation to the provision of effective service provision in the VAWG arena.
• Knowledge of commissioning practices.
• Knowledge of business planning processes.
• Academic funding processes.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

• No specific qualifications are required for this role.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential:

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and sensitivity of the aims and objectives of Women’s Aid.
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
• Willingness to work occasional unsocial hours as required.

ShareAction and the global system of finance

It is said that “money makes the world go around” but the global financial system in its current form is in danger of making our world a very inhospitable place indeed for future generations.

Though it has lifted many out of poverty, today the global financial system has an oversized impact on many of the existential challenges we face. Biodiversity loss is such an example, as is climate change and the growing gap between rich and poor in terms of both income and health. Investment, lending and insuring decisions can enable destructive and exploitative industries or they can support a transition to a more sustainable way of living and use of precious resources. The latter approach is known as responsible or ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investment.

ShareAction’s vision is of a world where the financial system serves our planet and its people. Our mission is to define the highest standards of responsible investment and to drive change until these standards are adopted worldwide. We work towards our mission by:

• advocating for change in the investment industry using our research and rankings
• campaigning with allies to strengthen investor stewardship and change corporate behaviour
• pushing for public policy reform to transform the financial system

Position

The destruction of our natural world is one of the most pressing crises we face today. Climate change, pollution, the intensification of agriculture and industrial growth have all put a strain on biodiversity. Some 75 per cent of land, and 66 per cent of marine environments have already been severely altered by human activities. This is not only a threat to our natural world. Our survival as we know it is dependent on nature. Its destruction is undermining our societies and our global economy. Tackling the loss of nature will require urgent and transformative action by all actors, but the financial sector has a major role to play.

In 2020, ShareAction undertook research to understand what it would take to move the investment system to address biodiversity loss. We have since developed plans for an ambitious programme of work, comprising investor engagement, corporate engagement and policy work. We have started fundraising for this work and have proposals submitted or positive conversations underway with several different funders.

As we prepare to launch this programme, we are seeking to appoint a Research Manager to develop high quality research to inform our proposed corporate campaigns on agrochemicals and protecting areas beyond World Heritage Sites, and to inform our work on educating and influencing financial institutions, for example, through surveying and ranking their performance, and advocating for improved legal and regulatory standards in finance. This will include ad hoc research to prepare for meetings, work on more long-term research projects (including surveys and the drafting of investor reports and briefings) and the presentation of research findings to target audiences, with the support of the Senior Programme Development Manager.

Key responsibilities:

• You will have overall responsibility for research activity to support the biodiversity programme objectives including to:

- Produce reports and briefings on biodiversity, financial services and industry;

- Present research findings to a variety of audiences and ensure that complex issues are easy to understand;

- Work closely with our communications team to co-ordinate press and social media around publications;

• Support campaign activity with ad hoc input to inform effective campaigning
• Identify and contribute to relevant consultations, e.g. by policy makers and standard setters
• Where appropriate, manage relationships with external organisations, including our funders and our NGO partners
• You will need to be organised to ensure that work is planned, scheduled and monitored as required
• Provide input into team efforts to develop new areas of work on biodiversity, including contributing to funding bids
• You will be expected to play a role in the wider team and across ShareAction’s activity related to biodiversity to foster collaboration and partnerships

Please note that this list isn’t exhaustive and the role might change slightly from time to time.

Requirements

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills:

• Subject matter expertise on biodiversity loss, including the action needed by corporate and financial sectors
• Experience of managing multiple research projects
• Good analytical skills, with the ability to quickly get to grips with new and complex subject areas, assimilate information, and pull out the relevant points
• Strong communications skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to communicate complex information and ideas to a wide variety of audiences
• Comfort analysing, manipulating and presenting quantitative information
• Ability to build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure, plan and prioritise work effectively and meet deadlines
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritise and manage multiple competing priorities, completing work to the highest standard

Desirable

• An understanding of the role of the investment system in driving positive change in corporate behaviour
• An understanding of the agrochemicals sector
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and Excel
• Ability to work with CRM systems, ideally Salesforce

Other information

Hours: Full-time, but with some flexibility possible

Contract type: 6-month fixed term (with possibility of making permanent)

Salary: £33,000 - £38,000 plus 8 per cent pension (non-contributory) and benefits including a healthcare scheme

Closing date: Monday 14 February 2022 (9am)

Interview dates: w/c 28 February 2022

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen) and welcome applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and so if you are not 100 per cent sure that you meet all the requirements but believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and use the application questions to tell us about your experience and what you hope to bring to this role.

We also actively encourage staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available- such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

ShareAction’s London office is based in vibrant Bermondsey and a short walk from London Bridge underground and national rail. Remote working will remain the norm for many ShareAction staff as we continue to face the Covid-19 pandemic, with office space available in London for those who wish to use it.

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK.
Due to our size we are unable to sponsor visas.

London, N1 or homebased

NCVO is transforming the way it works. With a new strategic direction and leadership team, we are determined to work with our members so that charities and volunteering can thrive. As the country recovers from the covid-19 pandemic and renews itself, charities and volunteering aren’t just vital support systems for communities in need – they’re at the heart of how people want to lead their lives.

The networks and influencing team combines the research, policy, campaigns, and member engagement functions at NCVO. Through our work we contribute to improving national and local policy that affects charities and volunteering, and strengthening the practice of voluntary and volunteer-involving organisations. NCVO is an important part of the voluntary sector research community, with a reputation for producing high quality and impactful research.

As our research and insight manager, you will lead our research programme on volunteering and the volunteer experience. Volunteering has been a major element of the pandemic, as people organise locally, have been mobilised nationally, and have given their time to their communities and the causes they care about. With a strong background in qualitative and quantitative research methods – and knowledge of the voluntary sector – you will ensure our research responds to the needs of our members and is based on their insight.

As a member of the research team, you will contribute to our sector-leading publications, including the Civil Society Almanac, annual Road Ahead, and Time Well Spent. You will support the conclusion of our UK-wide Mobilising Voluntary Action research and ensure that the recommendations are taken forward as part of the Vision for Volunteering. You will bring your ideas and skills to conduct research that aligns with our strategic priorities around barriers to volunteering, specifically in relation to disability.

You will plan, delivery and publish major research publications that help organisations, policymakers, and funders respond, adapt, and change the way they work. During this maternity cover, you will publish a report into the impact of covid-19 on the volunteer experience and plan for a major re-run of our full Time Well Spent report, which will see you plan a national survey (with approx. 10,000 respondents).

You will be an active member of the network and influencing team, supporting our research work, engaging directly with NCVO members, managing external relationships, and strengthening our influencing work with government. With strong inter-personal skills, you will work in a collaborative way with other teams, partner organisations, and stakeholders.

NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented in NCVO. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

Please visit our website via the Apply button for more information and to apply.

Closing date: Thursday 27 January, 09:00

Interviews: 1-3 February, timings flexible

About NCVO

NCVO supports volunteering and charities.

We believe that the work of volunteers and charities make our communities stronger and the world around us better, for everyone.

Our members are at the heart of our mission. We work collaboratively with our 15,000-strong network of national and local charities and voluntary organisations. We share practical support and new insight so that people and organisations can focus on making a difference. And we work alongside our members to ensure that the essential role of volunteers and charities is widely recognised.

NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone.

Benefits for NCVO employees

NCVO offers attractive benefits including: 25 days’ annual leave (for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff) and the option to purchase up to 5 more days each year, take 35 hours of volunteering leave per year, subsidised gym membership, season ticket loan, flexible working including opportunities to work from home/off-site, generous contributions to a stakeholder pension scheme and training and development opportunities. We are located a short walk from London King’s Cross station in a modern accessible building, overlooking Regent’s canal.

Senior Evaluation Officer, Research & Monitoring (Wales)

£27,804 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)

(Ref: SUS 3446)

Full time hours are 37.5 per week – This role is particularly suitable for compressed hours or from 30 hours per week

Base: Hybrid

About the Role

Join us as a Senior Evaluation Officer, where you will use both your research and project management skills, to work on a range of exciting monitoring, evaluation, analysis and research projects within our Research and Monitoring Unit (RMU). Your work will produce evidence on active travel that is transparent and authoritative, helping to shape policy, practice and behaviour across the UK. 

Sustrans’ Research and Monitoring Unit is a leading centre of excellence in active travel research, monitoring and evaluation. Our team work closely with partners from across the UK to ensure we have a clear understanding of the impact of Sustrans’ work and the wider context of the benefits of active travel. 

As the Senior Evaluating Officer, Wales, you will lead your team and project manage the delivery of a range of monitoring, evaluation, analysis and research projects within the RMU, focussing on Sustrans projects in Wales. You will work closely with the Sustrans delivery team in Wales to support their policy and influencing priorities and strategic agenda. 

While we are currently working from home, once Covid restrictions lift, this role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans; therefore candidates should be based within a commutable distance from our office base in Cardiff.

About You

We are looking for excellent communicators and creative thinkers with the ability to manage and motivate people, getting the best out of others.

You will use your exceptional analytical skills and draw on your previous experience, of both project management and a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research methods, to apply them to real world projects. 

If you have a track record of scoping, designing, budgeting and reporting on research projects, this could be the role for you.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

What we offer

In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment. 

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, Sunday 23rd January 2022
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams during the week of 31st January 2022

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

About Sustrans

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. 

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling. 

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!

The Young Westminster Foundation (YWF) is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Evaluation and Data specialist on a temporary basis until September 2024 (with the potential to extend). 

Contract: Part-time, 3-4 days / week (negotiable)  

Start date: March 2022

Salary: £34,000-38,000 p.a. (depending on experience)

Location: Young Westminster Foundation’s Office in Soho and Westminster’s Youth Hubs with opportunity for flexible and remote working

This role will support Westminster’s five Youth Hubs to standardise their data collection process and to better understand and articulate the individual and joint value of Westminster’s Youth Hubs. The Evaluation and Data specialist will also provide support and guidance to the YWF Grants and Evaluation Manager who oversees YWF’s internal impact evaluation.

About the five Youth Hubs:

The Westminster Youth Hubs are fun, informal and safe youth club spaces for young people to connect with their friends, community and youth workers. The Youth Hubs deliver a wide range of programmes where members can socialise and learn new skills, helping them develop positive identities and unlock potential. The five Youth Hubs serve young people in specific localities across the borough and shape the overall development of youth services in Westminster as part of a model that champions innovation and collaboration.

About Young Westminster Foundation

YWF is an infrastructure organisation based in the City of Westminster. Since 2017, we have been supporting a membership of local youth clubs and organisations through grants, training and networking opportunities. Forging partnerships with businesses, public sector partners, individuals and major funders, our work helps strengthen services for all young people in the borough.

Key Responsibilities:

The candidate for this role will develop relationships with each Youth hub and work collaboratively to support and assist them in their data collection and analysis. Your expertise will enable them to improve how Youth Hubs utilise their data for delivery, marketing and business planning purposes, thus strengthening their sustainability.

In addition, you will work closely with YWF’s Digital and Engagement Manager to help Hubs tell stories with their data about their work, their young people and local community. You will also work alongside YWF’s Grants and Evaluation Manager to build YWF’s internal evaluation knowledge and capacity to expand YWF’s grants and evaluation function. You will also support YWF’s fundraising by analysing and utilising Westminster specific data sets for funding bids.

You will foster and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders (including YWF’s funders) and respond to requests for data and information in an accurate and prompt manner.

What we are looking for:

You will have experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, reporting and visualisation and are confident in using data systems, MS Excel and CRM. You have knowledge of the GDPR and managing sensitive and confidential data. You will have been involved in and ideally led an evaluation of an organisation. You will be practical, proactive, and well-organised as well as committed to working in an inclusive and collaborative way. You will be confident to work independently and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Above all you have a passion for supporting youth organisations and using your excellent people skills to engage with youth practitioners and young people alike.

If the above sound like you, we’d like to hear from you.

YWF offers an attractive package of benefits to our staff that includes:

• Competitive pay package and pension scheme
• Annual leave – 28 days plus Christmas closure
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Sabbatical scheme
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Learning and development opportunities 

Diversity and inclusion:

YWF is committed to equality and diversity among our workforce and to eliminating discrimination. We are a committed anti-racist organisation and aim to create a workforce that is as diverse and welcoming as the borough of Westminster itself; promoting positivity and instilling a can-do attitude that is inclusive in design and delivery of services. We encourage candidates that can support the development and inclusivity of Westminster’s communities.

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV and a one-page covering letter outlining your interest in the position and the skills and experience that will help you to be successful in this role.

The closing date for is Sunday 6th February 2022 and interviews will take place during the week commencing 21st February 2022.

High Trees are seeking a thoughtful and methodical individual, experienced in monitoring, and evaluating. You will possess strong project management and people skills and will be proficient in collecting and analysing quantitative and qualitative data.

You will have experience working with theory of change, outcomes, and indicators. This is a pivotal role with the purpose of implementing and embedding the organisation’s recently revised impact management framework. Working across all High Trees services, you will need to be confident across a range of approaches to monitoring and evaluation and be able to assess and determine appropriate methods, dependent on context. You will need to be highly responsive to the needs of colleagues, partners, and funders. Collaboration with colleagues is an essential part of this role and you will enjoy working with others and be a valued partner, peer, and colleague.

You will also be an outstanding communicator: experienced in facilitation; an engaging presenter, and a compelling writer, able to frame and share ideas with a range of audiences. You will have the ability to see the bigger picture, at the same time as being on top of the detail.

ShareAction and the global system of finance

It is said that “money makes the world go around” but the global financial system in its current form is in danger of making our world a very inhospitable place indeed for future generations.

Though it has lifted many out of poverty, today the global financial system has an oversized impact on many of the existential challenges we face. Biodiversity loss is such an example, as is climate change and the growing gap between rich and poor in terms of both income and health. Investment, lending and insuring decisions can enable destructive and exploitative industries or they can support a transition to a more sustainable way of living and use of precious resources. The latter approach is known as responsible or ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investment.

ShareAction’s vision is of a world where the financial system serves our planet and its people. Our mission is to define the highest standards of responsible investment and to drive change until these standards are adopted worldwide. We work towards our mission by:

• advocating for change in the investment industry using our research and rankings
• campaigning with allies to strengthen investor stewardship and change corporate behaviour
• pushing for public policy reform to transform the financial system

Position

ShareAction’s corporate engagement programmes harness the power of investors to influence companies to drive improvements in their environmental sustainability and social responsibility.

As Senior Research Officer in our climate change corporate engagement team, you will be responsible for developing high-quality research to inform our campaigns across a range of sectors. Our current focus looks at sectors related to heavy industry and commitments to timebound, credible decarbonisation plans aligned with a 1.5C pathway.

This role will include ad hoc research to prepare for meetings, work on long-term research projects (including surveys and the drafting of investor reports and briefings) and the presentation of research findings to target audiences, with the support of the rest of the climate team.

The key responsibilities below outline in more detail the type of work you will be undertaking:

• You will be conducting and leading research on a broad range of topics linked to the connection between climate change, the financial services, and a number of industry sectors. Our current focus is European chemicals, but future work could include looking at sectors such as the built environment, mining, power & transport;
• Drafting reports and briefings for a range of audiences, including investors and companies will be a large part of the day-to-day aspects of the role;

• You will be supporting the climate campaigns team with ad hoc research, for instance to prepare for meetings or presentations both internally and externally;
• You will work closely with our internal communications team to coordinate press and social media around publications;
• Presenting research findings to a variety of audiences, often in person and/or via webinars, with the support of the climate campaigns team;
• Horizon-scanning to identify new developments and trends in the external environment which may provide opportunities for our mission.

Please note that this list isn’t exhaustive and the role might change slightly from time to time.

Requirements

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills:

ESSENTIAL

• Experience of leading or being part of a large research project;
• A good understanding of how climate change affects companies in a range of sectors such as power, the built environment, chemicals and transport;
• Ability to write about complex topics in a direct and understandable manner;

• Good analytical skills with the ability to quickly get to grips with new and complex subject areas, assimilate information, pull out the relevant points and communicate them to a wide variety of audiences;
• Excellent written and verbal English;
• Comfort analysing, manipulating, and presenting quantitative information;
• Ability to plan, manage and deliver own work to agreed objectives and timelines, balancing competing priorities and reprioritising when needed;
• Great attention to detail;

• Good presentation skills;
• A good understanding of ShareAction, our mission and our values;
• Experience of Microsoft Office tools (particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Office 365.

DESIRABLE

• A good understanding of responsible investment;
• Industry experience in - or research coverage of - the chemical sector;
• A good understanding of any of the following sectors: financial services, mining, built environment, oil & gas, power generation, cement, transport.

Other information

Hours: Full-time, but with some flexibility possible

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £26,314 - £33,000 plus 8 per cent pension (non-contributory) and benefits including a healthcare scheme

Closing date: Monday 31 January (9am)

Interviews: 1st round 1st and 3rd February

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen) and welcome applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and so if you are not 100 per cent sure that you meet all the requirements but believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and use the application questions to tell us about your experience and what you hope to bring to this role.

We also actively encourage staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available- such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

ShareAction’s London office is based in vibrant Bermondsey and a short walk from London Bridge underground and national rail. Remote working will remain the norm for many ShareAction staff as we continue to face the Covid-19 pandemic, with office space available in London for those who wish to use it.

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK.
Due to our size we are unable to sponsor visas.

JOB VACANCY – ACCT UK FUNDRAISING MANAGER – FULL TIME

Salary: starting salary of £30,250

Location: Office Based

Closing Date: 6th February 2022

Fundraising Manager – Leading youth charity

About This Job

In September 2021 ACCT UK launched its new name and brand and we are now seeking a successful Fundraising Manager to develop and manage a fundraising strategy to complement our new distinct brand. We are looking for you to bring enthusiasm, persuasiveness, creativity and personal credibility, in presenting the charity to a wide range of potential donors.

As ACCT UK’s Fundraising Manager, you will be setting up this new function and establishing its place within the Charity’s team. You will work with the board of trustees, CEO and Head of Development to identify funding priorities and develop compelling cases for support, with an initial focus on pursuing funding from trusts, foundations, statutory bodies and corporates.

This position is a permanent full time post (40 hours per week) which will be office based, with regular home-working an option. The successful applicant will be required to travel to meet the needs of the role.  The starting annual salary for this post is £30,250.

Our charity

ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. We want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their Army Cadet experience. We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers in the Army Cadets. We help young people to access Army Cadet Force activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.

Working alongside our strategic partner, the British Army, we support young people to access cadet activity with the Army Cadets through a range of activities including grant making, resource development and direct support to the Army Cadets.

We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and challenge them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.

Who we are

You will enjoy being part of our small team who work very happily together. By joining ACCT UK you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote learning and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.

What we can offer you

In addition to your salary we offer all staff:

• Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).
• The ability to work both from home and from our London office.
• Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.
• 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).
• A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).
• 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff).
• Additional privilege leave on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year (pro-rata for part time staff).
• An additional five days of volunteering leave (pro-rata for part time staff).
• Support for qualifications and personal development.
• Season ticket loan.
• A caring and supportive team environment.

How to apply

Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job specification along with a CV Your completed application should be sent by Sunday 6th February 2022.  Interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 14th February 2022.

Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people we require staff to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check and will follow up references. 

This is an exciting opportunity for somebody looking for a career in the voluntary sector. The Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant has a key part to play in helping us collect and interpret data about the number and type of people our different programmes reach and the impact they make on the lives of those who engage with them. At The Reader, we deliver a wide range of activities and services, from our Social Enterprises and Heritage offer on site at Calderstones Mansion House to our network of Shared Reading groups and digital activities for adults and children across the UK. As well as allowing us to demonstrate impact, the qualitative and quantitative feedback we gather from our participants helps us review, develop and improve our services, ensuring they are fit for purpose and continue to meet need. In the role, the successful candidate will get an overview of activities across the entire organisation, which provides an opportunity to learn about how different departments collaborate with one another and how organisations in the voluntary sector work. You’ll be joining the team at an exciting time in the delivery of our monitoring and evaluation work as we prepare to launch a new 5-year strategy and continue to develop our approach to collecting and reporting data using digital systems. Training and support will be provided.

Key Responsibilities:

Knowledge and Skills

• Analyse, interpret and present a wide variety of data for internal and external project reports and internal learning purposes
• Set up tools (eg online surveys/ paper evaluation forms) to collect data from our volunteers and participants in our activities, which can be delivered in different ways.
• Understanding of the impact of Shared Reading, and the quantitative and qualitative data used by The Reader to measure this
• Understanding of how our reporting tools support our funders’ requirements 

Leadership and People Management

• Support evaluation volunteers (small groups between one and ten) in the collection and input of data
• Provide support to colleagues as needed on the collection of data in evaluation activities

Communication

• Act as the first point of contact in providing advice to colleagues and volunteers about best practice in monitoring and evaluation
• Draft written communications to colleagues and volunteers about evaluation work (e.g. requests/instructions to complete evaluation forms)
• Attend meetings with colleagues across the organisation (particularly Development, Services and Programmes) to understand planned activity and how the Monitoring & Evaluation team’s support will be needed through developing tailored evaluation forms.

Liaison and Networking

• Communicating with external research partners as required on in depth evaluation projects
• Attending external events/training on monitoring & evaluation as agreed with line manager, and developing external contacts in sector as part of self-development and to bring back learning for team

 Planning and Organising

• Play a key part in the planning, communication and implementation of key evaluation projects throughout the year

Initiative and Problem Solving

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritise/reprioritise them with input from line manager as needed as circumstances change.
• Ability to review draft data reports and identify where further investigation may be needed to ensure confidence in reporting e.g. possible data entry errors or missing data returns
• Able to look for and propose innovative solutions when issues arise – eg COVID restrictions limiting ability to collect data in person
• Team-working and Collaboration  Provide practical support to the Head of Monitoring and Evaluation in the delivery of our Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy.
• Supporting Development as required in gathering data needed for funder reports, and to liaise with colleagues across the organisation as needed in collecting data/responding to data collection requests.
• Being available during programme events at Calderstones for monitoring & evaluation tasks as required, and as part of this to provide general assistance with events as needed by the Programme Team
• Provide administrative support to other departments where agreed by your line manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior User Researcher to join our team based in Gilwell Park, Chingford, London/flexible. We will offer you a competitive salary of £53,000 - £60,000 per annum plus market supplement.

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

The Senior User Researcher Role:

As our Senior User Researcher, you'll have solid experience working from discovery stage to finished product, designing products or services which have a deep root in understanding users and their needs. You're confident in your proven user research and service design expertise. You're able to communicate clearly, translate ideas and prototype ‘just enough’ to validate your work to get you to the next stage.

Key responsibilities as our Senior User Researcher:

- Champion our digital principles, and ensure users are at the centre of all of our work
- Lead our best practice around user research service design and UX, ensuring that other teams understand and can adopt user centred design methodology
- Co-ordinate user research / service design work with third party suppliers to ensure consistency of our volunteer experience across all channels
- Champion user research and insight across a range of projects and products to understand our user needs and to feed these insights into product design
- Define and uphold user research. UX and design standards, guidelines and best practices
- Solve problems creatively using strategic thinking and innovative ideas
- Lead requirements gathering workshops with internal and external stakeholders
- Gather critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and produce useful insight
- Identify areas of improvement within current processes using varied systems design tools and techniques to demonstrate improvements.

What we are looking for in our Senior User Researcher:

- Demonstrable experience in using user research and UX design principles and methodologies and user centred design across a range of projects
- Demonstrable experience in leading user research projects, including face to face research, remote and online tools and analysis
- Thorough experience in using User research and service design and analytics tools
- Thorough experience of creating personas and other design tools
- Thorough experience of running discovery & design workshops
- Excellent knowledge and thorough experience in designing digital products and user experiences
- Experience of overseeing third party suppliers
- Facilitation, ideation, requirements capture and interview skills
- Line management. or mentoring experience
- Experience working as part of an agile delivery or a product team in a matrixed organisation
- Excellent knowledge of designing to accessibility standards
- Proficient in UX tools (such as Sketch, Invision, and Axure)
- HTML and CSS skills would be a bonus
- Education and industry standard qualifications in UK, an advantage but not a requirement.

What we can offer you as our Senior User Researcher:

- 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year
- Life Assurance
- Simply Health Scheme
- Generous Pension Schemes
- Free car parking

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

- Up to four personal days paid leave a year
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Childcare Vouchers
- Flexible working hours
- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
- Study and volunteer leave

Closing date: Tue, 8 February 2022, 23:59

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strictly no agencies.