Fixed term November 2020

The Evaluation and Learning Manager is responsible for the design and delivery of monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) for selected portfolios supported by Comic Relief’s corporate and institutional funding partners. Working internally and with the partners we fund (UK and internationally), the successful candidate will be someone who knows their way around a MEL framework, who has experience of commissioning or undertaking a variety of evidence outputs, and who is familiar with the challenges and opportunities for getting evidence taken up and used within an organisation to reflect, learn and adapt. Although you have technical MEL experience, you will also be someone who is interested in the bigger picture, keen to explore what motivates people to change how they behave, to understand sector-level or donor drivers of change, and to design support solutions that are genuinely useful in contributing to systemic change. The postholder is likely to be pragmatic, able to develop practical, accessible support within a restricted budget, and willing to contribute constructive interim outputs to what is a long-term mission.

Key responsibilities:

• Design and manage monitoring, evaluation and learning activities related to issue-specific funding portfolios co-funded by Comic Relief’s funding partners, including corporate partners, institutional donors, and trusts and foundations
• Support funded partners individually and collectively to monitor, evaluate and learn from work supported by Comic Relief’s funding partners
• Prepare inputs to reports, meetings and strategic planning, ensuring that learning is well documented in relation to co-funded accounts
• Support the development of new funding programmes by providing inputs into the overall evidence and learning strategy and developing theories of change
• Recruit and manage external consultants to deliver specific evaluation and learning projects as required
• Ensure strong learning systems are in place across our Investment portfolios, and that insights generated are used to inform strategic decision making

Essential Education and Competencies:

• Strong evidence and learning experience in the UK charitable sector and/or a developing country context including knowledge of large-scale institutional funders such as the Department for International Development
• Experience of supporting the capacity of a range of charitable organisations, from grassroots to large-scale organisations
• Understanding of effective grant-making and grant management processes
• Strong planner with outstanding attention to detail, time management and analytical skills
• Drive, creativity, commitment to learning, innovative mind-set and a positive, can-do attitude 
• An effective relationship builder, with strong emotional intelligence

Occasional travel may be required within this role.

If you have the skills and passion to transform our use of technology please apply online via the link.

Comic Relief positively welcomes, and seeks to ensure we achieve, diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people and we will guarantee a first stage interview to all disabled applicants who sufficiently demonstrate in their application how they meet the essential criteria for the job as outlined on the person specification of the job description.

Registered charity 326568

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

Responsible to: Development Director

Salary range: £28,000 - £32,000

Key relationships: CEO, Legal Director, Operations and Finance Director, Legal and Grants support officers, Communications Officer, external lawyers, partners and beneficiaries

Location:  MLDI, the Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London SE11 5RR

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours (flexible), occasional evening and weekend work

Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI, soon to be rebranded as Media Defence) is a global charity that helps media defend their rights. We support independent media, journalists and citizen journalists who are under legal threat by making sure that lawyers are available to defend them. We engage in strategic litigation to improve the regulatory environment for media freedom, make grants to organisations in various countries to run media defence programmes, and build the capacity of the lawyers and organisations we work with on issues of media law. Since our founding in 2008, we have supported 600+ cases in 91 countries, with a consistent success rate of 70%+. MLDI is a growing organisation and we are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and highly organised individual to support us in driving our mission forward.

Role Summary

The role leads the collection of monitoring, evaluation and learning data from grant work and from partners, ensuring learning and data is up to date. Using this and other relevant information this post provides vital data to support the CEO and Development Director, in preparing and making both funding applications and donor reports.

Main Responsibilities

• Monitor, evaluate grant and programme effectiveness
• Lead the development and implementation of MLDI’s monitoring and evaluation framework and evaluation and learning strategies
• Support donor reporting activities
• Develop appropriate performance indicators and benchmarks
• Gather and analyse data (including through surveys, web statistics, interviews, unsolicited feedback, case studies and reports) and ensure the resulting information can be understood and communicated for internal learning as well as external reporting
• Prepare monthly and quarterly internal performance and progress reports for both the management team and the board of trustees
• Provide advice to staff and partner organisations on monitoring and evaluation needs, such as the identification of priorities and indicators; the design, set up and use of monitoring and evaluation systems; and the design of evaluation and learning studies
• In collaboration with the CEO, Development Director, Finance and Operations Director, and Communications Officer, help coordinate the production and communication of impact reports and the annual review
• Research, collate and prepare data for CEO and Development Director to support grant and fundraising applications

• Identify and maintain a databank of suitable case studies, examples and best practice, to support fundraising applications and grant reporting
• Manage, and report on monitoring, evaluation and learning activity budget and expenses to the CEO and the Finance and Operations Director
• Such other tasks as may from time to time be required

Person Specification

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Good communication skills  
• Excellent written and spoken English (writing, editing and proofreading skills)
• Experience of analysing, collating and reviewing data
• Experience of grants software, experience of GIFTS highly desirable
• Experience of online monitoring and information software and systems
• Highly organised, with attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
• Research skills
• Ability to work both independently and with others
• Integrity, professional discretion and ability to handle confidential matters
• Pleasant, diplomatic manner and disposition in interacting with at all levels, as well as with MLDI’s partners

• Understanding of human rights and the role of the media in development and democratic systems would be an advantage
• Good working knowledge (spoken and written) of French or Spanish would be a significant  advantage
• Eligible to work in the UK

MLDI is an equal opportunities employer committed to selecting candidates for employment based on aptitude and ability.

We are recruiting on a rolling basis until the position is filled, we are looking forward to receiving your application.

We are looking for an experienced and committed individual to join us as MEAL Advisor, for a 9-month maternity cover. You will work to support and strengthen the generation, capture and use of robust evidence across all stages of the programme cycle.

Our UK and Global Programmes department delivers humanitarian and development programmes, builds partnerships with institutional donors – including governments, multi-laterals and trusts – and drives lasting change. Together, we save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

As MEAL Advisor you will work in collaboration with your colleagues in the Impact, Innovation and Evidence team and thematic MEAL Advisors, to augment SCUK’s support to country offices to deliver high quality, innovative and impactful programmes. You will provide technical guidance and support to the adoption of SC quality standards across programme cycle management. In addition you will:

• Provide high quality technical assistance and training to country programmes in effectively designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation during programme development, design and implementation
• Augment MEAL thematic capacity to support Country Office teams in the development and implementation of robust MEAL systems
• Effectively manage progress on planned evaluation portfolio across Programmes Partnership and Quality
• Ensure key data and information from organizational reporting processes are disseminated appropriately and made easily accessible across the department and key stakeholders
• Provide oversight of our evidence repository ensuring its linked to the movement wide systems and staff can effectively engage with the data.

To be successful you will have a Master’s degree in International Development, NGO Management, research or equivalent. As well as being computer literate, you will have strong communication skills and the ability to analyse complex data and summarise it for a range of different audiences. In addition you will have:

• Significant knowledge and experience of designing and implementing MEAL frameworks across different thematic areas (preferably including Health but it isn’t a requirement)
• A good understanding of a range of methods and tools for monitoring, evaluation and assessment to promote evidence-based learning
• The ability to promote change through collaboration, influencing, and the use of evidence
• Experience of project management and working remotely with Technical Advisors.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 25th March 2020

Research Executive

Prostate Cancer Research Centre (PCRC) are recruiting a Research Executive as we continue to expand our research.

Key Responsibilities

Working for the Research and Communications Manager, you will:

1. Assist in the development and implementation of a sector-leading M&E process
2. Administer our current research grants and coordinate future grant calls
3. Contribute to in-house research projects which will enable us to better support the prostate cancer scientific community
4. Organise researcher workshops and networking events
5. Fact-checking and proofreading research based communications materials

Other tasks as appropriate to the position and required by the department.

Experience, Skills and Competencies

• BSc in a biomedical discipline (essential)
• MSc or MRes in a biomedical field
• Significant experience of managing a portfolio of research awards, including performance and financial monitoring and evaluation (essential)
• Experience with data collection, data analysis and dissemination for both qualitative and quantitative research (essential)
• A strong understanding of research impact (essential)
• Experience or qualification in public health
• Experience of health promotion
• Experience of clinical research or a clinical research environment
• Ability to read, understand, and critically assess peer-reviewed scientific papers, and summarise them for a range of audiences
• Proactive and enthusiastic, with a desire to continually learn
• Excellent organisational skills and an ability to prioritise
• Great communications skills
• The ability to adapt to a constantly developing environment
• A strong belief in the work of the Prostate Cancer Research Centre

Duration and working hours

This will be a permanent position. Your working hours will be 37.5 hours a week.

How to apply?

Please send a one-page cover letter outlining your interest in and suitability for the role, along with your CV. Please refer to the key responsibilities where possible and give examples of any relevant work experience. Please also tell us about your education, qualifications and training, and why you think you would be a good fit for the organisation.

We regret that we are unable to accept late applications under any circumstances. We will contact all applicants after the closing date and will be unable to provide an update on any application in the meantime.

Action Against Hunger has a vision of a world free from hunger. For almost 40 years, across nearly 50 countries, we have led the global fight against hunger. We save the lives of children and work with their communities before and after the disaster strikes. We enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and build prosperous communities. We constantly search for more effective solutions, while sharing our knowledge and expertise with the world. We push for long-term change. We will never give up. Until the world is free from hunger.

We are looking for a project officer on an interim basis (12 months fixed term contract). The MEAL and Information Management Project Officer is an exciting role within the Operations Department at Action Against Hunger UK. Sitting within the MEAL team they will provide support in implementing assessment, monitoring, evaluation and learning services across the Operations Department for a variety of stakeholders.

This person will play an integral part in knowledge and information management of MEAL Global Products, humanitarian response projects and nutrition projects, and deliver key learning outcomes as a part of a passionate team of practitioners.

They will apply keen and creative analytical skills, bring fresh perspectives and new ideas, enjoy a flexible and adaptive working environment and come with a positive, ‘can do’ attitude. They will work closely with a number of teams to provide support and advice on monitoring, evaluation and learning across a number of programmes. For more detailed information on the role, please download the attached Job Description. 

Location: UK (London). Only candidates with the right to work in the UK may apply.

Deadline for applications: 31st March 2020 at 5pm. (Interview Date: TBC).

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates. Thank you for your understanding.

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​Working Well is an employment charity working mainly in the East End of London.  Our projects share the aim of improving the lives of those with mental health, learning disabilities and autism through training and employment.

We are a recruiting a Project Co-ordinator for a new project funded by the Trust for London and in partnership with the London and South East Network for Job Retention.The Network is made up of providers who offer in-work support and so will be a key source of information and guidance to the postholder.

The London Work Resource Project Co-ordinator will research and review models of career progression support for people with mental health issues who are in low paid work.This is in response to a growing awareness of in-work poverty and of the need to provide high standard in work support. 

We are looking to recruit someone who has experience of research or evaluation, an understanding of equality and employment issues, knowledge of HR practices and has experience of providing employment support to this client group.

The postholder will need to:

• Establish relationships with employers, HR departments, occupational health and trade unions
• Identify the key employment focused issues that prevent clients from securing better paid work within their current employment of with a new employer
• Work with clients to identify non-work issues that impact on clients securing better paid work (for example, low self-confidence)
• Review current models of support
• Test models of support with the Retention Network providers

The project aims to deliver:

• Best practice models of in-work support
• Best practice models of employer engagement
• Provide evidence to key stakeholders such as commissioners and employers

The post will normally be based in our office in Bethnal Green although it will also include meetings with employers, clients and other providers across London.Due to the Coronavirus pandemic the post will need to be home-based for some time with online and phone meetings replacing face to face meetings.

Please attach your personal statement to the end of your CV.  The statement should address how your experience and skills meet the requirements set out in the person specification.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 23rd April November at 9am.  An initial short-list will be compiled and selected candidates will be contacted for a screening interview during the week beginning 30 April.Formal interviews will be held on the 7 May.  We may choose the close the advert earlier if sufficent applications are received.

Staff benefits include an employer contribution to a personal or workplace pension equivalent to 6% of gross salary.  30 days annual leave plus paid public holidays. 

Working Well Trust is an equal opportunities and confident about disabilities employer. 

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. Take the next step in your journey by applying for the following key vacancy and join our team in the Research & Monitoring Unit:

Impact Director

(Ref SUS2872)

£50,000 per annum

37.5 hours per week – based in London, Bristol, Newcastle or Edinburgh

Can you help us lead planning, research, monitoring and evaluation activities across the Charity? We are looking for an Impact Director to lead our impact strategy and run an effective evaluation function for our organisation. You will help us to transform Sustrans’ approach to reporting, leading the strategic development of the organisation’s impact framework and empowering the charity to tell clear, compelling and rich stories about the difference we are making through our work.

Please visit Sustrans website and follow the link for further information and application instructions. Please quote reference number. Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is Monday 16 March 2020. Interviews will take place in on Monday 30 or Tuesday 31 March 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

At this time of national crisis, your skills are needed more than ever. Citizens Advice are looking for a senior user researcher to join our mission and help the most vulnerable.

In these unprecedented times, Citizens Advice are at the frontline of helping people to face the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. Our digital services are seeing record-breaking demand, with 2.2 million people seeking advice from our website. Our teams are working hard to provide the best advice for people in difficult situations. We’re responding rapidly to people’s changing needs, and helping those who need us most.

Citizens Advice is focused on delivering better services using the best technology and design, all informed by people’s needs. Our team’s mission is to understand people’s problems and provide accessible support to meet their needs through multi-channel products and services.

As a senior user researcher at Citizens Advice, you’ll be passionate about using data and research to help your team design products and services that work across multiple channels, devices, browsers and platforms. You’ll be an active member of the user research team; contributing to high-quality research, managing and mentoring more junior researchers, sharing your skills and learning from others.

You’re comfortable leading user research startegies in a complex environment using a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

You’ll work with product managers, product designers and developers in an agile environment. You’ll have access to the latest equipment needed to do your best work; including MacBooks, Google Suite, and software for remote and in-person research.

We're looking for someone passionate about using research to understand complex problems and ensure we design services that meet the needs of the most vulnerable. Our products will impact people’s everyday lives. It’s an exciting thing to be part of. We need you.

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter outlining how you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification. If you have a portfolio or examples of work, please include links to them as well. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Here are three ways you can find out more about us and our work:

1. Beyond the job pack: 4 staff describe what it’s like to work at Citizens Advice, by Gemma Byrne
2. How we’re making our services more effective, user centred and easier to use by Rebecca Kemp, Director of Customer Journey
3. If you push beyond digital, what happens next? by James Plunkett, Executive Director of Advice & Advocacy
4. A beginner’s guide to speech to text software by Jamie Gibson, User Researcher

We are seeking a talented Funding Manager to join our grants and research team. This new role is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in research funding and grant management within a grant making organisation but who is ready to broaden their horizons beyond traditional research grant management. 

This is a highly collaborative and strategic focused role that will require the post-holder to work independently and confidently. You will manage a diverse and growing portfolio of research and non-research grants through the entire grants management life cycle, from pre- to post award, in line with AMRC principles. This role will also include responsibility for managing the grant making programmes, the monitoring of progress of projects, reporting on the outcomes and impact through various communication channels and developing important relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

About you

You will have a research background together with demonstrable research funding management experience within a grant making organisation, have a keen interest to build on this expertise and ambition to advance your career in this field. You will have high attention to detail and be effective in managing a diverse workload.

Specifically, you will have:

• An advanced degree in biomedical sciences or equivalent work experience in a relevant scientific discipline
• Research grants management experience in the grant making sector
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish good working relationships

About the team

This role is within the grants and research team who are responsible for ensuring the charity has robust grant making mechanisms to determine best use of charitable funding together with monitoring and evaluating projects and programmes funded by Moorfields Eye Charity.  Over the last four years charitable support, through our grant programmes, has supported over 250 projects and initiatives with £14 million in funding. 

About the charity

Moorfields Eye Charity is the main grant making and fundraising charity for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and its academic partner, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.

We are in the early stages of a major capital campaign. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University College London (UCL) and Moorfields Eye Charity have a once-in-a-century opportunity to create a state-of-the-art integrated treatment, research and education centre. It will benefit Moorfields’ patients and those with sight problems worldwide.

It will push the boundaries of science, deliver breakthrough treatments to the front line of patient care and revolutionise eye healthcare around the world.

For further information on the role please see attached job description and person specification 

Please note only applications including a CV and covering letter will be considered. The covering letter and CV should clearly address your research and grants management experience and why this particular role appeals to you. They should, in total, be no more than three sides of A4.

Closing date for receipt of applications - Friday 1 May 2020

Please include, at the end of your coverletter, details of where you saw this job advertised. Thank you.  

Interview date -To be decided

Job title: Programme and Partnerships Manager (Employment)

Salary: £39,256 -£42,000

Hours: 37.5 per week (Part time/Job share will be considered)

Black Thrive is a partnership that works to address the inequalities that negatively impact the mental health and wellbeing of Black people in Lambeth. We place the voices of the community at the centre with the aim of influencing policy, service design and delivery. We are a small and dedicated team with big ambitions. Our work focuses on changing systems that create and sustain inequalities for Black people in Lambeth.

We are looking for a Programme and Partnerships Manager (Employment) to join our team and lead on our employment strand of work which promotes wellbeing, prevents ill health, slows the progression of long-term illnesses and supports recovery from ill health. The immediate priority for the role is to ensure the effective delivery of the employment project funded by Guys and St Thomas’ Charity (GSTC).

We especially encourage applications from people from Black backgrounds and individuals who have lived experience of long-term conditions and or caring for someone living with long-term health conditions.

Please send us a copy of your CV (no more than 3 pages) and cover letter (up to two pages) outlining your suitability for the role. Email your CV and cover letter or post it to Black Thrive, We are 336, 336 Brixton Road, SW9 7AA. All applications should be received by 11:30pm on Tuesday 7th April 2020. Please note that our office closes at 5:30pm.

Interviews will take place between 15th and 17th April 2020

We have an exciting opportunity in the Asda Foundation for an Impact and Communications Advisor. As the Impact and Communications Advisor, you will be responsible for creating a framework to measure, monitor, evaluate and understand the impact the Asda Foundation has on transforming communities and improving lives and the channels of communication we use to support and engage colleagues and the wider community.

The Asda Foundation is an incorporated charity, with its own board of trustees, through grant giving and charitable initiatives the Foundation plays a pivotal role in supporting communities across the UK.  

What you’ll be responsible for:

You will be responsible for developing and implementing a new social impact and evaluation framework to enable the Asda Foundation to capture baselines and outputs to measure how we transform communities and improve lives. Working with the Foundation you will implementing the tools and systems to ensure evidence and data is collected to produce a powerful annual impact report.

Developing a communications plan for customers and colleagues to story tell the work of the Asda Foundation will be a key requirement in the role. Working with store Community Champions and the Media Relations team to produce compelling content to increase understanding and celebrate the community engagement Asda is involved in.

You will also be responsible for stakeholder relationships across Asda and particularly with stores, ensuring consistent grant making decisions are made and helping to lead the team with training and development. 

About you:

As the Asda Foundation Impact and Communications Advisor, we require a proactive individual with good attention to detail and a passion for demonstrating positive charitable impact. You will have experience of developing and implementing social impact and evaluation frameworks as well as creating and providing compressive reports and analysis to senior stakeholders. It’s also important that you can project manage, bring stakeholders together, drive change and bring people on a journey.

Your benefits:

You’ll receive an excellent benefits package which includes colleague discount off your shopping, share save scheme, free parking, competitive pension and discount off selected gyms.  We also like to share our success; after all you made it happen, so every eligible colleague is also part of the Asda bonus scheme.  The development opportunities are endless and we’ll support you every step of the way

Daniel’s Den is a charity, based in Brent, that runs parent and toddler groups. This is an exciting opportunity to join the charity to help implement its ambitious growth plans made possible by a generous grant from the Reaching Communities Fund of the National Lottery.

The Operations Manager will be responsible for running all the administrative functions of the charity including finance; HR; data management; reporting; fundraising; and monitoring and evaluation of the charity’s effectiveness.  They will establish a small team including administrators and a fundraiser.

Daniel's Den started as a small parent and toddler group and over the last 20 years has grown and developed in many ways - it now works annually with 250 families from 45+ nationalities. It provides a safe welcoming space for parents/carers and children to play and learn together in a structured format (sessional toddler groups involving crafts, toys, singing, playdough etc) – this presently takes place in church halls and community centres. The growth plans see the charity doubling in size.

Are you an experienced fundraiser looking for your next challenge? Are you keen to support your local community?

Using the power of football, Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) worked with over 43,500 people during 2018/19, empowering communities and changing lives. Based on the needs of the community, we work in partnership to deliver high quality programmes that deliver a lasting impact.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Charlton Athletic Community Trust as it grows its fundraising income to support the organisation’s work at the heart of the community, working for one of the largest football community trusts in the country. The role will build on CACT’s excellent track record for events, growing our supporter base and developing new streams of income, focusing on individuals and community.

Our ideal candidate is an organised and motivated individual who is interested in developing their fundraising career, taking on a diverse role within a small team.

For further information please download an application pack.

CACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Any job offer is subject to satisfactory employment references and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

The Relationship and Development Manager (RDM) will be responsible for leading the cultivation of local authority partnerships to maximize service, satisfaction, growth and participant retention. We are looking for someone who is able to persuade and influence others, challenge decisions when relevant, is able to listen, and advise on programme-related issues. This role requires someone who is enthusiastic about working to maintain, and where relevant, improve the satisfaction of our participants and local authority partners.

Local authorities play a critical role in the Frontline programme. Our participants spend a year with them learning how to apply their academic learning to children and families in need for whom the local authority is responsible. They are based in the local authority’s children’s service, working alongside qualified social work teams. After the first year they qualify as a social worker and become an employee of the local authority, which in turn continues to support their development.

Local authorities’ children’s services are complex organisations facing a range of challenges and pressures. We need to work closely with them so that they can provide the best learning experience for our participants, but also so that they can benefit in terms of their own service and practice development as a result of their partnership with Frontline. 

The RDM is responsible for managing, coordinating and developing all aspects of the relationship with local authorities, at all levels. This is a highly responsible role and will have a direct impact on the quality of programme implementation. As well as ensuring planned elements of the programme are delivered, it involves responding to new and unexpected issues, as well as identifying areas for improvement and leading on change. It provides the opportunity to create effective relationships at all organisational levels, and to apply and further develop high level communication skills at both 1:1 and wider group level. There is a focus on building direct human relationships, with post-holders spending time on-site with their local authorities to achieve shared goals.