UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated, and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as our Research, Evaluation and Participation Manager. In this critical role you will help us demonstrate UNICEF UK’s impact for children, by using evidence to effectively guide our domestic programming, advocacy, and youth engagement work. You will also provide high quality research and evidence to inform decisions; support on-going evaluation and deliver better outcomes for children.

To support this vital work, you will bring substantial experience working in the field of research and evaluation in the voluntary or public sector. You will draw on your skills of developing programmatic theories of change, alongside monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEAL) structures and supporting outcome frameworks. Knowledge and expertise in implementing and analysing different quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation techniques (including participatory approaches) to assess impact for beneficiaries will also be vital in enabling the development of a comprehensive evidence base and ultimately change for children.

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 25 October 2021.

Interview date: Wednesday, 3 November 2021 via video conferencing.

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.We are expecting to move to a hybrid approach (part home/part office based) when our office reopens.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Unicef UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

About Young Enterprise
Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-moving, youth-focused charity.

About the role 
We are looking for a proactive individual to join our team. You will support monitoring and evaluation across all of Young Enterprise’s delivery – including a suite of over 25 programmes and services, fundraising, marketing, volunteering and alumni activity. You will be involved in collating learning from across Young Enterprise, including leading on data collection through our existing systems, analysis and disseminating findings through various means including our evidence hub, external reports, senior leadership updates and internal project reports.

This is a fast-moving role which will require you to have a flexible approach. You will be able to work independently on monitoring and evaluation tasks (with guidance from the Impact and Evaluation manager) while working closely with colleagues from a range of teams and functions across the charity. The ability to manage your workload across multiple projects is a key part of this role, as well as thinking broadly and creatively about improving and embedding good impact practice at Young Enterprise as an integral part of YE’s No Time Like The Future strategy.

This is a permanent position, with full-time or part-time options (minimum 30 hours per week). The role may be London office-based or home-based with travel required.

Why work for us?

• People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance

Full details can be found in the attached Job Description. If this role appeals to you - we would like to hear from you!

Interviews will take place via videocall on Wednesday 3rd November.

The Medical Research Foundation is searching for a Senior Research Evaluation Manager to shape and lead the evaluation of the impact of our funded research, to demonstrate the impact we are making in our strategy to fund the very best medical research to change lives.

Many of the diseases and conditions that affect human health have been cured or overcome as a result of medical research. But there will always be more to do. Although significant resources are being spent around the world developing exciting new treatments and therapies, there are areas of medical need that receive little or no support - and people’s lives that see no improvement. That’s where we step in.

The Medical Research Foundation is an independent charitable foundation. Formed by the Medical Research Council (MRC), we fund and support the most promising health research wherever we discover great opportunities that are not being pursued. We use our donations responsibly and ensure we make the greatest impact where it is most needed.

About the Role

To fund more of this research, we need to be able to persuade donors that what we do is impactful and that the funding that we provide makes a difference, as well as deliver on our strategy of funding research which is high need, low investment.  To do this we need to capture and report on the outputs and impact of the research that we support and present the data and tell the stories that demonstrate impact.  You will join our rapidly expanding team in our central London offices to provide leadership for our monitoring and evaluation processes and ensure that we have a sound evidence-base to support our funding schemes and of the outputs and impact of individual research projects.  You will be motivated to learn and develop your skills in those aspects of the role where you have less experience.

What you will do in the role

• develop appropriate M&E systems and tools that align with our new Theory of Change and M&E framework to demonstrate the impact of funding calls and schemes.
• optimise the use of the existing Researchfish and end-of-grant reporting tools.
• optimise other data collection points to support M&E e.g. applications.
• implement, review and revise the new M&E systems and tools.
• develop a three-year schedule of M&E activities and reviews, evaluate and revise for the future.
• oversee data collection and analysis
• keep abreast of tools and methods for M&E and data visualisation, and be a source of expertise in this area.
• lead on impact reporting; write and contribute to reports; present to our Board of Trustees and wider external audiences.

What you can bring to the role

• experience of implementation or management of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment and reporting
• data collection and collation skills using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies
• experience managing databases and interpreting and analysing large volumes of data
• an understanding of theories, concepts and approaches to evaluation
• strong data collection, visualisation and analysis skills
• a good understanding of data management and GDPR

Our offer:

• A salary up to £43,000 (pro rata), dependent on experience.
• Part-time hours of 18-25.2 hours per week (0.5-0.7 FTE) worked over 3-5 days. 
• Annual pay award, performance award scheme and other rewards.
• Generous pension contribution, with no qualifying period.
• 30 days annual leave each year, plus public holidays.
• Flexi-time system and core working hours of 10am to 4pm.
• Employee assistance programme and other health-related benefits.
• An opportunity to make a difference to human health.
• Fantastic colleagues.

This role will be on a 2 year contract in the first instance

The vacancy will close on or before 20 October 2021 and we advise you to apply as soon as possible.  Applications will be considered as they are received and the vacancy will close early if a suitable candidate is found.

A copy of the recruitment information pack and equal opportunities monitoring form are attached as separate documents for you to download.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic research professional to support the evaluation and impact of Making the Leap’s work across various strands of the organisation.

Making The Leap is a small and innovative social justice charity that aims to make a big difference. From direct delivery to advocacy and leadership, we refuse to stay in our lane and believe passionately that those we serve have the right to be anything they want to be. To say that this is an exciting time for the organisation would be an understatement, as our incredible funders, donors, partners and supporters have given us the chance to move to the next level, and to have further influence and delivery nationally.

The shared soul of the organisation is to be passionate about helping young people from less-advantaged backgrounds; building up, partnering with and supporting other charities and community groups; working with businesses and organisations to get things done; and caring deeply about addressing racial inequity generally (and anti-Blackness in particular). The people here work hard, are good at what they do, and for so many it is ‘home’, with an average tenure of 11 years. It’s a nice environment to be in, friendly, flexible and one that gives you the reward of making a tangible difference in people’s lives – it’s great.

The organisation has a number of strands: core Making The Leap activities; the UK Social Mobility Awards; the Social Mobility Podcast and our new initiative Black Charity Leaders.

The Film and TV Charity is seeking an innovative, dynamic, and solutions-driven Impact and Evaluation Manager to join a team that is radically reimagining the way they support people working behind the scenes in film, TV and cinema.

The film, TV and cinema sector is a jewel in the UK's crown, both in terms of our exceptional creative talent and the sector's growing economic importance, but a culture of long hours, challenging conditions, and an acceptance of a long-held status quo also mean it can be an incredibly tough sector to work in, with the retention of talent an ongoing problem as a result.

In 2019, research commissioned by the charity found that 9 in 10 working behind the scenes had experienced poor mental health. The pandemic has only served to exacerbate the problem, while the harrowing conversation that followed the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 have further highlighted the systemic nature of discrimination.

Since the introduction of the Film and TV Support Line in 2018, the charity has been on an exciting journey of change and has joined industry partners at the forefront of the movement to make work better for everyone in the industry. The charity is providing, and continuing to develop, mental health and wellbeing support, financial support and advice, and a host of practical resources that are making a difference to thousands of people every year, but its ambitions are necessarily bolder.

The charity's Impact and Evaluation Manager will be responsible for the development of robust frameworks and tools to evaluate our performance against our mission, enabling us to tell compelling stories to our donors, and to drive continuous improvement. The successful candidate will need to drive a culture of impact evaluation and continuous improvement across the charity, ensuring impact informs decisions at every level. You will be working closely with the Development team to inform and develop the impact stories that underpin our case for support to donors, large and small.

The role is a new one and will suit a candidate with strong, demonstrable experience of impact measurement, statistical analysis, and service/programme evaluation in a similar sector. As well as being an exceptional communicator, the successful candidate will need to have strong analytical and numeracy skills, the ability to interpret data, and produce reports.

The candidate will need to be confident in using MS suite and Salesforce and handle and distil large quantities of data. An understanding of how the film and/or television industry works is preferable, as is a real desire to be part of a team that is passionate about making a difference. You will be a committed team member, but also confident working on your own initiative.

The charity recognises that people from some backgrounds are under-represented in the film and TV industry and in the third sector and is committed to doing what it can to correct this. Therefore, we are especially keen to receive applications from people of colour; people with disabilities; those who identify as LGBTQIA; people with a mental health condition; and people who identify as working class now or in the past.

Location: Golden Square, London (with the flexibility for some remote working)

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 (pro rata) per annum plus excellent benefits

Contract: Permanent Part Time (3/5)

Closing date for applications: 9.00am on Friday 15th October 2021

If you would like to receive the full job description for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Shweta Prabhakar at Harris Hill via the apply button.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Impact & Evaluation Manager, an opportunity to join a Social Welfare charity, based in Central London.

The Impact and Evaluation Manager role is newly created and will lead the Impact & Evaluation function of the charity.

As the Impact and Evaluation Manager, with the support of the Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst, you will develop, implement, and embed outcomes framework to measure the impact of support, services and grant making that help inform the development of support and services.

• Evaluate the delivery of the current strategy, what lessons can be learned to help shape a new strategy.
• Effective monitoring, evaluation and impact analysis frameworks across the grant making and service delivery programmes.
• Evaluate findings to provide qualitative and quantitative analysis of grants, support, and services.
• Support the Director to monitor and report on progress against the current strategy and impact through the Corporate Plan and Impact Report

Our client is looking for an experienced Impact & Evaluation Manager, with proven ability to:

• Develop impact and evaluation programmes and able to apply new or innovative approaches to monitoring and evaluation within a grant making or similar organisation.
• A proven track record of collecting, analysing and presenting evaluation data to a high standard.
• Experience of using qualitative and quantitative data to drive continuous organisational improvement.
• Line management experience.

Job Title – Senior Impact and Evaluation Officer  

Department – Impact and Evaluation

Salary - £28,000 - £30,000 per annum depending on experience

Contract Type – Fixed term, 12 months (maternity leave cover), full time (37.5 hours per week)

Benefits - 8% non-contributary pension, private medical healthcare, life insurance, 25 days annual leave FTE (with additional non-contractual time at Christmas when the office is closed), season ticket loan scheme

Location – Flexible: London Office, The Kia Oval / remote

Reporting to – Head of Impact and Evaluation

Closing Date – 24/10/2021

1. Background

Chance to Shine is a national charity that aims to give all children the opportunity to play, learn and develop through cricket. We believe that our programmes can support the physical, personal, mental and social wellbeing of the 600,000 children that we work with every year.

Chance to Shine Schools programme has introduced five million state school children to cricket over the last 15 years. 84% of the teachers we surveyed agreed their pupils had developed a positive attitude towards physical activity through taking part. 82% saw their pupils increase in confidence and teamworking skills.

Chance to Shine Street was set up to reach young people in disadvantaged areas. Street is a fast, fun, free and exciting version of cricket requiring limited equipment. The programme engages more than 5,000 young people each year across 200 projects. 66% of our participants are from the 30% most deprived areas of England and 81% are from ethnically diverse communities.

As a charity, we need to understand who takes part in our programmes and whether we have helped to improve their lives. This is the role of the Impact and Evaluation team. We closely monitor our programmes and carry out research with thousands of teachers, children and young people through surveys, focus groups and interviews. We analyse data, write reports and bring it all to life in our annual impact report.

1. Purpose of the Role

Working in the Impact and Evaluation team, the Senior Impact and Evaluation Officer will support and lead on research projects with thousands of teachers, coaches, children, young people and families. They will play an important role in monitoring Chance to Shine programmes.

They will work directly with the Head of Impact and Evaluation and Research Administrative Assistant, while also working closely with the Operations and Fundraising teams.

As an example, recent work has included: longitudinal telephone interviews with parents/carers of Street participants to understand the impact of Covid-19 on their family; summarising participant demographic data to support a Trust and Foundations funding application; designing a start/end of programme survey for those taking part in our Secondary Girls Leadership programme.  

This role does not require an understanding of cricket but does require an interest in supporting young people to develop their physical, personal, social and mental wellbeing.

1. Key Responsibilities

Monitoring of Chance to Shine programmes

The Senior Impact and Evaluation Officer plays a key role in the collection, quality assurance and use of monitoring information. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead on regular data quality checks: develop quality assurance indicators, interrogate the accuracy of data and work with the Operations team to communicate improvements needed to delivery partners.

• Lead on regular KPI reporting: design and compile half-termly KPI reports, work with and support the Operations team to understand delivery partner progress against plans, support the Fundraising team to communicate programme delivery information to funders.

• Support the management of the digital monitoring system: design reports, develop guidance materials and respond to data requests from within the organisation.

Impact research and evaluation

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Carry out fieldwork and analysis: recruit and co-ordinate research participants, run surveys, conduct interviews and focus groups, carry out literature reviews, carry out qualitative and quantitative analysis.

• Lead bespoke research and evaluation projects from end-to-end: develop theory of change and logic models, design evaluation frameworks and research tools, project manage fieldwork.

• Disseminate research and evaluation findings: write and present reports and case studies to internal and external audiences.

• Support all departments across Chance to Shine, in particular Fundraising, in making the case for external investment in our work. Within this, lead in supporting the Trust and Foundations Manager to incorporate impact findings into reports and design evaluation frameworks for specific partnerships.

• Support delivery partners to develop high quality case studies.

1. Key relationships

• Chief Executive and the Chance to Shine senior management team

• Operations, Fundraising, Finance, PR & Communications teams

• ECB and County Cricket Boards

• Sport England

1. Skills, knowledge & personal competencies

The job holder should be able to demonstrate the following:

• A passion for improving children and young people’s lives; an interest in young people’s physical, personal, mental and social wellbeing.

• Confidence with numbers, cleaning and organising data.

• Highly organised and excellent attention to detail.

• Clear written communication skills

• An effective and enthusiastic team player

• Willingness to learn new skills on the job

• Enthusiasm to embrace Chance to Shine values: inspiring, ambitious, passionate, inclusive and fun.

1. Experience & qualifications

• Experience of using Excel or similar packages to clean, summarise and carry out descriptive analysis of quantitative data.

• Experience of carrying out research with people e.g. survey design, focus groups and interviews.  

• Experience of reporting on quantitative and qualitative research

• Experience of producing clear written communication

• Experience of working or carrying out research with children, young people or teachers

To apply:

Please send your CV and covering letter by 24/10/2021 

We’re working hard to embed equity, diversity and inclusion across all areas of our work – we know diversity and diversity of thought will help us thrive as an organisation and be more effective in what we do.

Within our values at Chance to Shine, to be inclusive sits at the heart of our mission. During your time with us we want you to feel involved in all aspects of our work, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, neuro-diversity, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are committed to ensuring that the diversity of our staff team reflects the full diversity of the young people that we serve through our programmes, particularly People of Colour, LGBTQ and those with disabilities. Therefore, we welcome applications from a broad spectrum of communities.

Please help us to improve our inclusivity by completing the following anonymous monitoring form. It will not form part of the selection process but will enable us to monitor how effectively we are attracting and recruiting people from different backgrounds. 

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend any interview, please let us know.

Unfortunately, we can only respond to those who are invited to interviews.

Thank you for your interest.

Right To Play is a global organisation that protects, educates and empowers children to rise above adversity using play. By harnessing play, one of the most powerful and fundamental forces in a child’s life, we helped 2.3 million children last year to stay in school and out of work, to prevent life-threatening diseases like HIV and malaria and to stay safe from exploitation and abuse. We are the only global development organization focused exclusively on using play to transform the lives of children and youth impacted by poverty, war, disease and inequality.

Established in 2000, Right To Play reaches children through experiential programming in 15 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. These programs are supported by our headquarters in Toronto, Canada; London, UK and eight national offices across Europe (Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK) and North America (Canada, US).

With a shared passion for our mission, our Culture Code guides how we act and interact based on five core pillars:

• Accept Everyone – Be intentional about inclusion
• Make Things Happen – Seek opportunities to lead and innovate
• Display Courage – Act with integrity
• Demonstrate Care – Look after yourself and one another
• Be Playful – Have fun at work

JOB SUMMARY:

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager will support the transformation of Right to Play (RTP) into a learning and evidence-driven organization, ensuring effective systems and processes to ensure best practice across the program teams. The MEL Manager, Global will be contributing to the implementation of RTP’s MEL strategy across the organization and assigned countries which responds to the following strategic objectives: Implement an ​Evidence-Driven Approach, leveraging the use of technology to improve data quality and enabling real-time monitoring, learning and decision-making. ​

The MEL Manager, Global will oversee internal and external program evaluations to develop and promote a learning agenda to inform program strategy and funding decisions. The MEL Manager, Global’s primary focus is to lead the design and implementation of projects’ MEL systems and processes capable of tracking progress against identified targets and determining its effectiveness across assigned countries; to support the implementation of the information systems; and to support country teams in developing and implementing the monitoring and evaluation frameworks. They will also manage and oversee multi-country evaluations as well as lead on producing deliverables aligned with the MEL strategy’s objectives.

Reporting to the Director, MEL working in close cooperation with other MEL team members in Right To Play’s country offices and fundraising teams to achieve global goals for children, this role requires a high level of collaboration and coordination.

The position will be based in London, UK; however, extensive travel locally and internationally (up to 50%) is required. Given the impact of COVID-19, travel requirements may potentially change, and employees may work from home in the initial months of employment.

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Job Responsibility #1: Quality Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and Systems (45% of Time):

• Leads in provision of technical support to ensure quality implementation of assigned RTP’s program measurement strategies, with a specific emphasis on statistical metrics, rigorous sampling frameworks, and quantitative measurements.
• Manages the review of data coming from monitoring and evaluation systems such as DEVRESULTS to track the quality of RTP’s multi-country, global programs and design improvement measures as required to adhere to current international standards and best practices in the education and/or health sector.
• Supports outcomes reporting processes by coordinating outcomes reports, reviewing content, providing technical support, and analysing global data.

Commissioning and Management of Evaluations

• Leads assigned countries’ donor evaluations, ensuring evaluations are balanced across core evaluation principles and that they promote a learning agenda that builds the knowledge necessary to inform program planning, funding decisions, and strategic directions for the organization. 
• Ensures that evaluation variables are strategically identified and donor requirements are measured. 
• Leads and contributes to evaluation design, data collection methods and process, data analysis, and representation of findings using the highest scientific rigor and contextual relevance possible. 

Research Design, Implementation and Partnership: 

• Provides technical inputs into academic and operational research proposals and determining suitability and degree of alignment with organizational priorities.  Develop guidelines and protocols for academic and operational research on Right To Play programs.
• Prepares papers, reports and articles for external public consumption that may include academic journals, industry publications, advocacy forums, other NGO’s etc.
• Accurately presents Right To Play findings at conferences, forums, special interest groups nationally and internationally.

Learning, Dissemination, and Data Utilization (Internal and External)

• Ensures that staff across the organization are learning about and discussing findings from outcome assessments, evaluations, and research studies, and that key findings are informing ongoing planning and decision-making.

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Job Responsibility #2: Implementation of the Measurement Strategy and Planning (20% of Time):

• Ensures assigned quality implementation of the organizational measurement strategy, monitors and reports on performance indicators and variances.
• Develops and manages assigned sections of MEL strategy, annual plans and budgets for implementation of Global MEL priorities and change projects.
• Leads on assigned research that advances the ability of Right To Play to contribute to the field of knowledge in our sectors of operation.
• Participate and provides MEL technical inputs for Community of Practice (CoP) Meetings.

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Job Responsibility #3: Country Office Collaboration and Support (25% of Time):

• In collaboration with Country Office MEL colleagues, supports and provides technical guidance to country-level MEL staff with the implementation of key measurement activities.
• In collaboration with Country Office MEL colleagues, works to develop a strong monitoring and evaluation frameworks across the different RTP thematic areas.
• Engages regularly in the MEL Community of Practice with Country Office MEL colleagues.
• Supports MEL staff in the implementation of the Global MEL Strategy and related systems, processes and tools and provides solutions to the challenges in their implementation.
• Leads, mentors, trains and provides technical support to the M&E Team (including Field Offices) to build capacity in M&E systems and to enhance M&E vision and systems.

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Job Responsibility #4: Program Planning and Organizational Support (10% of Time):

• Provides technical support in evaluation systems, Results-Based Management and project development. 
• Collaborates with Right To Play teams to support resource development, effective training delivery, project planning and development, proposal writing program implementation, and communications.
• Reviews annual program plans to ensure adequate and complete monitoring and evaluation plans are included.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:

• Master’s degree in social sciences, international development or equivalent experience and education.
• Training or certification in statistics, mixed and quantitative measurement strategies, and/or research methods.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 6 years of experience in the International Development and/or Humanitarian sector with substantial overseas experience.
• Managing program evaluation in the international development context. 
• Providing technical support and managing program evaluations in a multi-country setting. 
• Developing measurement frameworks for education or health programs.
• Experience in the application of quantitative data collection, analysis and reporting and the creation and sourcing of appropriate tools.
• Experience in the field of education and technology, and/or SHR and GBV is an asset.
• Working with major international development donors or foundations.
• Implementing systems for capturing impact and performance data to facilitate organizational learning and evidence.

COMPETENCIES / PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills to think and plan strategically and the ability to translate this into practical and feasible operational program planning both in written and verbal formats.
• Demonstrates a high level of interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including the ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, social and political issues.
• Proven ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts and to prepare concise and well-written evaluation reports for different audiences – technical, management, government, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure, working with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Highly adaptable and able to work with people from various backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to collaborate amongst an international and multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work with vulnerable people and ensure high safeguarding standards when undertaking data collection.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

• Demonstrated skills and use of both quantitative data analysis and visualisation software (e.g. SPSS, STATA and/or Dedoose, PowerBI, Tableau, etc.)
• Excellent knowledge and ability in statistical analysis.
• Demonstrated ability with budget management.
• Strong analytical skills, including research.
• Proficient experience of working with Microsoft Office applications.
• Extensive use of tools and resources for mobile data collection.

LANGUAGES:

• Fluency in oral and written English.
• Fluency in oral and written French is an asset.

WHO YOU ARE:

You are an aspiring global professional with an attention to details and data. You can manage complex processes and have an inherent passion for research and evaluation-type activities. You are also passionate about global issues and would like to contribute to international development through monitoring, evaluation, and learning.

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

The opportunity to work with a passionate, innovative and collaborative team where you have the ability to make things happen. You will gain experience working for a globally recognized organization with a healthy culture premised on our Culture Code (accept everyone, make things happen, display courage, demonstrate care and be playful). In addition, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package including flexible work policy (e.g. work from home and flexible hours), 25-day annual leaves, and up to 5 personal learning and development days per year.

The Girls' Network is looking for an enthusiastic Monitoring and Evaluation Manager to progress our work in understanding the impact our award-winning mentoring schemes have on the girls we work with. We are passionate about improving the futures for the most disadvantaged girls in our communities, and we want you to help collect, analyse and communicate the data and evidence that shows clearly the impact our programmes are having, and to inform how we might alter our programmes to further improve impact.  In addition, we'd like you to enable us to meaningfully contribute to public discourse on the experience of teenage girls in the UK, on social mobility, and on the future of women’s leadership using available and newly created resources, data and insights.

Following the Brexit vote, international trade has become one of the government’s top priorities, and has received a huge amount of public and media interest. The UK has a unique opportunity to develop trade policy which responds to key policy priorities such as tackling climate change, responding to and recovering from the Covid pandemic, and delivering on the UK’s international commitments such as the Sustainable Development Goals. However, the government’s proposed trade deals could undermine action in these areas. To date there is no clear strategy to ensure that trade deals are aligned with the UK’s other policy objectives, instead the Government’s primary objective has been to deliver as many new trade agreements as possible. 

The Senior Researcher’s role is to ensure TJM has timely, in depth analysis of trade negotiations, agreements, legislation and other relevant Government policy to support our role as a source of intelligence for other civil society organisations and our work in parliament and with the media: 

• Develop a strategy to ensure TJM is able to analyse trade deals and any information about negotiations or policies coming from the Government;

• Undertake analysis, usually with a quick turnaround time, of trade agreements, updates on negotiations and other relevant Government documents;

• Occasionally commission and manage external contractors to deliver analysis; 

• Produce regular reports and briefings for the TJM secretariat and other organisational partners;

• Develop and maintain good relationships with civil service departments, particularly DIT but also the Cabinet Office, BEIS, DIT and Defra with a view to ensuring TJM has access to as much useful information as possible.

Working with a small team, you will need both a strong ability to manage your own time and work plan, occasionally manage external consultants and to be proactive in developing relevant external relationships. This is an exciting opportunity to make a big impact as the UK develops its independent trade policy.

The Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) is an ambitious charity established to champion and support the use of effective early intervention to improve the lives of children and young people at risk of experiencing poor outcomes.  As a member of the government’s What Works Network, we play a pivotal role as the go-to source for evidence and advice on effective early intervention.

Our research officers play a key role in making this happen, by generating and reviewing evidence on what works, and developing resources that support the translation of this information for policymakers, commissioners and practitioners. We are now looking to expand our team to support our work programmes in early years, mental health and wellbeing, vulnerability and applied evaluation. We are seeking exceptional and committed people who want the opportunity to develop their research and evaluation skills in a small but committed and professional team. The right people will have a passion for conducting high-quality research, using a variety of methods and have a strong knowledge of impact evaluation methodologies .  They will also have a passion for producing work that changes policy and practice. 

If you are looking to use and develop your research skills, work across a diverse portfolio of work, contribute to research that will have a real impact and develop your research career within a team of passionate and dedicated professionals, we want to hear from you.

To apply and for further details click on "Apply on website."

The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Monday 01 November 2021.  There is a three-stage application process, with panel interviews (in person and virtual) provisionally set for week commencing 22 November 2021. 

Our people are at the heart of everything we do at EIF.  It’s vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of our stakeholders and the wider society in the UK, so we’re proud to be committed to encouraging applicants from diverse backgrounds and communities. We also recognise the importance of a good work life balance, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including part-time and job shares for our roles and home and office-based work locations.

About the Young Foundation

Connected, thriving communities are the foundation of our society. They keep us safer, happier and healthier – more resilient and able to face shared challenges. Today, the Young Foundation’s mission is to enable the development of connected, more sustainable and stronger communities across the UK. We do this through amplifying the stories and lived experiences of people in our communities; using this to drive locally-led community action and enterprise. We use what we learn across different communities to spot national patterns of need and opportunity, then work with national partners to support new ideas to tackle those shared challenges. Bringing together our own – and other people’s – work, we are building a shared body of evidence, tools and insight about how communities are taking action on the issues that affect them.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Researcher who has the experience and expertise to manage teams and varied projects and programmes of work where required – from evaluation of social innovations to analysing and synthesising ‘what’s working’ on a range of community issues. We aim for the insight we generate to inspire support for social change and influence policy and practice.

This role will lead on a range of evaluation and research projects, which could cover anything from peer research with young people, to evaluation and insight projects with local communities, to undertaking desk-based research as part of ground-breaking new research projects.  Some of these projects will be shorter pieces of work over a number of months, whereas other pieces of work might run over multiple years.

While the majority of our research is qualitative, we also increasingly carry out innovative analyses of unusual data sets or combine data sets in new ways (e.g. our Flipping the Coin research) and so we welcome applicants with an interest and skills in this area.

We are looking for an individual who has the research skills and confidence to explore new methods or to take a new approach to seemingly entrenched issues. Our work is collaborative and we will expect you to be a team player, helping support and develop more junior researchers and support colleagues who are not research specialists. You will work closely with the Heads of Research and Institute for Community Studies to deliver a broad range of projects and raise our profile externally as producers of useful, innovative and creatively shared insights.

The role would suit a motivated self-starter with a passion for the work we do, and a deep understanding of the issues we tackle. A strong conviction for the role that research and evaluation can play in influencing and shaping policy, practice and opportunities for change is essential.  You will have a strong track record in producing high quality, impactful publications and a creative flair for communication.

Benefits: 25 days annual, plus bank holidays and  3 days off between Christmas and New Years.

For more information and how to apply, please visit our website. 

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 1st November 2021.

The selection process will consist of a virtual interview and task. Shortlisted candidates will be informed by 5th November.

Interviews will take place on the 8th or 9th November via video-call.

The Young Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and as part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our team we actively encourage people from Black and Ethnic Minority or other under-represented groups to apply for this role. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

About the Freedom Fund

The Freedom Fund is a leader in the global movement to end modern slavery. We identify and invest in the most effective frontline efforts to eradicate modern slavery in the countries and sectors where it is most prevalent. Partnering with visionary investors, governments, community-based organisations and those at risk of exploitation, we tackle the systems that allow slavery to persist and thrive.

In its first seven years, the Freedom Fund has supported over 140 organisations in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand. Many of these are grassroots NGOs working in communities affected by slavery, and collectively they have had a direct positive impact on over 900,000 vulnerable people.

The Fund supports interventions at the community level and also seeks to change broader systems, including weak government policy and enforcement, irresponsible business practices and harmful social norms. We seek to build civil society coalitions and foster social movements to help drive change from the bottom up, while also working internationally to influence the global systems that allow slavery to persist. The Fund has built a reputation for excellence and is backed by a diverse group of donors.

About the role

The Senior Research & Evaluation Manager is an exciting role for an ambitious individual looking to guide and help deliver an influential portfolio of research. The successful candidate will help shape our overall research strategy, directly supervise external studies across four countries and play a critical role in sharing research findings and lessons learnt with the broader anti-slavery community.

This post will report to the Head of Research & Evaluation and work closely with Freedom Fund colleagues at all levels, as well as with civil society organisations and academic partners around the world. The Research & Evaluation team is based in our London office, the Freedom Fund also has offices in New York and Addis Ababa, and we will also consider candidates who can work remotely from Brazil or Washington D.C. When Covid-19 restrictions are lifted and safe to do so, this post will also require some international travel.

For more information on the opportunity, please find the job description attached. 

Head of Research and Clinical Trials

Harrogate with frequent travel across the Yorkshire region

About Us

Yorkshire Cancer Research is the largest independent cancer charity in England. With an ambitious goal of saving 2000 lives a year, it is an exciting time to be joining the charity. Every week in Yorkshire almost 600 people are told they have cancer, by working for Yorkshire Cancer Research you are helping to protect and save these lives.

Yorkshire is big, beautiful and diverse and, as an inclusive employer, our aim is that our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is central to us achieving our strategic goal of saving more lives in our region. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development. As part of this we are expanding our team at our Head Office and a number of new roles are being created. As such, we are now looking for a Head of Research and Clinical Trials to support our Research and Services team.

The Benefits
 

We offer all our employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Harrogate train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Head of Research and Clinical Trials, you will strive for excellence in everything you do, have integrity, champion expertise through improvement and innovation and be a great team player. To find out more about our values and how important they are to us, please visit our website.

The Role
 

As our Head of Research and Clinical Trials, you will be responsible for developing, delivering and managing a portfolio of interventional research to ensure the charity meets its ambitious goal of saving 2000 lives each year in Yorkshire.

Supporting the Director of Research, Services and Policy, your role will involve delivering our funding rounds that comply with the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) peer review guidance from launch to completion; strengthening our patient and public involvement in all of our research funding processes; ensuring the highest standards of research governance; leading on the development of a new ‘Clinical Trial Development’ function as well as contribute to the refinement and implementation of the strategic aims of the charity.
 

Specifically, you will:

- Lead the Research Funding Team to run our response mode funding.

- Develop new processes to identify, generate, review and fund proposals for new clinical trials that will meet our KPIs and strategic objectives.

- Lead the Research Funding Team to identify and agree appropriate KPIs that can be monitored for all funded projects and effectively manage the Research Awards to ensure all allocated funding is used as planned and the impact is monitored.

- Build on the charity’s involvement of people affected by cancer through our Research Advisory Panel and further develop and strengthen our patient and public involvement (PPI) work in all aspects of our Research Funding.

- Support the development of a new PPI function that will support the research, services, policy and communications work of the charity.

- Review and develop effective research governance and ensure that our governance structures and peer review processes are in accordance with AMRC guidelines and best practice.

- Collaborate with key organisations, professional bodies, relevant institutions and individuals as well as ensuring public and patient involvement to develop research trials.

-Manage your line reports through effective leadership, ensuring the ongoing coaching and development of all team members.

- Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation and deputise for the Director of Research, Services & Policy as required.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will need:

- A Post Graduate Qualification in a relevant subject area with strong up to date knowledge and experience of successfully developing and leading research funding functions in the charity or public sector.

- Excellent track record of management and leadership, with proven experience at a senior manager/team leader level in a relevant environment such as delivering or commissioning research in the charity sector. 

- Substantial experience of implementing, managing and evaluating a strategic portfolio of human intervention research studies.

- Experience of developing research and clinical trial proposals in collaboration with a broad range of external senior and operational stakeholders including Universities and Clinical Research Organisations, in addition to patients.

- In depth understanding and awareness of the medical research funding and clinical research delivery landscape such as AMRC standards and guidance, clinical research management in the UK, research ethics, the role of the NIHR CRN, role and function of CTUs, good practice around IP management and exploitation, open access publication policies etc.

Before applying, please view the full role profile and visit our Careers Page to find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

To apply please submit a CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, People Partner before 31st October. Please read our privacy notice before applying.

The charity is a responsible and flexible employer.  We welcome any discussion for flexible working at interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact us.