Senior Research and Learning Advisor

Salary: £49,100 - £50,740 per annum

Contract Type: 2-Year Fixed Term Contract

Location: 1 St John's Lane, London, EC1M 4AR

Closing date:25 October 2026 at 11pm

Interview date: w/c 2 November 2026

About CARE

CARE International is a global humanitarian organisation leading the fight to end poverty in the world’s most challenging situations. Women and girls are at the centre of our work, because we cannot overcome poverty and inequality until all people have equal rights and opportunities. We know that when a crisis erupts, women are often the first to pick up the pieces, so we work alongside women, so they have the power to make change where it’s needed most. Founded in 1945, CARE currently works in over 100 countries and last year alone reached 53.4 million people through nearly 1,500 projects.

Why work for CARE International UK?

This is an exciting opportunity to shape how CARE International UK generates, applies and shares evidence to strengthen the quality and impact of our programmes. As Senior Research and Learning Advisor, you will work across teams and with partners to turn learning into practical improvements, develop the evidence base in key strategic areas, and help demonstrate what works for women and girls in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. 

About the role

The Senior Research and Learning Advisor will lead the development and delivery of high-quality research and learning that strengthens implementation and impact across CARE International UK. The role will coordinate and deliver strategic research priorities, support teams to generate and use evidence, and translate findings into accessible learning products, recommendations, and influencing messages. Working closely with programme, policy, advocacy, fundraising and communications colleagues, as well as CARE country offices, partners, researchers and wider sector networks, the postholder will help embed a culture of reflection, adaptation and evidence-informed decision-making.

You will bring strong research, evaluation and learning expertise, with the ability to design robust approaches, assess evidence critically, and communicate complex findings clearly to varied audiences. You will be an effective collaborator and facilitator, able to build trusted relationships across cultures and organisations, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality work to deadlines. Sound judgement, curiosity, and a practical understanding of how evidence can improve programmes and influence change will be essential.

About you

You will be an experienced research and learning professional with a strong track record of designing and delivering applied research, evaluations or evidence initiatives in international development or humanitarian contexts. You will have significant experience using a wide array of different methodological approaches and will be confident mixing methods in order to build compelling evidence that pushes forward our understanding of our impact, and practice. You will combine rigorous analytical skills with the ability to turn complex evidence into clear, practical insights for diverse audiences. Collaborative organised and proactive, you will be confident managing projects and external partners, facilitating learning across teams and building trusted relationships across cultures. A strong commitment to gender equality and locally led approaches are essential.

Behavioural Competency Framework

At CARE International UK, living our behavioural competencies is an expectation for all staff and is fundamental to how we achieve our goals and uphold our values.  These competencies focus on how people are expected to work: not what they deliver, but how they go about it. It sets out the behaviours and ways of working that helps us live our values and Feminist Leadership Principles every day. It is a shared language for how we make decisions, work inclusively, build trust, support one another, develop people and learn from experiences. 

Further information on the framework is provided on the Behavioural Competency Framework Summary document attached in the advert.

Right to Work in the UK

All applicants must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom at the time of appointment. Proof of right to work will be required as part of the recruitment process. For more information, please visit theUK Government's guidance on right to work. 

If you do not currently have the right to work in the UK, this will be discussed with you during the recruitment process. Please note that not all roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. Further information on sponsorship eligibility can be foundhere. 

Safeguarding

CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any abuse or sexual harassment or exploitation of people in crisis by any of our staff, representatives or partners. CARE International UK expects all staff to share this commitment through our Safeguarding Policy  and our Code of Conduct. They are responsible for ensuring they understand and work within the remit of these policies throughout their time at CARE International UK.

Safeguarding the communities we work with is our top priority in everything we do, including recruitment. All offers of employment at CARE International UK are subject to:

• Satisfactory references. CARE International UK participates in theInter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (link here).In line with this Scheme, we willrequest information from successful applicants’ previous employersabout any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment,or incidents under investigationwhen the applicant left employment.

• Appropriate criminal record checks (including a Bridger check).

By submitting an application, the applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) 

We are committed tocreating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are aDisability Confident Employerand particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities. We guarantee interviews to applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role (see person specification). If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please do get in touch by sending an email to HR.

We also encourage people from minoritised communities to apply for roles at CARE International UK. 

CARE’s EDI Vision Statement 

We are guided by the communities we serve and grounded by our values which are: women-centred, inclusive, collaborative and quality. We share power responsibly and transparently, we earn trust and are accountable to each other, and we create supportive spaces for collaboration so that everyone is empowered to share ideas. Equity, diversity and inclusion are embedded in all we do - creating ways for everyone to be heard, respected and to thrive.