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The Research & Evaluation Officer, Children and Young People is part of the Research & Evaluation team with a focus on supporting authentic co-creation and young people’s engagement. The role supports the Head of Research & Evaluation and Reading Rewired project team, as well as our programme teams supporting children’s and young people’s reading, in exploring methods of engaging more young people in reading and demonstrating the value, reach and impact of the Charity’s work in the delivery of reading-related benefits.
Travel across England will be required as part of this role, with some co-creation sessions expected to take place during the evenings or at weekends, depending on scheduling preferences of the young people involved in the project.
Purpose of the post
The Research & Evaluation Officer, Children and Young People role will deliver co-creation activity with young people aged 10-16, related to the Arts Council England (ACE)-funded new Reading Rewired project, which aims to develop young people’s reading engagement in libraries. As part of this activity, the role will:
·Work with The Reading Agency, Libraries Rising, immersive digital creative studio RamJam and nine library authorities across England to develop youth-led approaches to reader development in libraries, to enhance young people’s skills, reading engagement and library use, and support library skills and confidence in working with young people.
·Be responsible for championing youth participation across the Reading Rewired project, ensuring young people are central to the design and decision making of the programme.
This role will also support wider functions across our children and young people’s work, combining a mix of skills and experience including co-production, research, evaluation and programme development.
What you will do
Co-creation
·Design and deliver co-creation activities with young people aged 10-16 for the new Reading Rewired project, ensuring the project listens and responds to young people, particularly those who are often left out of conversations around reading.
·Facilitate co-creation sessions alongside library staff in nine library authorities across England: Camden, Devon, Kent, Kirklees, Knowsley, Norfolk, North Northamptonshire, Sandwell and Stockton, supporting library skills and confidence in working with young people.
·Work alongside immersive creative studio RamJam to deliver co-creation sessions focused on digital engagement tools (for example, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, etc.).
·Analyse data collected through co-creation sessions, producing outputs such as overview reports or presentations of insights to key stakeholders.
·Use insights gained through co-creation to support the development of youth-led approaches to reader development in libraries.
·Remain an advocate for uplifting youth voices within the Reading Rewired project and in relation to the Charity’s wider work with children and young people.
Evaluation support and delivery
·Support with the maintenance of a robust, consistent organisational approach to data collection, programme monitoring and evaluation, ensuring methods and outputs align with Reading Rewired project outcomes and Arts Council England reporting requirements.
·Day-to-day oversight of research and evaluation datasets related to Reading Rewired, including answering queries from and providing support to the project team and our delivery partners.
·Support with the design and delivery of wider organisational research and evaluation and data insight projects, with specific reference to our work with children and young people.
·Support with the delivery of actionable data insights to inform evidence-based decision making around future project development in relation to the Charity’s work with children and young people.
·Handle data in line with The Reading Agency’s data protection, data storage, data sharing, and data collection policies and protocols.
Research
·Support with consultation and qualitative research in relation to wider organisational research and evaluation and data insight projects, with specific reference to our work with children and young people.
·Remain aware of key research developments, evidence and methodologies relevant to the Charity’s delivery of activity supporting children and young people, sharing these with colleagues where appropriate.
·Contribute up-to-date, reliable content for the research and impact sections of The Reading Agency’s website, newsletters and other external communications, with specific reference to our work with children and young people.
·Contribute to the delivery of an original research programme, as led by the Head of Research & Evaluation, to inform and guide the work of The Reading Agency and raise our profile in this field.
General Support
·Represent The Reading Agency’s Research & Evaluation team at meetings, events and conferences as required.
·Contribute to internal planning and project development.
·Carry out other projects or duties as may be requested by The Reading Agency management where capacity allows.
What you will need to know
Qualifications:
·Relevant education, qualifications and/or working experience in the areas of social or qualitative research (including co-creation or participatory approaches), data analysis, or evaluation.
Skills/Knowledge:
·Excellent understanding of appropriate methods and approaches for working directly with young people using co-creation, co-production or participatory approaches.
·Understanding of systems and process for analysing data plus awareness of effective research tools, in particular designing and delivering appropriate methods for use with children and young people.
·Effective project management skills.
·Strong understanding of safeguarding and experience of supporting teams to adhere to policies as well as supporting risk assessments.
·Competence in Microsoft Office applications and qualitative data analysis platforms such as Nvivo or equivalent.
·Able to deliver results in a highly organised manner.
·Writing skills with the ability to communicate effectively to different audiences.
Experience:
·Experience of delivering co-creation, co-production or participatory and/or action research, including translating data into tangible learnings or outputs.
·Experience in working with young people from diverse backgrounds, and of facilitating meaningful opportunities for young people to influence decision making, being an advocate for youth voice.
·Experience of working in or liaising with schools, libraries or youth organisations desirable.
·Experience designing questionnaires and surveys, using Survey Monkey or similar platforms, desirable.
·Able to work effectively independently and as a member of a team, where colleagues work in separate locations and communicate via email, Teams and Zoom.
This role is offered on a fixed term contract (12 months) and is subject to a DBS check. To be considered for this role you must have the right to live and work in the UK for your application to be progressed.Unfortunately, we are not in a position to offer visa sponsorship.
Application process
For full details of the recruitment process, please see the application pack on our website.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
We are a UK charity with a mission to empower people of all ages to read.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about using research and evidence to influence climate policy and support local and strategic authorities to deliver their climate targets? Do you enjoy working across research, policy and stakeholder engagement in a collaborative, mission-driven organisation? Are you interested in data and impact? Then you could be UK100's new Research and Insights Officer!
You will support the delivery of UK100's research programme, helping to design and deliver projects that generate practical insights for local government. From conducting desk research and stakeholder interviews to producing reports, you'll help turn evidence into actionable recommendations that support ambitious climate action.
You'll also play a key role in translating research into policy and advocacy, through monitoring policy developments and helping to coordinate member networks and working groups. You'll lead on tracking the impact of our programmes by gathering evidence and maintaining organisational knowledge and data systems.
Research programme delivery:
- Support the Research Manager across UK100’s research, policy and member engagement workstreams, contributing to the development and delivery of projects and outputs aligned with organisational priorities and strategic objectives.
- Support the delivery of a research project focused on improving energy performance in the private rented sector. This will include stakeholder and policy mapping, coordination of qualitative fieldwork with local authorities and key stakeholders, and contributing to the development of outputs such as reports.
- Support the broader research programme through activities such as stakeholder interviews, desk-based research, and the development of research tools including surveys, questionnaires, discussion guides and workshop materials.
Policy, advocacy and parliamentary engagement:
- Translate research insights and evidence into policy and advocacy outputs.This includes monitoring relevant legislation, inquiries and policy developments; contributing to consultation responses and policy briefings; and identifying opportunities for engagement.
- Support engagement with parliamentarians and government departments, helping to organise roundtables and meetings that enable members to share evidence and insights with decision-makers.
Impact tracking:
- Lead the tracking and demonstration of UK100's impact, including gathering qualitative and quantitative evidence of our work's outcomes, speaking with member councils about the difference our support has made, and developing case studies that capture and communicate this impact.
- Support the development and maintenance of UK100’s CRM database, website and Knowledge Hub, using data and insights to help track, and demonstrate organisational impact.
Member engagement:
- Support member engagement networks and working groups, including agenda setting, meeting coordination, development of materials, and ongoing administrative support to ensure effective delivery against timelines and objectives.
Communications and dissemination:
- Support the dissemination of research and policy outputs across UK100's network and wider stakeholder base through social media, events, email communications, and contributions to the newsletter.
- Organise and support UK100’s presence at internal/external events, and positively contribute to raising UK100's profile in line with our guidance on branding, tone of voice and key messages.
Job Specification:
Essential Criteria:
- Understanding of research methods
- Knowledge of UK public policy and policymaking processes.
- Experience supporting research projects from planning to delivery and producing written outputs such as reports or briefings.
- Experience coordinating meetings or workshops
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders and managing competing priorities.
- Strong research and analytical skills.
- Excellent organisational and project coordination skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external stakeholders.
- Committed to the vision, mission and values of UK100
Desirable Criteria:
- Understanding of the structures and functions of local government in the UK
- Awareness of climate, energy efficiency, or sustainability policy issues.
- Familiarity with communications and public affairs.
- Experience working in a policy, research, think tank, charity, or local government environment.
- Experience collecting and analysing impact or evaluation data.
First interviews will take place online across the 22nd and 23rd of September.
For more information, please read the attached recruitment pack.
Please apply via the Charity Jobs portal.
Non Charity Employer
11 - 20
UK100 is the only network of ambitious councils led by all political parties working together to tackle climate change.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Help senior professionals hold their industries to account.
Inside Track is hiring one or more Research Officers to support our Insider groups and help to turn their collective insight into meaningful change.
About Inside Track
There are millions of people going to work each day with a sense that they are, in some way, working against the world they want to live in. They may know what needs to change and have ideas about how change could happen, but lack a safe and credible route through which to act.
Inside Track creates that route. We build confidential movements of senior professionals inside powerful industries, giving them protected spaces to share what they see. Their insight helps key stakeholders understand the cultures, structures, norms and incentives creating negative social and environmental outcomes, and apply targeted pressure to redress these.
The Research Officer is key to the ongoing success of this work. You will be hands on from day one supporting group facilitators, conducting background research on key issues and industries, collating and analysing Insider insights, and supporting Partnership Leads to build our network and ensure the Insider voice is heard where it is needed the most.
This is not a conventional campaigning, research or policy role. It combines outcome-focused research with dynamic operational support. You will need to be a clear communicator, highly organised, and skilled at prioritising relevant areas of focus. Above all, we hope you will be deeply excited by the potential of this work, and happy to muck in where needed to ensure it is successful.
Inside Track is growing quickly. For the right person, this is a chance to gain unique insight into how people, power, and institutions operate and shape societal outcomes, while influencing each through your everyday work.
Who this could suit
This is not your typical Research Officer role, and as such there is no single route in. It could suit someone with experience in consulting, professional services, research, the public sector, or another NGO. There are no absolute criteria, but we hope you will bring the following:
- 2+ years of relevant work experience;
- demonstrable experience in producing thorough and strategic qualitative research;
- a clear writer and strong communicator;
- the resilience and organisational nous to manage a complex workload with competing deadlines under time pressure;
- comfort operating in a high-trust, high-confidence environment;
- a desire to learn and a willingness to ‘pitch in’ and pick up whatever comes your way;
- a working proficiency in MS Suite, particularly PowerPoint and Excel;
- a demonstrable interest in, understanding of, and commitment to tackling the social and environmental issues the world is currently facing;
- comfortable self-starting and working through uncertainty without a complete playbook;
- warm, curious, resilient, high conviction and low ego.
A working understanding of the structures and incentives which underpin major economic sectors would be useful but not expected.
Key details
- Contract type: Full-time, initial 12-month contract
- Working pattern: 4-5 days per week
- Salary: £32,000 pro rata
- Location: London based hybrid working with ability to work in person 2-3 days per week.
- Deadline for applications: 12pm Monday 24th August
A note on inclusion and culture
We are all here because we believe deeply in this work and its potential to create a better world and we hope that our culture reflects this passion for and commitment to doing the right thing.
We are committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of experiences, backgrounds and perspectives and supports team members to grow.
The successful candidate will receive professional coaching and support, alongside substantial ownership and genuine flexibility in their working pattern.
If you are not sure whether you tick every box, but feel excited about the work, we strongly encourage you to apply.
We particularly welcome candidates from backgrounds underrepresented in traditional campaigning and systems change roles — including people of colour, disabled candidates, and those from working-class or non-traditional paths.
Please note that to be considered for this post, you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. We are unfortunately unable to hire anyone that isnʼt already living in the UK, nor are we able to sponsor visas.
Non Charity Employer
We use inside knowledge to push critical industries towards a just transition.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.