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.

The Resource Hub at Unicef UK empowers colleagues to deliver best in class relationship management, by providing sector-leading professional services such as prospect research, risk screening and strategic writing for our Partnerships and Philanthropy teams. As a result of growth, we are currently recruiting for an additional Prospect Research Manager to join the team.

The new Prospect Research Manager will work alongside one other Prospect Research Manager to provide high quality research, scoping projects, mapped networks and biographies for Relationship Managers across our Partnerships and Philanthropy fundraising teams, on both existing and potential supporters.

To succeed in this role, you will have experience of high-value prospect research, and its application in high-level fundraising best practice within a charity or other non-profit organisation.  You should have demonstrable experience in supporting fundraising teams to manage relationships and a high value prospect pipeline.  Knowledge of GDPR is also essential.

This is a great opportunity to use your prospect research skills to help us to raise more funds so that we can deliver more for the world’s children. 

Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 28 January 2021.

First Interview date: Tuesday, 9 February and Wednesday, 10 February 2021 via video conferencing.

We are normally based in 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 particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, 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 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)

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Research and Evaluation Officer to join our friendly and ambitious team to support our diverse suite of projects.

About Us

Youth Access is the national membership organisation championing young people's right to access local, high quality, evidence-informed advice, counselling and support services. We work in partnership with members to promote free, young person-centred services, offering support with issues as diverse as sexual health, mental health, relationships, homelessness and benefits.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and skilled Research and Evaluation Officer to join our team to shape and inform the organisation's evaluation work, with a specific focus on:

• Leading on the development of independent project evaluations, as well as supporting the organisation more widely to shape, maximise and measure our impact.
• Driving the development of a robust evidence-base for the Youth Access ‘Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services’ (YIACS) model.

The ideal candidate will have experience of qualitative research, in a social setting, and the ability to build a rapport with numerous stakeholders, including young people. Like us, you will be dedicated to addressing the inequalities and injustices faced by young people through a rights-based approach.

If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, we'd love to hear more! 

How to Apply:

If you wish to apply for the post, you will need to:

• Submit a recent CV
• Provide a supporting statement explaining your interest in the role and how you meet each of the essential requirements listed in the person specification (no more than 2 A4 pages) 

Key dates:

• Closing date for applications: Midnight, 14th February 2021
• Shortlisted applicants notified by: Friday 19th February 2021
• Interviews: Week commencing 1st March 2021

We regret that we are unable to respond individually to unsuccessful applicants and will be unable to consider applications submitted after the deadline.

We do recognise the time and energy it takes to apply for jobs, so please accept our thanks for your interest and the time you have taken to make this application.

Part-time, 21 hours per week

Location: 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LS (currently working remotely)

We work to tackle the causes and impacts of poverty here in East London, and further afield. Based in the East End since 1884, we offer high quality, timely services, informed and shaped by the experiences of the people we work with.

Our advice services, youth and older people’s projects and financial inclusion work are all geared towards supporting members of our community, not only in times of crisis but on a longer term basis by providing them with the skills and support they need to open up access to opportunities.

We are looking for a passionate colleague to co-lead on Participatory Action Research and grow our research
portfolio.

• Are you passionate about using research to solve social problems?
• Are you enthusiastic about co-producing research with local communities?
• Are you interested in exploring innovative participatory approaches?

If your answers are yes, we are inviting you to apply for the Research Manager role at Toynbee Hall.

Please click the apply button to be taken to our website.

Deadline: 25th January 2021 (9.00am)

Shortlisting: Tuesday 26th January 2021

Interviews: Thursday 4th February 2021

About GiveDirectly 

GiveDirectly aims to reshape international giving -  and millions of lives - by enabling donors to provide capital grants directly to some of the world’s poorest people. GiveDirectly’s cash transfers stand on the shoulders of giants, backed by hundreds of high quality research studies that have documented the myriad positive impacts of cash on peoples’ lives. 

GiveDirectly has been at the forefront of this evidence generation effort since we launched a decade ago. Fifteen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of GiveDirectly’s programs are either ongoing or completed. These have covered diverse, cutting edge research questions including: the macro impact of transfers on local economies, the impact of a universal basic income, and establishing cash as a benchmark that traditional, ‘in kind’ aid interventions should beat in order to be considered cost-effective. We are increasingly seeking to integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches within individual studies to better understand how and why change happens.

These studies do not just sit on dusty shelves -- since 2018, GiveDirectly RCTs have been covered in top media outlets including: Washington Post (twice), New York Times, The Economist, Vox (several times over), Quartz,  NPR (twice), DevEx, Fast Company, Axios and Wired. Delivering and disseminating research studies have become a core part of GiveDirectly’s value proposition to donors, and central to our ability to raise the revenue that enables people living in poverty to transform their own lives.

Cash transfers are at a potential inflection point: COVID-19 has amplified the challenges of bulkier in-kind aid models, and governments are deploying cash as their most common tool of assistance to vulnerable populations. This brings new research challenges and opportunities. How do we combine existing research knowledge with recent data to design high-impact programs in a new humanitarian context? How do we evaluate the impact of those programs when in-person data collection is not possible? 

GiveDirectly currently operates in multiple African countries: DRC, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Morocco, Rwanda, Togo and Uganda. We have also delivered disaster response programs in the United States and the Bahamas.

About the role

We are seeking a versatile individual who can lead our research function through our next phase of growth: overseeing high quality academic research studies (e.g. managing 11 ongoing RCTs), equipping our team to design evidence-informed programs (e.g. synthesizing existing research on nutrition impacts of different cash designs), and setting the research agenda for the coming years (e.g. what are the highest priority questions to answer?). 

This role requires a dynamic leader, who is animated by both the practical problem-solving needed to drive research excellence (e.g. how do we deliver robust impact research at high speed in a humanitarian setting?), and the research uptake challenge of leveraging the evidence base to maximize program impact and grow the global cash movement. 

Our team is passionate about shifting the status quo with respect to how and by whom decisions are made in the aid space. We believe elevating recipient choice is critical, as are demonstrably committing to transparency around metrics and evidence. We are looking for applicants who are deeply aligned with these objectives, and energized by the prospect of building an organization that advances them.

Reports to: Managing Director

Responsibilities:

• Research oversight

• Ensure excellence across all external GD research studies (most of which are RCTs) through proactive project and stakeholder management across academics, research delivery partners, GD Field Operations, Field Technology and Revenue teams and funding partners.

• Support the GD Field Operations teams to design and deliver robust internal (non-experimental) monitoring and evaluation of a wide range of projects, leveraging GD’s extensive routine data collection through SMS, USSD and phone surveys.

• Program and research design

• • Drive evidence-informed program design within GD by synthesizing existing data and evidence in accessible formats and championing research uptake during the program design process

  • Partner with Revenue and Field teams to design programs that are operationally feasible, evidence-driven and meet donor requirements, thoughtfully assessing the trade-offs required

  • Design new research studies -- always in partnership with GD teams, and often in partnership with external academics

  • Develop a deep understanding of the impact of research design choices on the work of GD Field Operations and Field Technology teams, and use that knowledge to design research studies that thoughtfully negotiate the trade-offs between multiple priorities.

• Fundraising

  • Equip GD’s Revenue teams (e.g. Partnerships, Communications, Growth) with high-quality, accessible tools (e.g. cash evidence summaries by topic / domain) that enable them to:

    • Communicate clearly with external audiences about the prevalence of cash programs and the impact of cash transfers, ensuring GD’s reputation for honest communication about evidence is maintained

    • Write funding bids that are informed by the latest evidence about cash transfers without needing to seek bespoke advice

    • Maximize the reach and impact of GD research publications by communicating externally about results, and synthesizing findings so others on the team can do so (e.g. summary notes, slide decks)

  • Enable high-quality donor reporting by providing timely progress updates on research studies 

• Research strategy

• Develop GiveDirectly’s research strategy for the next 3 years. Establish the high priority research questions GD studies should seek to answer, integrating the perspectives of GD Field Operations and Revenue teams, and looking for new ways to advance our understanding of recipient perspectives (e.g. priorities and preferences)

• Develop guidelines for how to assemble study teams that reflect a diversity of characteristics, perspectives and expertise

Core competencies and experiences

• Understanding of the lives of people living in poverty - learned or lived experience of the reality of poverty -- this could be extreme absolute poverty or relative poverty in a higher income country

• Communication - be equally comfortable having a technical conversation with an academic as you are describing a study in straightforward terms to a donor who has zero context. Expertise in communicating about research in a clear and compelling manner with a range of internal and external audiences -- both verbally and in writing -- is crucial in this role.

• Quantitative research expertise - 3+ years experience of designing, undertaking or overseeing experimental / quasi-experimental research studies (e.g. RCT, RDD, PSM designs) is essential; experience of cognitive testing survey questions, survey design and analysis, developing power calculations, and quality-assuring quantitative research designs would all be helpful

• Qualitative research expertise - experience of qualitative research design (e.g. sampling), interview guide development, undertaking interviews / FGDs, qualitative analysis, integration of qual and quant in design and analysis

• Research stakeholder management - speak the language of external researchers (primarily academic economists), understand the norms and incentives of academic researchers, experience of influencing research decisions that are made by consensus rather than contract, experience of project managing organizations / individuals to deliver research on time and to budget, experience of overcoming unexpected roadblocks that derail research projects

• Project management - experience of keeping multiple large-scale projects on track, proactively managing risks and stakeholder communications, maintaining project tracking systems 

• Strategic planning and strong execution - ability to seamlessly navigate between big-picture strategy and day-to-day operational decisions, ability to navigate through ambiguity

• Alignment with GiveDirectly Values:

• Recipients first.

We prioritize recipient preferences over those of donors or ourselves.

We do not impose our preferences, or judgments, on the beneficiaries; instead we respect and empower them to make their own choices, elevating their voices in the global aid debate. This value is core to GiveDirectly’s identity as the first organization exclusively devoted to putting the poor in control of how aid money is spent. It comes at a potential cost, as it means that neither we nor donors get to set priorities (and we may even lose some “efficiency” in providing this option).

• Team next.

We do what’s best for organizational - not individual - success.

This is a team sport, where we will succeed (or fail) together. The best players are not those with the best individual statistics, but those with biggest impact on our overall performance. We avoid territoriality, self-promotion, and I’m above this attitudes.

• Be proactively candid.

We say what we believe, and are honest in sharing information.

Having confidence that other people are telling us what they truly believe, without gloss or omission, is critical to effective communication and to our ability to learn and grow from feedback. We owe it to each other - and our donors - to instill this confidence even though giving and receiving information candidly are unusual in both professional and social life, and can be very uncomfortable.

• Create positive energy

We strive to be a source - not drain - of energy for our colleagues.

Our work is hard, practically and emotionally, and we cannot overemphasize the importance of maintaining a positive attitude, enjoying the company of our colleagues, and not taking ourselves too seriously.  In doing so, we aspire to generate energy and excitement amongst our colleagues in pursuing our mission. This should not preclude candor, and we aspire to achieve both.

• Think rigorously; act quickly.

We are intellectually rigorous with a drive towards action - not debate.

We reason from first principles, grounding our decisions in objective claims about the world, rather than hard-to-disprove assertions or hierarchy. We aim to brainstorm inclusively and respectfully, but critically self-vet ideas we put forward, so as to ensure productive and prudent decision making.

Demanding this level of rigor forces us to think harder about decisions and our assumptions than we otherwise might. This is a real cost. It can be taken too far: it is possible to overthink decisions, and we avoid debate for the sake of debate.  We are not here to philosophize or ensure consensus. We decide and act quickly, avoiding getting bogged down in debates.

• Accept reality. Propose solutions.

We do not dwell on problems. We work actively to create solutions.

There will always be an endless list of things to improve. We focus on the things that can be changed; find the most important of those things, and propose actionable answers. We do not allow “problems” to weigh us down and be a source of negativity.  We are forward looking, which we believe not only leads to better team outcomes, but also creates a more enjoyable, energizing environment for all.

• Be productively ambitious.

We take the risks to pursue industry-changing success, not incremental progress.

We seek step-change improvements at all levels, and are willing to make big-bets; we do not accept complacency nor do we simply optimize existing processes. In doing so, we allow ourselves to dream big with a belief that perceived constraints are merely opportunities for creativity.

Such ambition not only requires hard work (i.e., this is not a 9-5 job), but also a willingness to accept and learn from temporary setbacks and failures.  In accepting these failures, we’re conscious to not point fingers, nor obsess over “mistakes” made.

• Know yourself and grow.

We recognize and accept our imperfections with a focus on growth.

We are an organization of exceptional people and trust in each other’s abilities, yet we recognize that none of us is perfect. We strive to maintain an accurate understanding of our individual and institutional strengths and weaknesses, in order to position ourselves to maximize our chances of success.

At the same time, we seek personal growth for ourselves and our teammates. Feedback is given with a spirit of helpfulness; and sought out with a desire to learn.

**GD is committed to observing all local, national and international laws that protect children, vulnerable adults, and basic human rights of all.  GD is committed to a policy of “zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH)” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority.**

I am delighted to be working with an amazing children's charity to find a Senior Researcher for a 12-month FTC. This role involves making a major contribution to the Research and Policy Team by developing, managing and delivering a portfolio of research projects.
Key Accountabilities:
Be responsible for the day-to-day project management and successful implementation and delivery of a range of research and evaluation projects
Be responsible for designing a range of small and medium sized qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation projects
Undertake and supervise data collection, including surveys, in-depth interviews and focus groups
Conduct literature reviews
Speak on behalf of, and represent the charity's Research and Policy Team at conferences, seminars and internal and external meetings
Champion the views of children and young people in the development of research and policy work

Decision Making:
Carry out research in line with the charity's strategy and ethical guidelines
Be an active member of the Research Ethics and Advisory Group (REAG), reviewing and offering timely feedback on submitted research proposals
Contribute to the development and review of research guidelines and the charity's corporate strategy and policies

Analysis and Initiative:
Draft appropriate qualitative and quantitative sample designs and data collection instruments and analysis schedules
Carry out analysis of qualitative and quantitative data
Solve research and evaluation design and analysis problems and advise on alternative methods to meet project demands and constraints
Disseminate research findings effectively to a range of audiences using appropriate media and in consultation with relevant colleagues
Keep up-to-date with research literature relevant to projects, children and young people policy, and new developments in research methodology

Developing Others:
Supervise others in the carrying out of qualitative and quantitative research tasks - including design and analysis and the carrying out of literature reviews
Be responsible for involving children and young people in different research roles
Provide training, guidance and support to staff in relation to specific methodological areas
Line manage and support Research and Policy Analysts/Assistants as required

Resource Management
Prepare and present timely management reports as required for the Head of Research & Evidence, Head of Policy & Public Affairs or External Affairs Director relating to staff-capacity, project staffing requirements and budgets.
Write research proposals and respond to invitations to tender, including leading on some small-to-medium sized proposals
Contribute to funding proposals as required including drafting methodology and compiling outline costings

Essential Person Specification:
A graduate/postgraduate qualification in a relevant social science or similar numerate discipline, and substantial experience of social research outside study for academic qualifications and which has involved children and young people
Able to set and quality assure standards of quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation
Advanced understanding of principles of research and evaluation project management, experience of effectively managing medium scale projects
Sound understanding and substantial experience of different qualitative and quantitative sampling and data collection approaches, of developing appropriate sample designs and data collection tools
Substantial experience of advanced quantitative and qualitative data analysis and interpretation
Substantial experience of communicating research findings to different audiences, writing reports, supervising and quality assuring the written work of others
Experience of contributing to research proposals
Experience of contributing to applications for grant funding and/or responding to invitations to tender

If you are available for an immediate/ASAP start, with the above skills and experience, please apply online today!

I am currently looking for an experienced Research Assistant for a small charity based in London. Your role will be to provide support to the Research Team with a project. This is a part time role (21 hours per week, flexible but to include Wednesdays).

Main Responsibilities:

Review the current definitions
Research what other organisations use
Interview various groups
Write a paper with recommendations that can be presented to trustees
Identify which pages on the website need updating/amending as a result
Write the changes that are recommended

Person Specification

Sensitive, diplomatic and astute
Previous research experience
Ability to work quickly under pressure and with tight deadlines
Experience of report writing
Computer Literate
Work independently and as part of a team

If you are immediately available and have the above skills and experience, please apply online today!

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Through our pioneering research into the causes and consequences of homelessness and the solutions to it, we know what it will take to end it, together, in our lifetimes.

About the role 
Crisis is looking for a Research Manager to join the Research and Evaluation team. This is an exciting opportunity to manage our research programme and shape our policy, campaigns and external communications strategy. The work will involve designing and managing innovative research projects including peer led research and expanding our robust evidence base to make the case for ending homelessness. 
 

About you
The successful candidate will support a fast paced Research and Evaluation team to ensure Crisis is the leading expert in understanding the major issues impacting the lives of people facing homelessness. This is a great opportunity for a candidate who is passionate about using evidence to underpin Crisis’s aim of ending homelessness. You must have strong project management skills and extensive knowledge of designing, conducting and applying qualitative and quantitative research to support practical outcomes. 

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your on-going development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to Apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website. 

Closing date: Monday 8th February 2021 (at 23:59)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Duration: Full Time 35 hrs per week. Occasional unsociable hours\ Permanent contract

Do you have passion for your work, a commitment to excellence and a desire to support some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in our communities? Could you support us to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives?

Providence Row works with more than a thousand homeless and vulnerably housed people a year in East London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice, substance use & alcohol support and employment and training advice.  Our aim is to ensure that people who are so often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life away from the streets. Central to our work are our core values of Compassion, Respect, Inclusiveness, Empowerment and Justice.  These inform the content, style and delivery of all our services.

inform the content, style and delivery of all our services.

Reset Outreach and Referral Service

Providence Row holds the Reset Outreach & Referral Service contract.  Having successfully delivered the contract for 3 years Providence Row is now building on its success with engagement and minimising harms through outreach and community based work in the vibrant yet complex Borough of Tower Hamlets.

The Service is based at the central hub delivered by Providence Row and is commissioned by Tower Hamlets Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT).  The service works seamlessly with Reset Treatment and Recovery Support Services providing residents of Tower Hamlets with the drug and alcohol support they need.

The Outreach team includes a needle exchange provision and onsite support at the hub.  The team works alongside other Outreach provisions within the Borough and partnership work is key.

The service is delivered through a “strengths based” approach.  This means that all staff involved in the delivery of the service must work with, rather than for clients to address their situation.  The service will engage clients in the development, delivery and evaluation of the work, working with a team of peer mentors with lived experience of substance misuse.

The ideal candidate

You will be passionate and have experience providing a quality Outreach Service and community engagement. You will have experience working with people actively using drugs and alcohol and be understanding of their circumstance.  You will have the drive to work with some of the most vulnerable and excluded people living in Tower Hamlets.

You will be an excellent communicator, have the ability to lead a small team, able to coordinate partnership working and create positive working relationships with a wide range of services.  You are creative, innovative and well organised.

*Providence Row is a Covid-19 safe organisation and works actively with Tower Hamlets Public Health & Public Health England, to keep staff and clients safe. 

For an application pack, please visit our website 

The deadline for applications is midnight 18th February 2021

Interviews will take place on the Week commencing 1st March 2021

Providence Row is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales; company number 07452798 registered charity number 1140192

Amnesty International is looking for a Campaigner to develop effective campaign and advocacy strategies to protect the rights of migrant workers in the Gulf, with a focus in Qatar. The post sits in our Global Issues Programme. The role may be based in our London office, or in other regional office locations, with some travel required to countries including Qatar and Nepal.

This is a fixed term position for 2.5 years.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As Campaigner on migrant labour rights, you will lead the development and implementation of campaigning efforts aiming to strengthen the rights of migrant workers in the Gulf, including a focus on labour reforms in Qatar in the run up to the 2022 World Cup, and also in migrants' countries of origin.

You will develop and implement effective campaigns to highlight ongoing labour abuse in Qatar, other countries in the Gulf and migrant workers' countries of origin. You will build partnerships with a range of actors including other non-governmental organisations, trade unions and sporting bodies. You will work internally to mobilise the Amnesty movement and its supporters to take action to promote change. You will seek to harness the power of sport, including in relation to the 2022 World Cup. You will participate in advocacy activities and in field research.

This is an exciting role for an experienced campaigner; you will engage with a range of stakeholders, international organisations, governments and sports bodies, communicating Amnesty's concerns, positions and key messages.

ABOUT YOU:

To be successful in this role you will need to be an experienced campaigner with an ability to develop creative and effective strategies for change. You will need knowledge of the human rights challenges faced by migrant workers in the Gulf, and an understanding of international labour standards and issues relating to business and human rights. An understanding of sports and sporting bodies is a significant advantage.

You will understand and have knowledge of the steps required to develop and implement a successful campaigns strategy. You will be an effective and engaging communicator with excellent writing skills. In addition, you will need to have prior experience of managing conflicting demands and adjusting priorities. Relevant language skills, for example Arabic, Hindi or Nepali, would be an advantage.

ABOUT US

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world and have:

• more than 2 million members and supporters who drive forward our fight for rights
• more than 5 million activists who strengthen our calls for justice

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

For further information on our benefits, please visit https://www.amnesty.org/en/careers/benefits/

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Through our pioneering research into the causes and consequences of homelessness and the solutions to it, we know what it will take to end it, together, in our lifetimes.

About the role 
Crisis is looking for a Senior Evaluation Officer to join the Research and Evaluation team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead on evaluation work as part of a wider strategy to measure the difference Crisis makes towards ending homelessness, and to support the organisation to make evidence-driven decisions. This work will help to shape frontline services as well policy positions and national campaigns.

About you
The successful candidate will support a fast paced Research and Evaluation team to further improve the ways in which we monitor and evaluate our services, programmes and activities, including leading on the monitoring and evaluation of Crisis’ grants programmes.

This is a great opportunity for a candidate with extensive experience of conducting, managing and commissioning quantitative and qualitative research or evaluation to join the team and contribute to Crisis’ aim of ending homelessness. They will be given responsibility to explore ideas, and develop clear and practical recommendations for practice and policy. This work will influence the strategic direction of the organisation.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your on-going development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to Apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Monday 1st February 2021 (at 23:59)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Policy Officer

Salary: Between £31,370-£35,850 per annum depending on location

Location: London, Bristol or Manchester

Contract: Permanent

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.

Housing associations are not for profit social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. Housing associations build around a quarter of new homes every year, including almost all new social housing.

We are recruiting two new policy officers to our 11-strong policy team.

In these role you will help policy development and influencing across our broad range of policy priorities. You will work closely with our members - drawing on their frontline expertise and experience - to shape and respond to government policy. You will build relationships with members, external stakeholders and government officials on behalf of the NHF.

You will not necessarily be a policy expert in housing yet, but you will be passionate about social housing and the role of housing associations in helping solve the housing crisis. You will have some experience of policy analysis and development, or be able to demonstrate the skills necessary to deliver this. You will be comfortable representing the NHF to stakeholders in Government, our members and elsewhere. You will be a strong collaborator, able to work with colleagues across the organization to deliver on our policy priorities.

Policy officers are flexible and can be required to work across a range of policy areas, but we are particularly looking for people with a strong interest in one or more of the following areas:

The sustainability and safety of new and existing homes
The financial and funding environment for housing associations
Resident involvement, housing management and support for tenants
Please indicate in your cover letter if you have an interest or experience in these areas.

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff​​​​ . We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 31 January 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date 

The Senior Policy Officer role is key to our client's strategy and will lead on their health and social care policy influencing. With a sound understanding of the changing health and social care landscape, you will work to build their evidence base and translate evidence into persuasive arguments to influence at the highest levels.

Client Details

A charity

Description

As Senior Policy Officer you will:

• Lead health and social care research and policy development
• Engage People who are deaf or have hearing loss in the development, delivery and evaluation of your work
• Develop Strong evidence based arguments and policy positions
• Build Partnerships with other organisations and stakeholders and secure consensus
• Manage A Research and Policy Officer and help drive a culture of high performance around policy development and influencing

Profile

You will have:

• Experience of developing evidence-based policy that has led to positive change
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to develop relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels
• A flexible, proactive approach to working and an ability to direct your own work
• An understanding of how Whitehall and Westminster work
• Line management experience (desirable)

Job Offer

£37,000k

ANALYST

Salary: £33,000 - £35,000 per annum

Location: Stratford, London

Positions Available: 2

Contract length: 12 months

Application Deadline: Sunday 31st January 2021, 23:55

Why we need you

We have an exciting opportunity for 2 passionate individuals to join us as Analytics and Reporting Analysts. We need you to help the team in providing expert data analytics, reporting and insight. In this role, you'll lead your own projects using internal and external data across a number of our business areas, driving the optimisation and innovation of our fundraising activity and increasing contribution.

What will I be doing?

Make an impact every day by…

• Understanding stakeholder objectives and gathering reporting and analysis requirements as per the team's governance model

• Leading projects to develop and provide robust, high quality KPI reports

• Ensuring reports and insights are communicated to stakeholders in a way that drives impact

• Developing the ability to competently use a broad range of reporting and analysis tools

• Investigating and reconciling data inconsistencies

• Identifying opportunities to collaborate with other teams to improve the governance of reporting and analysis.

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What skills are you looking for?

You'll be able to bring to the role…

• Relevant experience of reporting and data analysis techniques

• Relevant experience of manipulating a broad range of data sets

• Experience of presenting findings using power point, and other data visualisation tools

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey expertise in an engaging way

• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, childcare vouchers and much more. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

• £40,000-£43,000 (FTE; dependent on experience; contract or day rates will be considered)
• 12-month contract
• Based in London (currently working from home; other locations will be considered, but when possible, the ability to work from London on a regular basis is essential).

The Cares Family is an anti-racist organisation committed to advancing anti-racism. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, who are under-represented in our organisation. We are an equal opportunities employer.

ABOUT THE CARES FAMILY

The Cares Family’s mission is to help people find connection in a disconnected age. Our objectives are to reduce loneliness and isolation amongst younger and older people alike; improve people’s connection, belonging, purpose and power in a rapidly changing world; and bring people together to reduce social, generational, digital, cultural and attitudinal divides.

Those relationships have had a dramatic impact. 98% of young people involved say they have a stronger connection to the community. 73% of older neighbours involved say their isolation is reduced; 86% are better able to appreciate the changing world; and 77% say their relations with young people have improved. Neighbours report feeling reduced loneliness, improved understanding across generations, a deeper sense of belonging, and “part of something bigger”.

But as the Covid-19 pandemic has shown, loneliness is not just a personal crisis for younger and older people; it’s also a broader public health crisis and a national political crisis. It affects millions of people – from people newly working from home or cooped up in university halls, to new parents; middle aged men to digitally savvy teenagers; LGBT+ people to new migrants. In fact, those who are already marginalised in society experience its consequences the most.

So, as well as improving individual lives and community togetherness, The Cares Family has started to have an impact at the systemic and cultural levels too – through storytelling and campaigning work that are rapidly increasing our profile and making an even bigger difference.

In 2018, the then Prime Minister launched the government’s first ever loneliness strategy (which we lobbied for and helped shape) at a Cares Family social club. We have received coverage in The Economist, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph and on BBC1’s News at Ten and Channel 4 News, as well as support from Russell Howard and Florence and the Machine. And in 2018, our Founder and CEO was appointed one of 20 inaugural Obama Fellows, bringing new attention to our issues and work.

We are therefore at a moment of opportunity to make an even bigger difference in the year ahead. We plan to do that with our ‘Action, Voice, Power’ strategy – increasing our local action with new projects, raising up the voices of human experience through new campaigns, and working to ensure national and local government make new investments to reduce loneliness, and build connections across perceived divides.

ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGNS PLANS

That’s why we are looking for a Campaigns Lead to put rocket boosters under our systemic and cultural impact. Specifically, you will work with our CEO to develop and execute a cross-party, public-facing campaign coalition, which is already in development, to rally public and political support for a major government investment in building connection over the next generation; with our creative Programmes teams to enable local intergenerational activism in London, Liverpool, Manchester and other places to help build togetherness and change systems locally; and with our innovative Projects team to guide national campaigns like Intergenerational Week.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

We are looking for someone who:

• Has significant and proven experience driving change at the national level – and knows how to build the campaign architecture, narratives, relationships, coalitions and media coverage to affect national policy change in Westminster.
• Is collaborative – and knows how to bring together and coordinate a coalition of organisations with their own distinct goals to create a coherent, powerful message that will achieve its goal.
• Knows how to mobilise people – through clear, actionable ‘asks’ of the public, online and offline, and by bringing our neighbours, teams, partners and politicians with them.
• Has the expertise to appraise data, create targeted emails and social media content that motivate people to take action, and tell beautiful stories that inspire change.

TO READ THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND FIND OUT HOW TO APPLY, PLEASE VISIT THE CARES FAMILY'S WEBSITE.