SHiFT enables children and young people to escape the damaging effects of crime through the support of a skilled practitioner with time to do whatever it takes to create sustained change and a positive future.

SHiFT is looking for an experienced Evaluation and Research Lead to work with us on an ambitious, multi-year evaluation programme that is central to the success of the organisation.

Join us and be part of building a charity that is helping young people untangle their lives and change their futures.

The Evaluation and Research Lead will:

• Work closely with our consultancy evaluation partner to ensure our comprehensive evaluation process is successfully designed and implemented.
• Design, develop and manage SHiFT’s internal data collection and quality assurance systems across the 5 pilots we are launching.
• Ensure the organisation’s thinking and work is aligned with the latest research and best practice and with insight from our own services.

You will bring the following attributes to this highly fulfilling role:

• A successful track record in a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) role, ideally within the not-for-profit sector.
• Thorough understanding and experience of data analysis, data systems and research methodologies.
• Passion and commitment for the organisation and the people it will help, coupled with the attention to detail and tenacity to ensure the success of our research, evaluation and impact work.

Within the UK youth justice system, black children and young people are acutely overrepresented. This is especially true in London where SHiFT is piloting its first programmes. It is essential for the quality of our work and the children we work with that our team reflects the individuals and communities they serve, and therefore we actively encourage black applicants to apply for all SHiFT roles.

Closing date: 9.00am on Wednesday 17 March 2021

Interviews:  22nd or 23rd March 2021

For more information:

Please download the Job Description below.

Adoption Social Worker / Senior Social Worker

Full time permanent position based in Pimlico, London

Salary is in the range £32,680 - £39,209 pa for a Social Worker and

£37,200 - £44,734 pa for a Senior Social Worker inclusive of London allowance

PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are genuinely passionate about delivering positive outcomes for children and their families.  We have been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years, working with local authorities across the country.

With our outstanding rating with Ofsted, we work with a high degree of flexibility and innovation and work with a range of adopters from all backgrounds, including those from black and minority ethnic heritage and the LGBT+ community.

Our adoption teams focus solely on adoption and recruiting adoptive parents who can consider fostering to adopt and adopting a wide-range of children including those over four years old, sibling groups of two or more children, children with a black or minority ethnic background and children who may have physical or learning disabilities. With access to our award-winning therapeutic services, we are unique in that we are able to provide excellent lifetime support for our families’ adoption journeys.     

With your social work experience with children and families, you will be responsible for all aspects of work with our valued applicants from the early stages of recruitment, initial interview, preparation and training, through to successful placement and post placement support up to the making of the adoption order.

Interested? If you would like to join an organisation that offers a supportive working culture, further information and how to apply is available on our website. 

We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing date:   noon, Wednesday 17th March 2021

Interview date: Monday 29th March 2021

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and overseas checks (where applicable). Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.

No agencies please

The Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) is the leading expert in person-centred research involving disabled and older consumers. ​We are an independent, national charity with over 50 years’ experience in consumer research in this specialist area. 

This is a newly created role and you would be joining us at an exciting time. We are seeking a Senior Researcher to play an integral role in delivering insightful and impactful research outcomes for disabled and older consumers.

We are looking for an individual who will:

1. Design, manage, develop and deliver a wide of range of research projects for clients and funders
2. Communicate and share knowledge with a diverse range of stakeholders

All postholders and teams are required to contribute across the organisation so that skills and knowledge are used to maximum effect for the organisation’s mission and contribute to the learning and development of teams.  The postholder would be line managed by the Head of Research but will work very closely with the CEO and Head of Development.  There are no direct line management responsibilities associated with this post.  You will be expected to manage projects and members of the team.

To apply please send your current CV and cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) detailing your experience and skills in relation to the personal specification.  Please ensure you complete an equal opportunities monitoring form and email it, along with your CV and cover letter.

Could you help families through the emotional and practical challenges of having a baby born sick or premature? One in seven babies is born needing care on a neonatal unit, and this isn’t what most parents expect for their baby. Join the leading national charity dedicated to supporting babies, families and the NHS at this critical time.  

Role Summary: 

Part time: 21 hours per week 

Based in London SE1, working at home during the Covid-19 pandemic 

Permanent 

Salary: £30,000 per annum (pro-rata for 21 hours per week, £18,000 actual) 

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 8th March 2021 

Bliss supports parents and families so that we can help babies born sick or premature to have better outcomes and a better quality of life. We do this by helping parents and families to be more confident, less isolated, better informed and more involved in their baby’s care. We provide services via volunteers and directly, via different channels such as email and video call. 

We are looking for someone with the skills and empathy to help us support the families of babies born premature and sick. 

This role will organise and manage a small team to deliver support services delivered via remote platforms (eg. via email) and face to face via volunteers, and work with other Senior Officers and area Leads to help shape our support services. 

We are looking for someone with experience of working with people who have practical and emotional support needs, in the context of delivering support services. You’ll need the ability to understand the needs of parents and families and put these first, so that we can provide high quality support.

For more details, please view the job description and person specification attached to this advert.  

Why work for Bliss? 

We are an equal opportunities employer and take pride in our collaborative and inclusive work culture. We understand that we all have different priorities at home and we therefore aim to offer a mix of financial and non-financial benefits. Our benefits include financial, health & wellbeing, lifestyle and career development options: 

• 25 days paid holiday (pro-rata for part-time employees) 

• Flexible working practices such as flexi-time working hours and time off in lieu (TOIL) 

• Relaxed work life and dress code 

• A contributory Bliss pension scheme 

• Interest free annual season ticket loans 

• Company and statutory sick pay scheme 

• Compassionate leave 

• Time off for volunteering 

• Salary sacrifice schemes (bike to work, payroll giving) 

• Access to 24x7 free Employee Assistance Programme 

• Family friendly policies 

• Learning and development via peer to peer, blended, cascaded and self-directed learning 

• Mentoring and coaching 

How to apply  

Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents before 9.00am on the 8th March:

• Your CV  

• Supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification. This should address all the essential points of the person specification, and is expected to be around 1000-1500 words long. 

• Equal Opportunities Form  

This information is used when shortlisting candidates for interview. 

The first round of interviews is provisionally scheduled for the week commencing 8th March 

It is Bliss’ policy not to contact applicants who have not been invited for an interview so if you have not heard from us by 15th March you should assume that, on this occasion, your application has been unsuccessful. 

Our Role:

An exciting opportunity for a Research Officer in our Services, Policy & Evidence team to support the delivery of Crohn’s & Colitis UK’s research aims, including our programme of research grants and our work to support increased patient and public involvement in research to improve the lives of people with Crohn’s and Colitis.

This position is initially a 12 month fixed-term contract whilst we review our research strategy, but this could be reviewed.

About you:

You will have excellent experience of managing processes to support the delivery of research projects and programmes. A great communicator with excellent written skills, you will have used these abilities to establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, external stakeholders and networks to keep abreast of national and international research developments.You have a collaborative approach and enjoy working as part of a team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working with the Research Manager to support the process for awarding grants for research to improve the lives of people with Crohn’s and Colitis.
  • Processing applications for research funding in line with agreed policies and procedures and in accordance with AMRC good practice guidelines.
  • Supporting and facilitating the peer review process and grant awarding panel meetings.
  • Providing support to the Research and Strategy Funding Committee including arranging and supporting meetings and answering enquiries from Committee members.
  • Preparing contracts, reports and presentations as part of the grant awarding process.
  • Assessing grant invoices for approval by the Research Manager and maintaining accurate logs.
  • Maintaining accurate records of the status of all current research grants.
  • Working with the communications and digital team to effectively disseminate information about research grant activities.
  • Being the first point of contact for queries to the Research Team including via email and phone.
  • Inputting and maintaining data and contacts on the CRM database and maintaining accurate and up to date circulation lists for all research contacts.

• Contributing to the delivery & management of research projects and programmes which support and promote increased patient and public involvement in research in accordance with Crohn’s and Colitis UK’s strategic aims
  • Assessing, collating, and inputting studies that meet designated criteria into the Research pages of the Crohn’s & Colitis UK website.
  • Increasing the Crohn’s & Colitis UK Research social media presence to improve the profile of patient and public involvement in research.
  • Writing and disseminating the Research Involvement Opportunities newsletter.
  • Providing additional patient/public recruitment support for our sponsored research projects and research partners, targeted to specific audiences.
  • Supporting patient and public involvement projects associated with the Gut Reaction ‘big data’ initiative.
  • Working with the Communications team to ensure delivery of effective communications about all research projects and programmes.
  • Communicating and engaging with staff across the organisation to ensure research projects and programmes align with and support the wider work of the charity.
  • Engaging with people and patients to ensure research projects and programmes reflect the needs and priorities of people with Crohn’s and Colitis.
  • Working with research stakeholders to promote and influence best practice for patient engagement and co-production.
  • Ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion are considered, and the patient voice is at the centre, in all research projects and programmes.
  • Leading and managing the delivery of projects in accordance with project management methodology.
  • Ensuring compliance with General Data Protection Regulations requirements across all areas of work.

• Charity responsibilities 
  • Representing Crohn’s & Colitis UK at events as required.
  • Working in line with the Charity values and maintaining the reputation and standing of the Charity.

Sightsavers has a fantastic opportunity for a committed, collaborative and experienced Senior Media & PR Officer to join our dynamic and busy media team during an exciting period of growth in our work, ensuring people with disabilities are included in development as well as combatting avoidable blindness and neglected tropical diseases.

About the role

As Senior Media & PR Officer you will report to the Head of Media and sit within Sightsavers’ wider media team.  This challenging and exciting role will raise the profile of, and build the reputation of, Sightsavers’ inclusion work through engaging and compelling media outreach, delivering high impact coverage across a range of international and national media outlets.

You will be responsible for leading targeted international media campaigns to support the Equal World campaign which influences global policy to improve the lives of people with disabilities. The role also involves promoting Sightsavers inclusion programmes which ensure people with disabilities everywhere can access health, education and employment without fear of stigma or discrimination.  This is a varied role and will involve:

• Identifying proactive editorial opportunities and trending conversations to raise the profile of Sightsavers with key audiences through national, international, and specialist media.
• Working closely with internal teams to identify where media can add value to meet objectives and strategic goals
• Supporting the campaign to meet its objectives with targeted media that influences decision-makers
• Researching and developing story ideas and communication plans about our inclusion programmes and the issues which drive them
• Writing media materials including press releases, pitches and blogs
• Identifying key audiences and maintaining relationships with journalists and bloggers
• Supporting the running of the press office
• Supporting with reactive media relations and media issues that pose a reputational risk to Sightsavers
• Establishing relationships with disability organisations and our international teams

About you

You should have a passion for news and a proven track record of delivering effective high-profile media campaigns. You will have the ability to sell international development stories to the consumer, national and international media and be proactive in generating media coverage. You should be happy working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to make quick decisions. Creative flair and excellent communication skills are essential.

With significant experience working as a media officer, within policy or a campaigns role, the successful candidate will be comfortable implementing proactive PR and editorial opportunities to captivate our existing supporters and donors whilst reaching new audiences.  Experience of working with media outlets is desirable as you will be required to utilise these opportunities to promote our organisation, this includes establishing and maintaining these relationships with journalists and bloggers across the globe. 

The ideal candidate will have great attention to detail and strong communication skills.  You will have excellent writing and presentation skills, not just to our internal clients, but also to our external audiences. Proven experience in a similar role is an advantage, as is understanding of international development and health, preferably including inclusion related issues. You will also have sound knowledge of Windows based applications and be proficient in multimedia content gathering and production. When it’s possible to do so, this role may require occasional overseas travel; perhaps one or two visits per year (each around one week’s duration)

To find out more about this involved role, please read the job description.

Next steps

To apply for this role, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

Local terms and conditions apply to non-UK locations and can be confirmed prior to interview.  Please note that for a UK-based role, there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW)

Closing date: 14 March 2021

We anticipate that remote interviews will take place at the end of March 2021 and the evaluation process will include the submission of a written piece.

To lead Women’s Aid’s national On Track programme. On Track is a case management and outcomes monitoring system designed to empower local domestic abuse services to collect robust evidence as part of their work. Using On Track, services can also contribute to a secure, anonymous national data-set, providing valuable evidence on the needs and experiences of survivors across the country.

Working with the Data Business Manager and On Track Project Officer to roll out and support the use of On Track for Women’s Aid members and the collection and use of national data. To support new and existing users to implement and use On Track, and lead on on-going developments to the system to meet their needs. To lead on analysis of the On Track national dataset, and present data to Women’s Aid teams and external stakeholders, including to funders. To support Women’s Aid’s member services to evidence the impact of their work. To contribute to a wide evidence base, ensuring that data collection and management of assigned projects is integrated and effective to support the work of Women’s Aid.

Due to a period of maternity and parental leave, we are looking to appoint a Senior Development and Fundraising Officer for a temporary period of approximately 15 months. The postholder will contribute to the organisation’s overall success by supporting the delivery of our fundraising targets by helping to secure income from Trusts & Foundations, individual giving and the corporate sector. You will be key in strategically supporting and seeking out external funding to provide long term and sustainable philanthropic giving to support the organisation.

The postholder will need a proven track record in successful fundraising from a variety of sources such as the Arts Council, individual giving and trusts and foundations. You will also need to have previous experience of delivering against fund-raising targets and experience of managing sponsor relationships and delivering stewardship.

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.

About the role
Do you want to play a crucial role in helping Crisis develop our place-based approach to ending homelessness in Great Britain? 
Can you help us find the answers to what a place must actually do, or provide, to end homelessness?

Crisis is committed to building a programme of support to be available to, and effective for, any and all communities seeking to end homelessness in Britain. Our ‘Everybody In’, plan sets out how we can end homelessness in GB. As part of this we are investing resources in two or three local areas so that we can prove what can be done when a place-based approach is taken.

Each place based partnership will mean both Crisis and the local authority in that place commits to putting a plan into action to achieve an end to homelessness there, helping to lead the way for others to learn what needs to be done to end homelessness in an area for good.  This role needs someone with the right skills and experience to work with each place based partner we have secured. 
This role can be based at any of our 11 nationwide offices; Croydon, Central London, Brent, Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham, Rotherham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh or South Wales

About you
Are you passionate about ending homelessness? Do you want to work in a team that values people’s skills and life experiences, whatever their background? 

Do you have demonstrable experience on the commissioning, management and delivery of evidence reviews that will help us understand how aspects of a system need to work differently to prevent and put an end to homelessness? Do you have experience of managing systems and databases to design services and inform decision-making? Can you bring people together and be able to communicate clearly and assertively, presenting complex research information in a user friendly way? 

If this excites you and you have the skills and aptitudes we need, then we would like to hear from you. Interviews will be in early to mid March 2021

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 ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. We really value people’s lived experience of homelessness and want to help develop diverse, committed and passionate people to help us end homelessness. 

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: Sunday 7th March 2021 (at 23:59)

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

Itad is a leading international development consultancy providing advice to governments, foundations, multilateral agencies and non-profits on how to maximise the impact of their investments. We have a 30-year track record of providing our clients with the information and insight they need to make development work smarter, produce better results and improve people’s lives.

The Team

The Health team oversee a dynamic and rapidly evolving portfolio focused around five core areas of expertise; adolescent, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), global health security, health systems strengthening, global health strategy and tropical diseases. We evaluate youth-led design for SRHR solutions under Adolescents 360; are a learning partner under FCDO’s WISH programme, help Gavi develop a theory-based strategic framework for its investments, and an evaluator of anti-microbial resistance with the Fleming Fund.

The Role

We are recruiting for an HSS consultant to join the team to work on projects across the whole portfolio.They will contribute to project delivery, develop and own stakeholder relationships, contribute to business development activities and build our reputational capital and market presence.This role will focus on supporting the learning and evaluation agenda of a consortium of SRHR and humanitarian partners under the FCDO UK Aid Connect project. We are the the learning partner, examining innovative solutions to challenges such as continuity of SRHR care in fragile settings and resilience to shocks including those caused by climate change and global pandemics..

The core technical strengths of all our consultants are focused around four key areas:

• Evidence Advocate:generating robust evidence and using this to support clients and shape global debates;
• Change Agent:supporting clients in reflecting, learning and managing change;
• Project Manager: contributing to and building high performing project teams that deliver quality and commercial targets;
• Trusted Advisor: building long term relationships with clients and partners that add value and deliver commercial success.

The Candidate

You will ideally have a relevant post-graduate degree a proven track record within the international development or research sector in a related Health area.As an evidence advocate you will have led the design and implementation of complex M&E projects and workstreams, actively seeking new data tools and techniques to apply in a structured and systematic way to produce evidence based findings.   As a change agent you will have a proven track record in conveying ideas and thinking in a clear, focused style, flexing your your technique to suit the environment.  As a project manager you will have demonstrated your ability to actively manage clients whilst building trust, ensuring a quality focus throughout supported by clear commercial project management skills.  As a trusted advisor you will have led proposals, leveraging your own network to research and define issues and generate solutions.

The salary for this role is up to £42K depending on your skills and experience. 

We also offer a comprehensive learning and development programme, 24 days holiday plus additional time off over Christmas and a matched company pension up to 5%. 

The role is based in our offices in Brighton & Hove (East Sussex) but will largely work remotely for the foreseeable future.  However, you will already have the right to live and work in the UK and be able to travel to the office when needed

The deadline for applications is Friday March 12th but please note we will be interviewing successful candidates on a rolling basis

About the Freedom Fund

The Freedom Fund is a leader in the global movement to end modern slavery. It:

• invests in those countries and sectors with the greatest incidence of slavery.
• analyses which interventions work best and shares that knowledge.
• brings together a community of activists committed to ending slavery and empowered by the knowledge of how best to do so.
• generates funding by demonstrating how effective interventions can protect those at risk of being enslaved and free those in slavery.

The Freedom Fund works to combat many different forms of extreme exploitation, including forced labour, sex trafficking, forced marriage, and the worst forms of child labour. The Fund operates anti-slavery programs in Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Thailand and Myanmar and will open new programs in Brazil, Indonesia and Bangladesh in 2021.

About the position

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual looking to enter the international development sector, working with a dynamic non-profit organisation that is working to improve the lives of millions of the most vulnerable people around the world.

Reporting to the Head of Research & Evaluation based in London, the post-holder will be working closely with two Research & Evaluation Managers (also based in London) as well as Freedom Fund colleagues across eight countries.

Responsibilities

• Help develop monitoring & evaluation (M&E) tools and processes for the Freedom Fund's hotspot programs, ensuring adherence to the Fund's M&E framework. Review the quality of quantitative and qualitative data to support accurate and timely reporting to senior management, the Board of Trustees, external donors and on the Freedom Fund website.
• Support knowledge sharing among a global network of M&E specialists in the anti-slavery movement. This involves organising quarterly webinars, updating website content, responding to email enquiries and supporting the delivery of an annual conference.
• Assist with the dissemination of research findings, including the drafting of plain-language reports and making presentations to Freedom Fund colleagues, civil society organisations, academic researchers and others.
• Work as an integral member of the Research & Evaluation team, this includes actively participating in team meetings and assisting with other tasks as required.

Qualifications and experience

The Freedom Fund seeks a motivated individual who is passionate about social change and has a strong interest in using data and evidence to inform anti-slavery interventions round the world. The successful candidate will have excellent organisation and communication skills, a high degree of self-initiative and the ability to work well with others - including with colleagues across multiple countries and time zones.

Essential

• Demonstrated interest in the issue of modern slavery or related topics, through academic, work or volunteer experience. Relevant topics include issues of gender, child rights, migration, labour rights or education access.
• Recently completed, or in the final year of a university degree (bachelors or higher level) in human rights, economics, international development, social and political sciences or other related disciplines.
• Familiarity with analysing quantitative datasets, including proficient use of Excel to address data quality issues and draw out insights and recommendations.
• Proven written and verbal communications skills in English, including the ability to translate academic principles and complex ideas into plain English.
• Strong social skills, able to operate with diplomacy, tact and empathy, working with a wide range of individuals from diverse backgrounds on sensitive topics.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisation skills, including a proven ability to work to deadlines, manage competing priorities and complete administrative tasks diligently.
• Proficiency with using MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint), Google Doc and Gmail.
• Team player committed to the Freedom Fund's vision, mission, values and goals, and passionate about human rights and equality.
• Capacity to work 20 hours a week in this post, over a period of 12 months. There is flexibility to arrange the hours around other education, work and caregiving commitments.
• Have the right to work in the UK without work permit sponsorship from the Freedom Fund.

Desirable

• Familiarity with using WordPress for managing website content and Zoom for hosting online events.
• Experience working on international projects with a culturally diverse team.
• Appreciation of conditions in low-resource settings, especially in communities where there are high incidences of human rights violations.

Compensation

• £21,158 pro rata per annum, plus 10% non-contributory pension scheme.
• 33 days holiday pro rata per annum, inclusive of public holidays.

Role based at our Head Office in London (Tooley Street, London Bridge) or flexible remote working with regular travel to our Head Office

What the job involves
Funding research that will improve the lives of men with, or at high risk of, prostate cancer is one of Prostate Cancer UK’s highest priorities. Prostate cancer is harming too many men, in exchange for too few cures, which is why we are motivated more than ever to deliver a future where lives are no longer harmed by prostate cancer. We invest in the most innovative ideas to accelerate our knowledge and understanding of prostate cancer, and to develop better treatments and more effective approaches to diagnose the disease, so that we can transform the lives of all men with, or at risk of, prostate cancer.

We are looking to appoint two passionate and enthusiastic Research Officers to join our Research Directorate. You will support the delivery of our research grant funding activities to ensure that we only fund the very best projects with the greatest chance of making a real difference for men. You will develop a good understanding of the science contained within the research proposals we receive and use this knowledge to find individuals within the international research community with the right expertise and experience to assess these proposals. You will provide support to applicants who wish to submit their research projects to us for funding, and you will contribute towards the preparation and delivery of the charity’s research committee meetings, where funding recommendations are made. This includes corresponding with, and assisting, our scientific committee; preparing meeting documentation; writing full and clear minutes of our committee meetings; and preparing outcome letters detailing funding recommendations.

In addition to our grant funding activities, you will also support our Research Manager & Grant Manager in overseeing the charity’s portfolio of research grants, handling and reviewing annual progress reports and invoice claims. You will also support and take part in engagement visits with our funded researchers and their support teams (virtually and in person at their institutions) to discuss their research and the short and long-term plans in order to achieve patient benefit.

You will work on a variety of collaborative projects with others within the Research Directorate and the wider charity, using our research portfolio to support our communication and fundraising activities by demonstrating the impact of the charity’s research investments in taking us a step closer to taming prostate cancer.

What we want from you
We are looking for two highly enthusiastic individuals with a degree in a bio-medical (or relevant) science subject who are eager to develop a career in research management. You should be able to understand a broad range of complex scientific information presented in funding applications, and utilise this information to identify potential peer reviewers with relevant expertise to assess the research proposals we receive for funding (prior experience of conducting peer review is desirable, but not essential). 

You will frequently be in communication with a variety of researchers, as well as colleagues at all levels across the charity, so you will need to be a confident and clear communicator both orally and in writing. 

You should be motivated to develop a decent understanding of research management and strive to consistently perform to the highest standards. We are looking for someone with a keen attention to detail and who is proficient in the use of standard IT packages, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Importantly, you must be excited and motivated about achieving major improvements for men with, or at high risk of, prostate cancer.

Why work for us?
Simply put, we believe men deserve better. They deserve a future where lives and bodies are not harmed by prostate cancer. We continue to invest millions of pounds each year into ground-breaking biomedical research and we need motivated individuals to help ensure that we fund research of the highest quality and which has the greatest potential to take us a step closer to benefitting men affected by the disease.

We have a clear focus on delivering radical improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, so that it can become a disease the next generation of men need not fear.

The support we’ll provide
Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will help you learn and develop your skills and expertise. We provide everything you’d expect from a professional organisation – competitive benefits package, enhanced contributory pension scheme, life insurance, season ticket loan – but much more besides. Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

For more information and to apply online please visit our website via the link.

Closing date: 7 March 2021.
Interviews start: W/C 22 March 2021.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.

Our client is a group of major UK and international corporate grant-making foundations that operate in the UK, across Europe and Asia Pacific.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with the Foundations to recruit a Head of Research, Impact & Learning to join its established, experienced and motivated team.

Priority programme areas for the Foundations include: enabling disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential (with a focus on education attainment, employability, well-being and community-based interventions); enhancing livelihoods; health; and arts, culture and heritage.

The Foundations’ approach to grant-making is distinctive, in that it focuses on capacity building to strengthen the impact, effectiveness and/or sustainability of non-profit organisations so they can thrive and fulfil their charitable goals.

The role:

As a result of significant growth in the work of the Foundations in recent years, the Foundations are looking to further strengthen their grant-making strategies to maximise impact.

Working closely with the Chief Executive and collaboratively across the team, this role will be key to helping shape the future of the Foundations. The role will lead on undertaking valuable research and gathering insights to inform strategy and grant-making; developing the Foundations' approach to monitoring, evaluation and data management; and developing mechanisms to enable learning, so the Foundations' can continually improve strategy and grant-making. The post-holder will be responsible for line-managing the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager.

The person:

The successful candidate will be technically proficient in applied research, evaluation and impact measurement. Highly organised, pro-active and politically astute, this person will be able to see the big picture and experienced in navigating complex and diverse programmes, producing clear and concise material to inform strategic thinking and action. You demonstrate curiosity, humility and resilience and will bring exceptional communication and listening skills. You will also have a proven ability to operate collaboratively both internally and externally, ideally across diverse jurisdictions. This person will be well practiced in data and knowledge management and will be well versed in facilitating and enabling learning and bringing people with them. You will be passionate about enhancing the ability of non-profit organisations to achieve their goals, have a genuine interest in the Foundations' areas of work, and will be happy working in a small team to deliver its ambitions.

This is a superb opportunity for the right person to have very real input into driving forward a positive agenda of change and development with the Foundations.

Overview of Job

The post-holder will ensure that Gingerbread continues to be recognised for its commitment to evaluation and learning.  You will work across the organisation, and closely support the Senior Management Team, to develop a programme of evaluation and learning activities to understand the impact of Gingerbread’s offer to single parent families. This includes working collaboratively with services, fundraising, communications, policy and campaigns teams, resources and the management team to improve existing evaluation activities and develop new programmes of work.

You will develop new evaluation tools to collect and report on our impact, in line with our strategy, and ensure systems are in place to enable robust data capture. You will contribute to initiatives which improve data management processes and infrastructure across Gingerbread.

You will create reports, briefing, and presentations to communicate our impact to a range of internal and external stakeholders. You will support managers and other relevant staff to fulfil reporting requirements, and deliver impact and evaluation reports, relating to Gingerbread activity.

You will support organisational learning activities including commissioning external evaluations, internal dissemination, and organisational learning activities.

You will support the Senior Management Team with upcoming organisational strategy development, ensuring that mechanisms for capturing learning and measuring impact is always given adequate consideration.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• To support the Senior Management Team to ensure impact measurement is at the heart of our approach and that our organisational strategy is informed and evidence-based
• To oversee the external evaluations of existing funded projects and design internal and external evaluations for future funded projects
• To support the development and delivery of internal evaluation activities by developing quantitative and qualitative research tools including surveys, focus groups, interviews and management information forms
• To secure and manage external evaluation partners including transparent commissioning processes, project and budget management
• To contribute to organisation wide data management systems and processes in order to develop our capacity to capture, report, and analyse evaluation data
• To support colleagues, as appropriate, to fulfil routine monitoring and evaluation reporting requirements and conduct qualitative and quantitative research with single parents, partners, and stakeholders to help measure the impact of our services
• To support evidence-based service design by working with service leads to develop theories of change for new areas of work mapping back to our organisation’s change framework and strategy
• To prepare and disseminate reports, briefings and presentations on our evaluation projects and impact for internal and external audiences, including evaluation reports and the impact section of the annual report
• To provide information to teams across the organisation on learnings and data from evaluation work and work collaboratively across teams to encourage and promote learning from our evaluation and learning activities
• To work in accordance with confidentiality and data protection policies
• To maintain appropriate relationships with clients and other agencies to promote the interests of Gingerbread

Essential Experience

• Experience and a strong understanding of processes, approaches, tools and methodologies that facilitate formal and informal monitoring, evaluation and organisational learning practice
• Exceptional analysis and sense-making skills, underpinned with sound judgement under pressure, and the ability to identify solutions to address delivery risks and issues
• Excellent facilitation skills, ability to promote critical thinking and reflective practice, and encourage learning
• Experience of developing theories of change and evaluation frameworks, and successfully supporting organisations to plan and implement quality improvements through monitoring, evaluation and learning
• Experience of collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data
• Experience of working with and commissioning external evaluation partners
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with others, including external stakeholders and senior colleagues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proven experience of report writing for a range of audiences
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent ability to prioritise and plan workload

Desirable

• Experience of working in the charity sector
• Experience of using SPSS
• Experience of using CRM systems such as Salesforce