Evaluation Manager
Central London (hybrid working, min one day per week in the office)
£40,000 - £50,000 per annum + benefits (dependent on experience)
Full time (4 days or compressed hours considered), fixed term until August 2025, visa sponsorship available
Closing date: Sunday 3rd September (23:59)
First round interviews: w/c 18th September
Second round interviews: w/c 25th September
£40,000 - £50,000 per annum + benefits (dependent on experience)
Full time (4 days or compressed hours considered), fixed term until August 2025, visa sponsorship available
Closing date: Sunday 3rd September (23:59)
First round interviews: w/c 18th September
Second round interviews: w/c 25th September
Organisation:
Education Endowment Foundation
The Education Endowment Foundation is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and education achievement. They do this by supporting schools, nurseries and colleges to improve teaching and learning for two- to 19-year-olds through better use of evidence.
Education Endowment Foundation
The Education Endowment Foundation is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and education achievement. They do this by supporting schools, nurseries and colleges to improve teaching and learning for two- to 19-year-olds through better use of evidence.
Role:
In this newly created role you will:
In this newly created role you will:
- Commission evaluations in priority areas, including critically reviewing evaluation proposals to ensure proposed designs are high quality and cost-effective and that the most suitable external evaluators are appointed
- Manage evaluation projects once an external evaluator is appointed and being the primary point of contact for the evaluator
- Liaise between the evaluator and the delivery team (that is delivering the intervention) to ensure the evaluation project is set up effectively with a high-quality design (working closely with colleagues in EEF’s Programmes team)
- Work closely with the evaluator and delivery team to understand the practical issues involved in delivering evaluations and providing support when problems arise
- Manage evaluation contracts and budgets, and monitoring delivery of evaluation plans
- Conduct technical reviews of protocols, study plans, statistical analysis plans and evaluation reports
- Work closely with EEF’s Programmes and Dissemination and Impact teams to ensure that published reports are of high quality and effectively communicate findings to an audience of practitioners, academics, policymakers and the general public
- Develop and improve evaluation guidance and resources to clarify best practice and build the capacity of evaluators to conduct high quality research.
Candidate:
You must be able to demonstrate:
You must be able to demonstrate:
- A commitment to the aims of the EEF and a genuine interest in the education sector
- An understanding of technical aspects of evaluation methodologies (randomised controlled trials, quasi-experimental designs, choice of outcome measurement, implementation and process evaluations, etc.) and an ability to identify high quality evaluation plans and reports
- Experience in delivering or commissioning quantitative evaluation projects in education, health, or another related field
- Strong relationship management skills
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to communicate complex information to a variety of audiences including practitioners, academics, and policymakers
- An organised and methodical approach, with excellent project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- The ability to work independently with strong attention to detail and a commitment to fact checking own work, as well as the ability to work closely and collaboratively across teams
- A proactive, flexible, and pragmatic approach to evaluation, with an ability to balance a commitment to rigour with accessibility and impact
- A degree in an education, economics, policy, statistics, data science, sciences, or health-related subject
- A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Please see the review the Role Profile for full details.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV and a separate Supporting Statement to tim@whitonmaynard.com
Please ensure that your supporting statement addresses the following points:
As specialist recruiters we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV and a separate Supporting Statement to tim@whitonmaynard.com
Please ensure that your supporting statement addresses the following points:
- Why you want to work in the Evaluation Team at the Education Endowment Foundation (250 words).
- Your experience of undertaking and/or supporting evaluations – particularly any experience with randomised controlled trials, quasi-experimental designs and process evaluations (300 words)
- Imagine an efficacy trial of an intervention that the EEF funded had a positive result. The EEF plans to fund a second evaluation of the intervention. What factors would you consider when designing this second evaluation? (300 words).
As specialist recruiters we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.