Head of Research and Impact
London or Leeds (hybrid working, two days per week in the office)
£50,000 - £55,000 per annum + benefits
Full time, permanent (0.8 FTE considered
£50,000 - £55,000 per annum + benefits
Full time, permanent (0.8 FTE considered
Organisation:
Our client is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. They know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic and more creative. They also do better at school.
Working with every local authority and across every region in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, and supported by Arts Council funding they reach over 2 million families a year through partners in schools, children's centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps them to get children excited about reading from an early age.
Their strategy for 2021-25 brings new approaches to the support they are providing to families to reach their mission of getting children reading. They are ambitious about developing their work to reach more children and increase impact, particularly children from low-income groups and those from vulnerable family backgrounds.
Our client is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. They know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic and more creative. They also do better at school.
Working with every local authority and across every region in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, and supported by Arts Council funding they reach over 2 million families a year through partners in schools, children's centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps them to get children excited about reading from an early age.
Their strategy for 2021-25 brings new approaches to the support they are providing to families to reach their mission of getting children reading. They are ambitious about developing their work to reach more children and increase impact, particularly children from low-income groups and those from vulnerable family backgrounds.
Role:
As our client pivots to deliver its new strategy, the need for the highest quality learning and evidence-led decision making is required across their work. The new Head of Research and Impact will be responsible for delivering this in close partnership with colleagues, including the Director of Research and Impact and other leaders in the organisation. Unlike many charities the organisation conducts much of its co-creation, research, and evaluation work inhouse. They have a skilled and ambitious team of 9 research and impact staff and work closely with colleagues across the organisation for whom learning is also central to their roles.
They are looking for dynamic and collaborative Head of Research and Impact who has the experience and expertise to:
As our client pivots to deliver its new strategy, the need for the highest quality learning and evidence-led decision making is required across their work. The new Head of Research and Impact will be responsible for delivering this in close partnership with colleagues, including the Director of Research and Impact and other leaders in the organisation. Unlike many charities the organisation conducts much of its co-creation, research, and evaluation work inhouse. They have a skilled and ambitious team of 9 research and impact staff and work closely with colleagues across the organisation for whom learning is also central to their roles.
They are looking for dynamic and collaborative Head of Research and Impact who has the experience and expertise to:
- Lead MEL and Theory of Change approaches - and work with colleagues to ensure evidence and Theory of Change are consistently at the heart of decision making
- Shape and lead a portfolio of key learning activities including in their Early Years work – and in schools – working in cross team project groups to identify organisational needs, scoping and delivering the research activities and working with colleagues to activate the insights they generate
- Make a leading contribution to business planning and decision-making processes, bringing the highest quality evidence into these processes
- Lead activities with the Research and Impact team including day to day team activities and processes, line management, budget, team development and recruitment
- Contribute to cross organisational projects.
Candidate:
The successful candidate will be an outstanding and motivated mixed methods researcher, excellent collaborator and communicator. This role is likely to suit someone with at least 6 years working in research, of which a minimum of 3 years taking overall accountability for delivery of research studies for internal and external audiences (e.g. in a senior research manager or associate director research role.)
The successful candidate will be an outstanding and motivated mixed methods researcher, excellent collaborator and communicator. This role is likely to suit someone with at least 6 years working in research, of which a minimum of 3 years taking overall accountability for delivery of research studies for internal and external audiences (e.g. in a senior research manager or associate director research role.)
Apply:
To be considered for this role, please send a copy of your CV to [email protected]
Relevant applicants will be contacted and the full Job Description shared for further discussion.
As specialist recruiters we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
To be considered for this role, please send a copy of your CV to [email protected]
Relevant applicants will be contacted and the full Job Description shared for further discussion.
As specialist recruiters we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.