Senior Evaluation Officer (Quantitative)
Hybrid working (flexibility considered)
£50,000 per annum + generous benefits
Full time (flexible working considered), permanent (secondments will be considered)
Reporting to Head of Evaluation (Quantitative)
Closing date: As soon as possible (we reserve the right to close the application window if a successful appointment is made)
Stage 1: Initial task based assessment (online)
Stage 2: Panel interview (online)
£50,000 per annum + generous benefits
Full time (flexible working considered), permanent (secondments will be considered)
Reporting to Head of Evaluation (Quantitative)
Closing date: As soon as possible (we reserve the right to close the application window if a successful appointment is made)
Stage 1: Initial task based assessment (online)
Stage 2: Panel interview (online)
Organisation:
Foundations – What Works Centre for Children & Families
Foundations has recently launched as a new organisation, following a merger of two sister organisations (What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care and Early Intervention Foundation) led by Chief Executive, Dr Jo Casebourne. With a shared aim, they are excited about the opportunities to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children by using and championing evidence. They need more highly skilled advocates of high-quality evidence across a broad range of subjects in the early intervention and children’s social care sector.
Foundations – What Works Centre for Children & Families
Foundations has recently launched as a new organisation, following a merger of two sister organisations (What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care and Early Intervention Foundation) led by Chief Executive, Dr Jo Casebourne. With a shared aim, they are excited about the opportunities to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children by using and championing evidence. They need more highly skilled advocates of high-quality evidence across a broad range of subjects in the early intervention and children’s social care sector.
Role:
You’ll be a senior member of the Evaluation team, reporting to the Head of Evaluation (Quantitative) and responsible for the performance and development of 1-2 Evaluation and Evidence Officers.
Your primary mission will be to contribute to the commissioning and management of impact evaluations in their five priority areas (Domestic Abuse, Relationships for Care-Experienced Children, Supporting Parents, Strengthening Family Networks, and Service and Practice Models). Working in multidisciplinary teams, your role will be to ensure that evaluations are delivered on time, on budget and to high standards. Other key responsibilities are listed below.
In return, you’ll get to work on some of the first impact evaluations of interventions for children in care or at the edge of care ever conducted in the UK. This is a challenging, but hugely rewarding position.
Responsibilities:
Please see the Role Profile for full details.
You’ll be a senior member of the Evaluation team, reporting to the Head of Evaluation (Quantitative) and responsible for the performance and development of 1-2 Evaluation and Evidence Officers.
Your primary mission will be to contribute to the commissioning and management of impact evaluations in their five priority areas (Domestic Abuse, Relationships for Care-Experienced Children, Supporting Parents, Strengthening Family Networks, and Service and Practice Models). Working in multidisciplinary teams, your role will be to ensure that evaluations are delivered on time, on budget and to high standards. Other key responsibilities are listed below.
In return, you’ll get to work on some of the first impact evaluations of interventions for children in care or at the edge of care ever conducted in the UK. This is a challenging, but hugely rewarding position.
Responsibilities:
- Managing a portfolio of impact evaluations throughout the entire project cycle: scoping, commissioning, design and set up, fieldwork, reporting, archiving (~0.6 FTE)
- Identifying key obstacles to evaluation in the sector, developing strategies to overcome these obstacles, improve existing processes and tools, and act as thought leader (~0.15 FTE)
- Setting objectives at the start of each quarter (for yourself and the people you line manage), planning work and capacity, reviewing processes and results, reflecting on ways of working, attending team and 1:1 meetings (~0.15 FTE)
- Managing their Knowledge Base: being aware of your skills and the skills of others in the team, developing learning and development plans (for yourself and the people you line manage), attending/delivering training, reading and networking (~0.1 FTE).
Please see the Role Profile for full details.
Candidate:
They're looking for people who are passionate about making a difference to the lives of vulnerable children and families and want people from all backgrounds to join their team. They offer competitive salaries, respect for work-life balance, learning and development and a great office location situated in the Evidence Quarter in the heart of St James’, home to a number of like-minded research organisations.
Foundations recognises the importance of a good work-life balance and do everything they can to accommodate flexible working, including part time, job shares and home working for their roles.
They're looking for people who are passionate about making a difference to the lives of vulnerable children and families and want people from all backgrounds to join their team. They offer competitive salaries, respect for work-life balance, learning and development and a great office location situated in the Evidence Quarter in the heart of St James’, home to a number of like-minded research organisations.
Foundations recognises the importance of a good work-life balance and do everything they can to accommodate flexible working, including part time, job shares and home working for their roles.
Apply:
To apply, please send a copy of your CV and a separate Supporting Statement (max 2 sides of A4) addressing the two questions below to [email protected]
1) Why do you want to work at Foundations?
2) How you believe your skills and experience will provide specific value in relation to the essential and desirable criteria outlined in the job description/role profile?
As specialist recruiters we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV and a separate Supporting Statement (max 2 sides of A4) addressing the two questions below to [email protected]
1) Why do you want to work at Foundations?
2) How you believe your skills and experience will provide specific value in relation to the essential and desirable criteria outlined in the job description/role profile?
As specialist recruiters we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.