Senior Evaluation Officer (Quantitative)
Hybrid working (flexibility considered)
£50,000 per annum + generous benefits
Full time (flexible working considered), permanent
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), timings TBC
Stage 2: Panel interviews, timings TBC
£50,000 per annum + generous benefits
Full time (flexible working considered), permanent
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), timings TBC
Stage 2: Panel interviews, timings TBC
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:
The Senior Evaluation Officer (Quantitative) will lead the day-to-day delivery of quantitative research and evaluations of programmes, interventions, and system changes, and oversee the quality of quantitative evaluations they commission externally. The work will include designing new evaluations, from feasibility studies to full-scale quantitative evaluations on topics such as domestic abuse, parenting, kinship care, fostering, family group decision-making, system, and service design. The postholder will design and quality assure impact evaluations, including randomised controlled trials and quasi-experimental impact evaluations. The postholder will also support the Head of Evaluation to identify promising approaches to quantitative and cost evaluations, lead the day-to-day delivery of evaluations they conduct, and oversee the delivery of evaluations they commission.
Please see the Role Profile for full details.
The Senior Evaluation Officer (Quantitative) will lead the day-to-day delivery of quantitative research and evaluations of programmes, interventions, and system changes, and oversee the quality of quantitative evaluations they commission externally. The work will include designing new evaluations, from feasibility studies to full-scale quantitative evaluations on topics such as domestic abuse, parenting, kinship care, fostering, family group decision-making, system, and service design. The postholder will design and quality assure impact evaluations, including randomised controlled trials and quasi-experimental impact evaluations. The postholder will also support the Head of Evaluation to identify promising approaches to quantitative and cost evaluations, lead the day-to-day delivery of evaluations they conduct, and oversee the delivery of evaluations they commission.
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 tim@whitonmaynard.com
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 tim@whitonmaynard.com
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.