Evaluation and Improvement Officer - Education

Evaluation and Improvement Officer - Education

Salary: Grade 7 £35,412 - £39,152. Contractual hours 37. Basis: Full Time. Permanent. Category: Education.

Location: Civic Centre, Pontypool.

Job details: Posted 18/06/2026. Job reference REQ006412.

Overview

This is an important role within the Children, Young People and Families Directorates of both Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen County Borough Councils, responsible for embedding a culture of continuous self evaluation and improvement across the education service and schools. The postholder will lead on developing and implementing frameworks that drive service wide improvement, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and national standards. The role focuses on influencing strategic planning and decision making through robust evaluation and evidence based practice to improve outcomes for learners.

About you

You will be an innovative and driven individual with skills in improvement and self evaluation. You bring excellent analytical skills, the ability to influence at all levels, and a collaborative approach to driving cultural change. You are confident in managing and engaging stakeholders and using evidence to inform policy and practice.

What you will do

You will support the development and implementation of a robust and sustainable self evaluation framework for the Children, Young People and Families Directorates, ensuring that improvement priorities are identified and acted upon. You will provide advice to senior leaders, manage governance processes for evaluation, and champion a culture of continuous improvement. You will ensure that evaluation outcomes inform strategic planning and resource allocation, and work collaboratively with schools, internal teams, and external partners to deliver sustainable improvements.

Shortlisting: 10th July 2026

Interviews: 17th July 2026

You must demonstrate how you meet the Essential criteria listed in the attached Person Specification in order to secure an interview. Guidance for applicants: Torfaen County Borough Council.

Torfaen County Borough Council strives to be a fair, supportive and effective employer. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. The Council expects all employees, paid or unpaid, to share this commitment. We value the range of experiences that a diverse workforce brings and therefore we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and under represented groups.

Welsh Language Skills are desirable for this post but not essential. You are welcome to submit your application in English or in Welsh. Each application will be treated equally.

We are a registered Disability Confident Leader and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. Our Guaranteed Interview scheme guarantees that people with disabilities will be invited to interview, so long as they meet the essential requirements for the role. If you have a health condition, are neurodivergent, or use British sign language, and need to discuss reasonable adjustments, please contact the recruiting manager. We can only work with you to arrange adjustments if we are made aware of your requirements prior to your application submission, test or interview.

Please ensure that you only apply for this position via Torfaen Council's vacancies website. CVs and applications submitted to any other websites are not received by us.

How to find us

Torfaen County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Pontypool
NP4 6YB