Senior Evaluation Coordinator

Location: You can be based near one of the following office locations - Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester or Newcastle.

We operate a hybrid model of work i.e. a combination of in-person and remote, with flexible days in the office depending on business need and your preferences. We would typically expect in-office attendance an average of one day per week.

Hours: We are looking for the right candidate and while we envisage this being a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) we are very open to flexible working arrangements such as part-time, compressed hours and/or flexitime.

Ideal start date: Flexible, as agreed with candidate

Annual leave: 36/37 days (England & Wales and Scotland respectively - includes bank and public holidays and three days to be taken between Christmas and New Year) plus up to 3 days additional annual leave increasing with length of service.

We also offer a Holiday Buyback scheme where you can purchase up to 1 working week additional annual leave per year

Other benefits:

• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employer pension contributions of 5%, plus salary sacrifice contribution the equivalent of Employer National Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme available to staff and their family
• Flexible work options such as hybrid working, flexitime, part-time

The Opportunity

As our Senior Evaluation Coordinator you ll drive forward how we measure and share our organisation s impact.

You ll own our monitoring and evaluation framework and use this to design smart and robust ways to measure how our work creates change.

You ll lead our annual data collection processes and cycles, collaborating with other teams to collect and share key outcomes data, both internally and externally.

From crafting data methodologies to generating insightful reporting for stakeholders, this role is ideal for someone who loves delving into data, analysing and communicating trends and working with others to make a difference.

1. Designing how we measure our impact

• Shape evaluation questions and themes to explore, design the methodology, and consider data required to conduct robust analysis

2. Evaluating our interventions

• Manage the yearly impact evaluation to further the organisation s understanding of its effect across our three interventions:
  • on students outcomes, including student university destinations and longer-term graduate outcomes
  • on the outcomes of our employer influencing work, including the impact of the Social Mobility Employer Index
  • on the outcomes of our campaigns work

3. Data collection and performance management

• Develop and manage data analysis and visualisation tools and processes, such as PowerBI, to present monitoring data

4. Reporting and sharing our impact

• Consolidate analysis findings, and present them to various audiences to enable conversations around the development of our work

See attached job description for more detail on the key responsibilities in the role

Person Specification/Skills

Monitoring & Evaluation

• How to run an evaluation project, and manage it throughout the full project life cycle, i.e. planning, data collection, analysis, and dissemination
• How to create and implement plans and/or processes, including administrative systems and robust evaluation processes

Systems

• How to use databases, data visualisation tools and CRMs, underpinned by strong IT skills and the ability to learn and build capability

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply by submitting the following information to our application portal Pinpoint by 23:59pm, Sunday 23rd November:

1. A cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role (no more than 500 words)
2. Give an example of when you have evaluated the impact of a programme, intervention or project, the steps you took and skills you used (no more than 800 words)

Please note that generic applications and CV s will not be considered.