Evaluation Jobs

ISEAL is looking for an experienced MEL professional to build and deliver its organisational M&E function, work closely with other areas of the organisation on MEL related activities, and convene a community of practice on MEL.

This new role will lead on a range of MEL related activities, from supporting the upcoming ISEAL strategic plan development and putting in place appropriate systems to monitor progress, to ensuring the organisation is making best use of available data to draw out learning and to measure results. Working closely with internal leads across a range of workstreams, the role will support in designing programme evaluations and outcome monitoring tools and processes.  With colleagues from relevant focus areas, the MEL Manager will co-deliver learning at ISEAL.

Another important component of this role (roughly 30-40%) will be working with ISEAL’s Membership and Credibility team to support member organisations in implementing the ISEAL Code and ISEAL membership requirements related to MEL.  The MEL Manager will be the content lead for ISEAL’s training events on M&E topics and will co-lead the M&E Community of Practice, a peer learning space for ISEAL Community members.

We are looking for someone with a range of expertise in MEL across different organisations, with a strong preference for specific experience with sustainability systems or standard organisations or comparable settings. The ideal candidate will thrive on delivering effective MEL activities in a standalone role, as well as bringing the expertise and training or facilitation skills necessary to advise others and support peer learning on related topics. They will have a strongly collaborative approach and a genuine interest in sustainability systems and learning and improvement.

In return, ISEAL can offer inspiring insight into the world of sustainability initiatives and sustainability issues, a supportive multicultural organisational setting, and good opportunities to develop professionally and personally in an international NGO environment.

The key responsibilities we entrust you with

Organisational and project/programme MEL activities

• Provide MEL related input into strategic planning process and implementation for new 5-year strategy (with strategy development starting in mid-2025)
• Provide support to ISEAL’s Partnership Manager and project/programme leads in programme evaluation, development of indicators and log frames
• Ensure learning and recommendations on MEL are documented, disseminated and considered when designing new projects or programmes
• Manage the delivery and continual improvement of selected MEL activities and systems, including leading necessary data collection, management, analysis, visualization, and reporting
• Support colleagues across different teams to design and conduct surveys and programme/project evaluations, and to develop performance and outcome monitoring indicators and systems
• Work with peers and internal teams (including Membership, the Innovation Fund and Evidensia(dot).eco) to analyse and develop learning and insights to inform decision making and reporting
• Help create a culture and practice of learning at ISEAL, in liaison with the Associate Knowledge Manager

MEL expertise to support the ISEAL Community

• Co-lead ISEAL’s M&E Community of Practice, preparing and facilitating virtual and in-person workshops and creating and moderating content on the ISEAL Community Platform
• Use MEL expertise to help guide and support compliance with the ISEAL Code of Good Practice, working closely with ISEAL’s Membership and Credibility team
• Act as programme officer for selected Innovation Fund grants related to MEL and the measurement of outcomes and results, supporting grant recipients with expertise and connections and helping to extract key learnings
• Develop content for and deliver training events on good practice in MEL as part of ISEAL’s training and services portfolio
• Contribute MEL and outcomes measurement expertise to collaborative projects managed by Impacts and Innovations team, supporting sustainability systems to respond to changing market and legislative expectations

Experience, Knowledge and Attributes

• Range of experience in MEL roles, ideally including experience in a sustainability system, or in a not-for profit, professional or compliance-based membership organisation
• Prior experience with donor funded projects and programmes, including MEL frameworks and development and implementation of log frames
• Demonstrated ability in a wide range of MEL related activities including theory of change, survey design, MEL and research methodologies, and the development of indicators and related data monitoring systems
• Strong quantitative data collection, management and analysis skills, including the ability to present visual insights using tools such as Excel and Power BI
• Ability to work independently, while building strong relationships with colleagues and other stakeholders
• Collegial and able to thrive in a dynamic work environment while supporting senior colleagues and peers and building momentum and support for MEL activities
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills, including ability to present technical information to a non-technical audience
• Understanding of what sustainability systems are and how they help deliver change on sustainability issues
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Confidence in using the IT systems, familiarity with virtual meeting tools (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom, etc), use of databases (e.g. Salesforce), productivity and collaboration tools (e.g. Monday com), proficiency in MS Office
• Desire to contribute to a more sustainable world

Additionally desirable

• Experience in an ISEAL member system, or similar sustainability standards organisation
• Knowledge of the ISEAL Code of Good Practice or its predecessor (ISEAL Impacts Code)
• Experience designing and setting up data management systems
• Good working knowledge of emerging trends in MEL and in sustainability reporting and disclosure

About ISEAL

ISEAL supports ambitious sustainability systems and their partners to tackle the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges – from the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis to human rights and persistent poverty. ISEAL Community Members include many of the most respected sustainability schemes worldwide and are active across a diverse range of sectors. Read more about us on our website. 

ISEAL´s culture and how we will help you thrive

Our values are Connection, Empowerment, Inspiration, Wellbeing, Effective Working and Creativity.

These are traits we value in each other and in the organisation overall and we instil these in all our processes and interactions.

The issues we work on are of a global nature and our team reflects this, with individuals from many different backgrounds and nationalities. We know this diversity adds to the high quality of work we deliver as an organisation and through our commitment to diversity and inclusion we want to add strengths and perspectives in our team with each recruitment. Diversity for us includes race and gender identity, age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other areas forming part of someone´s identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

As an organisation, we also support our people in their personal and professional development, with specific budgets and processes enabling individuals to take advantage of growth and development opportunities.

We offer 25 days of annual leave, to which we will add a day a year after 2 years (to a maximum of 30 days), as well as an extra five days as a one off once you have been with us for a full five years.

We recognise individuals’ preferences when it comes to where and when to work through a hybrid working model with a minimum of 4 days per month in the London office as well as the opportunity to apply for flexible working arrangements to suit individual´s needs.

Other relevant information

Term: This is a permanent contract

Salary: £52,000-58,000 p.a. depending on experience (full time, 37.5 hours per week)

Location: London is the preferred location. Applicants will need to provide evidence that they are entitled to work in the UK. An ability and willingness to work in a hybrid work environment is required. Applications for other locations may be considered for exceptional candidates (Netherlands, Belgium)

International travel: The post holder may be required to undertake occasional international travel

Ideal start date: asap

How to apply

Specific enquiries about this role and the application process can be sent to the recruitment(at)isealalliance(dot)org.

Deadline for applications is 6 January 2025

Please note that we will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Interview process

Please see below the planned interview process (please note that we will endeavor to keep to this schedule, but some dates may be subject to change)

First interviews (Teams): 9-14 January 2025

Pre-interview timed exercises (between 60 – 90 minutes from home): 15-19 January 2025

Panel interviews (in person or Teams) w/c 20 January 2025

Final interview: w/c 3 February 2025

Accessibility

If candidates require additional time or other considerations for the interview process, we are committed to accommodating any reasonable requests.

Please note that ISEAL will cover travel expenses for in person interviews for UK based candidates travelling from outside of Greater London. ISEAL also covers caring expenses for candidates who are carers and need to arrange of cover for the duration of the interview/exercises

The Youth Endowment Fund 

Senior Evaluation Manager - Full time  

Reports to: Head of Evaluation 

Salary: £50,600 

Contract: 1-year fixed term - potential to extend 

Location: Central London, Hybrid* 

Application closing: 5pm, Friday 3 January 2025 

We’re here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice. 

The Senior Evaluation Manager will play a key role in supporting the Head of Evaluation to lead elements of evaluation work. The post holder will also lead a team of Evaluation Managers, ensuring they have the support to deliver a portfolio of evaluation projects.  

The Senior Evaluation Manager will play a key role in supporting the Head of Evaluation and Assistant Director of Evaluation to lead elements of evaluation work. The postholder’s responsibilities will include:  

• Develop and implement processes to assess the quality of evidence in funding applications and provide recommendations to the Grants and Evaluation Committee. 

• Lead the delivery of YEF’s evaluation work, designing, commissioning and managing complex and large-scale evaluations. 

• Be responsible for the ongoing development of YEF’s commissioning guidance. 

• Supervise and project manage the team’s evaluation work, providing quality assurance and monitoring of progress against project plans and project budgets. 

About you: 

• You’re an excellent communicator. You can produce technical documents that accurately report methodological and statistical information.

• You have strong knowledge, experience and technical expertise in evaluation methodologies. 

• You have strong relationship management skills. You’re comfortable working with a wide range of people, including senior academics and other research experts, children and their families, practitioners, and policy makers. 

Reporting to: CEO
Key relationships: Grants Manager, Grants Officer, Grants Administrator and Communications Officer
Location: The Rufford Foundation Office, Central London. Staff must work a minimum of 2 days per week from the office. There may be occasional travel overseas.
Benefits: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, attractive employer contribution-only pension, private medical insurance cover, excellent working environment.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

About The Rufford Foundation

The Rufford Foundation is a grant-making charity that provides funding for nature conservation programmes and projects.

The flagship Rufford Small Grants Programme awards funding to individuals working in developing countries who are starting on the ladder of conservation research and establishing pilot programmes. Since its inception in 1999, the Rufford Small Grants Programme has given over £37 million through more than 6,100 grants to projects in over 150 countries. The programme identifies scientists and practitioners at the early stages of their careers and provides targeted support to enable them to achieve their goal of making a difference in terms of conservation. A searchable database of Rufford Small Grants projects can be found on our website.

In 2023, we started to pilot our Organisational Grants funding stream to provide core, multi-year funding to small local NGOs to help them strengthen their financial and institutional capacity to ensure long-term viability.

This is an exciting time to join The Rufford Foundation, as the postholder will play an essential role in encouraging grantees to apply for further funding. This new role will sit within the conservation team to coordinate the delivery and oversight of Rufford Small Grants.

Rufford Small Grants are renowned for being an important milestone in the careers of conservationists and researchers who may have limited experience in designing and delivering projects. We are very aware that unforeseen issues may arise and are considerate towards requests for project changes. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer will review all project updates and reports to track project changes and to monitor project delivery against proposed plans.

The Rufford Foundation is involved with other conservation donors and practitioners looking at the evidence of conservation effectiveness and supporting learning from success and failure. We fully understand that conservation projects may not succeed as planned and that evaluating small grant project impacts over short timescales (1-3 years) is problematic. The MEL Officer will take this into account when reviewing project progress and evaluation reports.

The ideal candidate will bring previous experience of reviewing (or drafting) donor reports, have excellent analytical and communications skills and be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of biodiversity conservation, ideally with some practical knowledge of conservation in countries where the foundation funds projects. Experience of coordinating work with grantees, including review of workplans, deliverables and budgets, would be highly desirable.

We are keen for the MEL Officer to use their expertise to design a MEL framework to help our grantees with their project proposals, and The Rufford Foundation to evaluate the impact of work across the Rufford Small Grant and Organisational Grant portfolios. The MEL Officer may also support grantees with their own project evaluations.

Principal Responsibilities

Rufford Small Grants

• Review narrative and financial reports for Rufford Small Grant projects, including comparative analysis of results versus original proposals.
• Draft brief summaries of the results of each project, highlighting project changes and outcomes, sharing these with colleagues in writing and at team meetings.
• Compile key achievements delivered through Rufford Small Grant projects.
• Make recommendations for Rufford staff to follow-up with grantees about further Rufford Small Grant funding.
• Work with colleagues to develop reporting guidelines and update our reporting templates.
• Support grantees with understanding and meeting Rufford reporting requirements – this might be done through online or in-person meetings with individuals or groups.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of grant-related activities specifically related to the review of Rufford Small Grant project reports.
• Using background material drafted as part of a recent consultancy, to develop high-level indicators for conservation and capacity building, lead in formalising an evaluation framework for The Rufford Foundation across all grant-making.
• Develop a systematic process to monitor the careers of previous grantees to measure the impact of our funding.
• Produce graphs, tables and short reports on Rufford Small Grants on a regular basis.

General

• Support with monitoring and evaluation of Organisational Grants including review of annual reports and gauging progress against annual plans.
• Cultivate strong relationships with colleagues, grantees and external contacts.
• Explore opportunities for grantees to draft pieces to promote their work through Rufford communications channels.
• Provide administrative support on grant-making processes as required.
• Represent The Rufford Foundation at events in the UK (online and in-person) and overseas to promote Rufford Small Grants to relevant audiences and ensure the foundation is well connected with conservation and donor communities.
• Ad hoc work in support of the Grants Manager and CEO.
• This job description is not exhaustive, and the role may evolve.

Person specification

Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience of working within an environmental or biodiversity conservation NGO.
• Grant-making or project reporting, ideally within the conservation sector.
• Reviewing donor reports for conservation projects, including drafting feedback for grantees to address queries raised.
• Excellent planning, organisational and administrative skills.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluating conservation projects.
• Candidates will ideally have completed an MSc in an environmental/conservation- related discipline.
• Demonstrable understanding of planning and delivering field-based conservation projects, preferably within countries where Rufford funds projects, would be advantageous.

Skills and abilities

Essential:

• Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, grantees and collaborators.
• Interest in connecting with other conservation donors and others working in conservation and capacity building.
• IT literate with experience of using online application and review systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good research, analytical, and administrative skills.
• Able to manage a consistently busy workload.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks and work to deadlines.
• Good team player who enjoys working within a small, friendly team.
• Capable of working under their own initiative.
• The job holder may be requested to travel overseas as part of their work.
• Must have the right to work in the UK on a full-time basis.

Desirable:

• Ability to communicate in a second language, e.g., French, Spanish or another language.

We regret that we are unable to consider applications from those who have a time-limit on their visas. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship.

Voluntary Action Harrow is looking for a Grant Monitoring and Evaluation Manager. This role involves developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks for both internally and externally managed programmes. Responsibilities include managing data collection, building strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, and contributing to training and capacity-building initiatives within the team.

Responsibilities

• To create monitoring and evaluation frameworks for internally and externally managed programmes

• To receive monitoring information from funded organisations and create reports/presentations as needed

• To set up processes for VCS organisations to feed in issues they or their clients are facing

• Offer tailored training, one-on-one guidance, and practical data-gathering tools to support VCS organisations in completing monitoring and evaluation. This approach empowers participants, enhancing their confidence, knowledge, and expertise to conduct impactful evaluations.

• To manage the Harrow Giving grants customer relationship management (CRM) (Salesforce)

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including residents, voluntary, community and faith sector organisations, social enterprises, local NHS services, and statutory sector partners.

• Support other staff and volunteers in delivering training if and as required.

• Contribute to the design and delivery of internal training when required.

• Maintain and update records on our database.

Skills, Competencies and Behaviours

• Skilled in recognising and addressing inequalities

• Proficient in monitoring and evaluation.

• Strong communication skills with clients, colleagues, and agencies from diverse backgrounds.

• Experienced in working collaboratively within multi-professional and multi-agency settings.

• Capable of maintaining accurate records and documentation.

• Effective time and diary management skills.

• Competent in navigating complex local community relationships and politics.

• Able to liaise effectively with colleagues, ensuring clear communication and information sharing.

• Experienced in supporting and empowering staff and volunteers.

• Experienced in using databases (our system is Salesforce) 

• Strong ICT skills (Including Teams and Zoom), with adaptability to new systems and tools.

Listening, Verbal, Written and Presentation Communication Skills

• Mentoring skills, ensuring that participants have understood

• Able to communicate well with clients, colleagues and other agencies

• Able to work in partnership in multi-professional and multi-agency settings

• Able to keep accurate records

• Able to effectively manage your time and diary

• Ability to negotiate complex local community relationships and politics

• Effectively liaising with colleagues and ensuring others are kept informed

• Supporting and empowering staff and volunteers

• Strong ICT skills, including adaptability to new systems and tools

Impact & Evaluation Officer

Hours of work: Part time (0.5 of full time – 17.5 hours a week) post with occasional weekend and evening work and overnight stays.
Salary: £27,000 (FTE) (this is a part-time role and the salary will be pro-rated)

About Re-engage  

Re-engage is a charity that is positive about older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. We inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation.  

Our volunteers work together to create better communities and help to enrich the lives of our members by giving them something to look forward to. Older people who may have felt very alone now feel valued as individuals, continue to form friendships, and have groups that give support. We make sure that people know they are important well into their old age.

Respectful, determined, warm, pioneering, and local: we are Re-engage and we are bringing generations together. 

Our vision is a world where no one is ever too old to make friends and enjoy social interaction. 

Our mission is to work within communities to end social isolation and loneliness in older people. 

Role purpose 

In this role you’d be supporting the Head of Impact and working alongside the policy and impact officer to deliver our impact and evaluation activities. This includes delivering our monitoring, evaluation and learning framework; conducting bespoke research; working directly with beneficiaries and volunteers; and using technology to demonstrate and communicate the impact Re-engage has on the lives of older people experiencing loneliness and social isolation. 

Re-engage is committed to learning and development and to flexibility and will provide all necessary training for the right candidate. 

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Support the administration and ongoing development of our regular monitoring, evaluation and learning activities, including monthly, quarterly and annual reporting
• Administer the routine capture of impact and evaluation data, using our systems and CRM database, ensuring the accurate recording of data in line with GDPR guidelines and best practice
• Conduct a range of evaluations using both quantitative and qualitative methods including online, telephone and paper surveys, interviews and focus groups 
• Analyse and prepare impact and evaluation data for teams across the organisation, including our fundraising, communications, service delivery, engagement and senior management teams 
• Maintain and support the development of impact and evaluation digital content on the organisations intranet and external website
• Use technology, including Microsoft Customer Voice, PowerBI, Dovetail and Canva to analyse and communicate impact and evaluation data for both internal and external audiences, including the production of reports, infographics and digital dashboards
• Conduct primary and secondary research for funded projects and service development
• Support the administration of our Advisory Group, made up of our beneficiaries who provide regular feedback and input into our services 
• Support the administration of impact and research volunteers, delivering inductions, allocating tasks, communication and providing ongoing support 
• Support the impact team with general administration, including handling the impact mailbox, data entry and postal mailings 
• Support the administration of the impact team’s policy and influencing work
• General responsibilities:
• Show a clear commitment to Re-engage’s values, culture and mission to end social isolation and loneliness in older people 
• Take time to familiarise yourself with and follow all Re-engage policies and procedures.  
• You may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post. There may be occasional out-of-hours work required. 

Person specification: 

Essential 

• A degree (or equivalent) in any subject or demonstrable equivalent experience in research/data analysis/evaluations or similar (paid or voluntary) 
• Basic data collection and/or analysis experience
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills - able to engage with and communicate with older people and generally with people from all walks of life  
• Understanding of, or interest in learning about loneliness, social isolation and issues that affect isolated and lonely older people 
• Excellent IT skills and good knowledge of Microsoft packages including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint 
• Self-motivated, organised and methodical approach to work with excellent time management and ability to work with minimal supervision and deliver against KPIs 
• A confident and competent administrator with excellent attention to detail and a strong understanding of the importance of record-keeping 
• Understanding of the importance of brand and commitment to the brand guidelines 
• A dedicated place to work in your home with sufficient broadband for permanent Wi-Fi and access to multiple cloud-based systems 

Desirable 

• A degree in a relevant field such as social sciences, psychology, social research, statistics, data analysis or similar 
• Experience of designing and/or conducting social research or evaluations, including surveys, interviews and/or focus groups 
• Understanding of a range of monitoring and evaluation methods including qualitative and quantitative methodologies of data collection 
• Understanding of confidentiality and the implications of GDPR when working with volunteers and with older people.  
• Advanced Excel or Power BI skills and experience  
• Experience of presenting data/research/findings in multiple formats e.g. reports or presentations to different audiences 
• CRM or database experience 
• Experience of working in a charity and/or with grant-funded projects 

We are an equal opportunities employer

Re-engage is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging among our team of staff and to eliminating unlawful discrimination. We want the Re-engage team of staff to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
 
How we recruit 

Diversity and inclusion are important to us. We want our team of staff to be representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.   We understand that you may not meet every requirement listed, but if you feel you could make a valuable contribution to our charity, we encourage you to apply. You may be a great fit for this or another role.
 
We use the recruitment platform Hireful.  Using Hireful allows us to reduce unconscious bias and subjectivity, and candidates experience a more skills-based recruitment process which helps us to hire the best talent for our roles 
 
The application process includes an inbuilt anonymisation feature which removes identifiable personal data from your CV.   To enable this please ensure your name you use on the application form matches exactly with that on your CV.
 
We also add competency questions to the process which asses your approach to real issues that you would face in this role.   Each response is anonymised and reviewed separately by each hiring team member before the total scores are averaged to create a leader board of candidates. 

We would rather AI wasn't used for your answers as we want the real you, however we do reserve the right to reject applications if we feel the use of AI has been excessive.

Deadline to apply is Sunday 12th January 2025 and interviews are expected to be held the week of 20th January 2025.

REF-218 665

Research, Evaluation and Impact Officer

2 posts available

35 hours per week (Requests for flexible or part time working arrangements will be considered).

£29,394.04 per annum if London-based / £26,269.74 if based outside London.

Location: The Children's Society's national office at Whitecross Studios, Old Street, London, or one of our regional offices (currently in Birmingham and Greater Manchester), with hybrid working options available. Alternatively, home-based by arrangement with the ability to travel to the national office as required.

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

Our Research, Evidence and Impact Team is recruiting two new Research, Evidence and Impact Officers to support our work across an extensive portfolio of projects. As well as doing innovative and original research, we collaborate with colleagues to develop the evidence to drive policy and systems change, and with practitioners and managers in our services to support them with independently commissioned evaluation and learning from practice activities. We're also developing new ways to understand, demonstrate and increase the impact of everything The Children's Society does.

OUR TEAM

The Research, Evidence and Impact Team has a vital role in ensuring that The Children's Society retains a clear and authentic understanding of young people's lives, with a focus on what is most important to building or preserving wellbeing. Our charity has been at the forefront of research on children's wellbeing for 20 years, alongside conducting child-centred studies on adolescence, risk and vulnerability (e.g. on Child Exploitation), and child poverty, exploring the issues that jeopardise young people's safety, health and opportunities. We have a track record for innovation (e.g. developing a validated and widely used 'Good Childhood Index') and work with academic partners and other organisations who share our vision of a society built for all children.

Our collaborative culture at The Children's Society means that we often work with colleagues who lead lobbying and campaigning activities, bringing together compelling evidence to drive change - in public awareness and attitudes, and in policies and systems - that can improve young people's lives. We also work closely with colleagues in our services across the country - sometimes to study the issues they see in their frontline work with young people and families, and sometimes to support them when they commission independent evaluations or learning exercises.

The Research, Evidence and Impact Team's work is also pivotal to two flagship reports that The Children's Society publishes every year - 'The Good Childhood Report' and our Annual Impact report.

THE TYPE OF PERSON WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are currently looking for two early career researchers / evaluators who can make a key contribution to the delivery of research, evaluation and impact projects for The Children's Society. You will be joining a team of experienced researchers to work across a varied and exciting range of projects. You will be involved where your input is most needed - and there will be opportunities to develop fresh skills and knowledge.

If you already have strong research/ evaluation skills and the energy and motivation to learn and develop in a supportive, multidisciplinary team in a leading children's charity we would love you to join us.

To be successful in this role, you must have:

-Knowledge and understanding of research and/ or evaluation methodologies, including young person-centred approaches - and an interest in exploring and understanding impact.

-Experience of conducting research and/ or evaluation, from project design through to reporting, whether through a paid or unpaid role or academic studies (ideally both).

-Qualitative and quantitative analysis skills - and demonstrable experience of applying these to research/ evaluation projects.

-Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the confidence to work with a range of stakeholders including professionals in external organisations and, importantly, young people and parents/ carers.

-An understanding of ethics and safeguarding related to research with young people and families.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

The Children's Society runs more than 70 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we lobby and campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer. Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - you can find out more by reading our 'Impact Report' https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/our-impact

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is 23:59pm on 12th of January, 2025. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy from the 3rd January 2025 onwards.

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 27th of January, 2025.

DOCUMENTS

Applicant pack

Job description

Grade: Grade 3

Position type: Full time, permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Responsible to: Impact & Accountability Lead

Direct reports: None

Location: Truro, Cornwall (hybrid – mixture of office and home working). Remote working (UK only) will be considered (with regular travel to Truro approx. 4x per year).

Travel: Work away from home, this may be UK or overseas training or an in-country deployment. You may be required to deploy for up to 50% of your time in any calendar year.

Role purpose

The MEAL Coordinator will travel with the emergency response team to deliver emergency shelter responses, to enhance programme quality and embed a culture of organisational learning and accountability. Sitting within the Programme Quality team, the MEAL Coordinator will play a significant role to strengthen participant voice and accountability, enable data driven decision making and help to identify best practice and innovative shelter solutions allowing people to recover and rebuild their lives.

The MEAL Coordinator will lead/support key processes that enhance programme/project delivery. They will liaise with programme managers/emergency coordinators and partner organisations to provide technical support and ensure that programmes/projects adhere to agreed processes, namely needs assessments, log frame development (with clear outcomes/outputs and SMART indicators), robust and transparent community feedback mechanisms and the development of the MEAL plan. They will also be expected to provide technical input on data collection exercises (both quantitative and qualitative) data analysis for routine monitoring exercises as well as designing/coordinating review /evaluation processes. 

The MEAL Coordinator will play an important role in promoting organisational learning and embedding a culture of reflection, analysis, and learning. Working together with Programme Managers & Emergency field coordinators, they will ensure learning frameworks are in place so that lessons are learned (both positive and negative) are captured, responded to, and shared with peers. They will work closely with the Programme Delivery Team and Technical Specialists to identify and/or support the establishment of Action Research projects that will contribute to improvements and innovations within the shelter sector. 

There is significant travel with this role (up to 50% FTE), and the post holder must be prepared to travel at short notice for up to two months at a time. The MEAL Coordinators may also be asked to contribute to the development of organisational policy papers on mainstreaming or technical areas such as cash programming.

This role will be joining a fast-paced organisation realigning itself for further growth in the face of mounting humanitarian needs. We look forward to welcoming candidates who share our passion and teamwork to achieve this.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

The MEAL coordinator is a core member of the project team and will work closely with the project lead to ensure project quality and accountability. They will lead processes or liaise with partners (depending on implementation model) to ensure ShelterBox standards are adhered to.  Specifically, they will:

Project Support  70% FTE

· Advise/Carry out needs assessments to inform project design

· Facilitate technical MEAL component of Organizational Capacity Assessments and support with the development of capacity strengthening plans for potential partners

· As relevant, support the delivery of Capacity Building Action Plans, through the development of appropriate resources/ providing in-person and remote training /mentoring on MEAL concepts and practice.  This will also involve reviewing training courses/modules, developing resources, and providing training.

· Collaborate with partners and implementing teams to, support project/log frame development with clear outcomes/outputs and SMART indicators, in line with organizational reporting requirements

· Ensure robust MEAL plans are in place, and that SADD distribution data is robust

· Ensure robust and transparent community feedback mechanisms are functioning and support safeguarding processes

· Provide technical input/Lead data collection exercises (both quantitative and qualitative)

· Liaise with partners and implementing teams to ensure the MEAL Plans are operationalized and that the data/reports provided by partners are robust, verifiable and with the appropriate degree of objectivity.

· Ensure project documentation is up to date

· Support data analysis and the facilitation of learning and reflection based on findings that result in data-led decision making

· Coordinate/Facilitate/carry out end of project evaluation processes in line with DAC criteria.

· Ensure all projects/programmes are contributing to organisational KPI reporting. Develop and populate Information Management systems as appropriate.

· Liaise with the Grant Management team to ensure that all projects MEAL systems and processes are in line with donor requirements, and support programme managers to submit quality narrative reports in a timely fashion.

Knowledge Creation and Sharing 20% FTE

· Ensure that each Project log frame, MEAL plan and Learning and Accountability Framework are up-to-date and facilitate continuous and conscious reflection and learning. 

· Utilising M&E data, evaluation findings and wider sector understanding, develop thematic discussions to strengthen understanding within ShelterBox and in relevant Communities of Practice. 

Infrastructure Development 10% FTE

· Contribute to the development of policies, SOPs and processes that strengthen project delivery and accountability.

· Ensure ShelterBox is abreast of new technological developments supporting information gathering and analysis, particularly methodologies that empower affected populations to communicate with ShelterBox and to share their insights enhancing participation.

Working Requirements

· This role will support the design and implementation of rapid response emergency project that will demand prolonged travel (up to two months) at very short notice.

· For remote workers: travel to Truro HQ for collaboration weeks 3 times a year, and additional meetings as requested.

· Comply with ShelterBox training and adhere to policies and standards and demonstrating organizational values as and where possible.

Interviews will be conducted remotely on Teams week beginning 13th January 2025. 

The Organisation

ImpactEd Group supports education and purpose-driven organisations to maximise their potential. We do this by helping our partners to be consistently impactful and operationally sustainable.

This role will lead our Evaluation Practice. ImpactEd Evaluation works with schools and organisations, analysing the impact of programmes and interventions to help them do more of what works and less of what doesn’t. The practice works with over 1,500 schools and 80 education and youth organisations, serving more than a quarter of million pupils.

The Opportunity

The Associate Director role will lead a portfolio of research projects across ImpactEd Evaluation and support our team to deliver effective partnerships. Our partners encompass education organisations such as charities, edtech organisations and government, and schools and multi-academy Trusts. We aim to deliver high-quality research and evaluation projects that help our partners make better decisions to benefit young people.

You will act as an experienced consultant on a range of different partnerships to help partners develop their evaluation strategy and approach. For example, you could deliver independent evaluations for organisations like the Careers and Enterprise Company, Nesta or multi-academy Trusts such as Lift Schools. You will also have team development and line management responsibilities, play a role in supporting business development and sales and have opportunities to contribute to development of team strategy.

As an Associate Director level, this role will manage high-profile projects directly and oversee a number of projects delivered by other members of the team, working collaboratively. As well as direct partner management, you would support quality assurance and contribute to internal learning and development.

Why Us?

As well the organisations we work with, we have a commitment to our people and developing the next generation of leaders within the social enterprise, education and evaluation sectors.

We support hybrid working, have an extensive professional development programme including individual budget and CPD leave, and operate transparent governance including through forms of employee ownership. We offer all employees access to a healthcare plan and wellbeing advice, including free therapist support.

As a growing organisation we are committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a positive experience of work and maintain an annual EDI action plan, supported by a Board sponsor.

Wheely Tots believes that all children, families and communities should be healthy, confident and resilient. We work in Tottenham, North London, and a lot of our provision is based near Broadwater Farm Estate. Our programs improve connections to each other and the outdoors and we’ve evolved to become experts in walking, cycling and bushcraft. We also run the Moselle Community Project at Broadwater Farm Community Centre on Fridays; drop-in, community-led activities including a shared healthy meal, board games, knitting, arts & crafts, and gentle exercise. 

We are recruiting for a fundraising and evaluation manager to join our small team for parental leave cover to manage our existing funders and reporting requirements and secure new funding. 

Position: Fundraising and Evaluation Manager (Parental leave cover)

Reports to: CEO

Commitment: 16 hours per week (can be worked flexibly); DBS check required 

Purpose

• Drafting and submitting funding bids, inputting into fundraising timeline and maintaining funding register

• Ensuring effective monitoring & evaluation of projects 

• Reporting to funders and supporting relationships with funders and partners

Tasks

• Research and identify grant funding opportunities with colleagues

• Manage bid writing process, including gathering input from colleagues 

• Brief session leaders / colleagues on project monitoring required to produce funding reports, including case studies

• Work with CEO to ensure monitoring takes place throughout project delivery and within reporting timelines for multiple projects & funders

• Ensure project reports are completed and submitted to funders on time

• Support with project planning and delivery

• Ad hoc support for a small charitable organisation

Competencies

• Able to work independently

• Discreet and trustworthy with good organisational skills 

• Flexible and adaptable with good administration skills

• Confident communicator by email, phone and video call

• Experience using Google Drive 

• Comfortable dealing with different people from diverse backgrounds and experiences

• Self-motivated

• Open to new ways of working and finding the most efficient way to do things

Desired experience

• Track record of fundraising from trusts and foundations for project, core, and multi year funding

• Developing and overseeing monitoring, evaluation and learning processes for multiple projects according to funder requirements 

• Excellent report writing for funders and proofreading skills

• Working with colleagues to complete funding bids and collect information for reporting requirements 

• Excellent project management and organisational skills 

• Ability to plan and prioritise to meet deadlines 

• Remote working in a small team 

• Ideally we are seeking someone with knowledge of Haringey and its communities

We will provide an induction to our processes and procedures relevant to this role.

We expect this role to be fixed term for 10 months with the possibility of extension.

Pay: Wheely Tots is a London Living Wage employer. The hourly rate for this role is £20.00 – £22.00 per hour, depending on experience. This is a freelance role and you will be responsible for paying your own tax. 

How to apply: Apply with a CV and cover letter (max 1,000 words). In your cover letter explain why you’re applying and how your experience, knowledge and skills align with the Tasks and Desired Experience for this role. As an alternative to a cover letter, you can tell us about your skills and experience via a video (up to three minutes).

Interviews: We plan to carry out interviews by video call on Thursday 23 January 2025 with an ideal start date in late February to allow for handover. 

Contract: Fixed term contract of 5 months, ideal start date in January 2025.

Location: Travel to our offices in central London will be required however this role would be suitable for applicants based anywhere nationally.

We are also advertising this role as a freelance/consultancy opportunity, which you can apply for on our website.

Job description

Each year, we receive up to 20,000 registrations and 9000 applications for Approach Social Work, a three-year child protection social work training programme.

Our selection and assessment process is critical to success, ensuring we select the right applicants for one of 500 places on the programme. We are looking for a contractor to join us and to conduct a review of the selection process used to recruit participants on to Approach, and identify improvements, efficiencies and explore new technologies/approaches.

We are open to candidates from a range of backgrounds – this role would be well suited to individuals with experience in evaluation, research, project management or consultancy work.

We recognise that this is a unique role and that the ideal candidate may meet some, but not all the experience or skills listed in this job pack. Don’t let that automatically put you off applying.

A little bit about you

We’re looking for an experienced Project Management and Evaluation professional to transform our recruitment process for social workers.

For this role, we’re looking for someone who can take on and drive a large projects, conduct, synthesise and present research, and is interested in how we can make our recruitment processes as effective and efficient as they can be, for the next generation of social workers.

In order to be eligible for this opportunity, you must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Right to work in the UK

If you have relevant experience and feel you would be able to deliver the objectives of this project, we’d love to hear from you. If you would like more information on the project or to discuss if this is a good fit for you please contact Madeleine Auer, Head of Recruitment (please see add for contact email)

Please see the job pack for full description of the role and required criteria.

Important information

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.

We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as 'ChatGPT' etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will.

We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!

You will need to have current right-to-work in the UK prior to application and for at least the first six months (for permanent positions) or for the full duration of the contract (for fixed-term positions). Visa sponsorship is not guaranteed.

Do you have a passion to help Children and Young People and want to make a difference?

Are you a senior leader with excellent insight, research, evaluation and impact knowledge, skills and experience?

Are you a driven, collaborative leader who wants to work to shape and significantly grow The Children's Society's impact and reach?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Research, Evaluation and Impact to join our dynamic and ambitious team.

The role can be situated in our The Children's Society's national office at Whitecross Studios, Old Street, London, or one of our regional offices (currently in Birmingham and Greater Manchester), with hybrid working options available. Alternatively, home-based by arrangement with the ability to frequently travel to the national office and other venues as required.

Permanent contract (following 6-month probation period), working full time (35 hours a week).

Salary: £61,125.54 per annum (National), £63,990.72 per annum (London based)

The Children's Society is clear on the impact it wants to create for young people - directly through our services for young people and through our systems change and influencing work at all levels in society. The Director of Research, Evaluation and Impact is part of the Leadership Team at The Children's Society, a Senior Leader within the Youth Impact domain. The Youth Impact domain is where all of our service delivery for young people and a lot of systems change activity takes place.

The Director will lead the Research, Evidence and Impact Team who have a vital role in ensuring that The Children's Society retains a clear and authentic understanding of young people's lives, with a focus on what is most important to building or preserving wellbeing. Our charity has been at the forefront of research on children's wellbeing for 20 years, alongside conducting child-centred studies on adolescence, risk and vulnerability (e.g. on Child Exploitation), and child poverty, exploring the issues that jeopardise young people's safety, health and opportunities. We have a track record for innovation (e.g. developing a validated and widely used 'Good Childhood Index') and work with academic partners and other organisations who share our vision of a society built for all children.

The Team are also responsible for overseeing and supporting the range of external evaluations that The Children's Society commissions to evidence the effectiveness of our direct services. Collating and sharing learning so we deepen our understanding of what interventions and support is effective for young people, or contributes to creating wider systems change for young people in our society.

Our collaborative culture at The Children's Society means that we closely work with colleagues who lead lobbying and political campaigning activities, as well as external communications and messaging, bringing together compelling evidence to drive change - in public awareness and attitudes, and in policies and systems - that can improve young people's lives. We also work closely with colleagues in our services across the country - sometimes to study the issues they see in their direct work with young people and families, and sometimes to support them when they commission independent evaluations or learning exercises.

The Research, Evidence and Impact Team's work is also pivotal to two flagship reports that The Children's Society publishes every year - The Good Childhood Report and our Annual Impact report. The role holder will be responsible for leading both these pieces of work, as well as the continued development of The Children's Society's Impact Measurement Framework.

This is a newly formed Director role that will become an active member of our Senior Leadership Team, reporting to the Executive Director of Youth Impact. It is a strategic, national role. With your energy, enthusiasm and passion to make a difference in young people's lives, you will be responsible for developing and implementing a strategic research, evaluation and impact programme to drive forward the achievement of our goal - leading a team of experienced researchers to help you achieve this.

Key responsibilities will be to:

-Deliver the organisations Impact Measurement Framework, and drive forward the measurement of impact across the charity - reporting to a range of audiences

-Lead colleagues to produce robust, ethical, anti-discriminatory research and evaluation focused on children's wellbeing, in accordance with our safeguarding approach - disseminating findings in accessible ways to a range of internal and external audiences

-Develop and lead a strategic research, evaluation and impact programme that support The Children's Society's ambitions for growth of the reach of our charity - prioritising young people's voice and experience.

-Leading external research and impact partnerships, working collaboratively across the sector - growing opportunities for research and impact.

-Lead the annual production of the Good Childhood Report and Annual Impact Report.

You will be expected to represent the organisational externally, at the highest levels, with a wide variety of people and organisations. These could be researchers, supporters, politicians, civil servants, funders, media, partners - the list is endless. The effective verbal, written and visual communication skills you have will be important here. You are likely to be required to undertake media and public speaking - a good track record here will be encouraged. You will play a crucial role in developing and managing strategic relationships.

The Children's Society ensures that youth voice is central to its work and drives its strategic objectives. The post holder will be expected to develop youth voice activity throughout our work, upholding the highest standards of promoting safe and ethical practice.

The Director of Research, Evaluation and Impact is a senior leadership position in the charity. This means you will get involved in cross-organisational development activities and will have an important role in championing our strategic objectives.

Here are just some of our benefits:

-Flexible working hours: 8 to 4, 9 to 5, 10 to 6, or in between (to be agreed with your manager).

-Family-friendly policies: Including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

-Pension: Stakeholder pension scheme: with company-matched employee contributions of up to 8%.

-'Xtras': Employee discount scheme offering a range of savings across groceries, fuel, clothing, and holidays.

-Free confidential counselling service: Available to all staff and volunteers.

-28 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays.

Recruitment process

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 19th January 2025. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we can close this vacancy from the 3rd January 2025 onwards.

First interviews will be held on the week commencing 27th January 2025, followed by further shortlisting.

Second interviews will be held on the week commencing 3rd February 2025.

We are currently working on agreeing a date for a young people's panel. We will advise shortlisted candidates of this date as soon as possible.

About us

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run more than 70 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we lobby and campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer. Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - you can find out more by reading our 'Impact Report' https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/our-impact

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

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BVSC is all about supporting the voluntary sector, the volunteers and residents in the best way possible.  We aim to unlock the potential of all voluntary organisations, from the grassroots small groups to the well establised larger charities. 

We’re looking for a talented and experienced person to lead our mission to innovate, expand and enhance our services. Your leadership will support our commitment to build the capacity of local charitable organisations by providing, and supporting your team to provide, targeted support to increase sustainability of organisations, with a specific focus on Children and Young People. You will also lead on our vision of making volunteering more accessible, driving forward an innovative volunteering strategy for Bexley.  If you can apply the skills of leadership, strategy, monitoring, evaluation and financial oversight – we’d love to hear from you!

About BIG Alliance

BIG Alliance (Businesses for Islington Giving) delivers business-supported employee volunteer programmes to strengthen links between businesses, community organisations and education institutions across Islington. In doing so, it aims to help address issues of poverty and isolation, which are prevalent across the borough, despite the perception of Islington being an area of high wealth. 47.5% of primary school children in Islington live in poverty, the third highest rate in London.

Established in 2012, BIG Alliance aims to make community investment easier, more effective and more rewarding for its business members.  It is a partnership between, East London Business Alliance – a registered charity that has been supporting the social and economic regeneration of east London for 30 years, Macquarie Group – principal funder and founder, and Islington Giving - funder and founder.  To date, BIG Alliance has placed more than 9,000 business professionals into volunteering opportunities within over 200 community organisations, schools, colleges and universities.

ELBA has an excellent employees benefits package including generous leave, flexible balance between working from home and the office, above sector average maternity and paternity pay, 5% pension contribution, life assurance, and a great learning and development programme, including access to free accredited courses up to degree and post-graduate level. 

Purpose of the job
The main purpose of the job is to facilitate development and delivery of the BIG Alliance’s skills-based volunteering programme, which utilises the skills, experience and sector-specific expertise of employees within our business partners to support Islington’s community organisations and residents.

Our skilled volunteers are placed with a community partner or beneficiary either individually or join one of our annual programmes which include: CoRe (Community Resourcing), Board Builders, Leaders in Partnership and Time to Talk. Over 2,500 employees have been placed as skilled volunteers through BIG Alliance since 2012 providing expertise in law, finance, IT, HR, and marketing and communications to name just a few.

The postholder will be responsible for the successful delivery of various aspects of this programme, delivering exciting, innovative employer supported volunteering projects that meet the expectations of specific corporate supporters, and the needs of the community with key geographical focus in Islington.

Job Description
Main duties:
• Collaborate closely with community partners, corporate partners and BIG team to understand community needs and design appropriate employee volunteering activities to address these needs
• Develop relationships and effective partnerships with key stakeholders in the community including the local authority and community infrastructure support organisations to maximise the impact of BIG Alliance’s work.
• Support the delivery of all business skills activity and the wider BIG Alliance programmes.
• Proactively market volunteering programmes to BIG Alliance corporate partners.
• Source, place and manage cohorts of corporate volunteers in line with business plan and project targets.
• Develop effective working relationships with community affairs team with BIG Alliance corporate partners, ensuring that these companies are supported to develop employee volunteering and other initiatives that meet their targets, priorities and strategies.
• Implement effective evaluation and impact measurement tools in line with BIG Alliance corporate partner requirements, ensuring that evaluation informs best practise to ensure continuous improvement.
• Work on any projects with BIG Alliance, as and when required.

General
• Develop a broad knowledge of regeneration programmes and local authority priorities in Islington.
• Use BIG Alliance’s internal systems to maintain records and report progress, including due diligence and volunteer recording via Salesforce
• Ensure that effective project management systems for monitoring and evaluation are in place and keep detailed records.
• Proactively generate case studies, news articles, photos and social media content to promote the work of BIG Alliance in line with BIG Alliance communication targets and protocols.
• Collaborate with other BIG Alliance colleagues on projects where appropriate and contribute to the development of BIG Alliance/ELBA as an organisation overall.
• Adhere to and implement policies, including equal opportunities and health and safety.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager.

Overview of the Projects Manager – Central Asia role and the team

The Projects Manager – Central Asia will join the projects team and interface with new and existing project partners in areas where the Church is persecuted and/or suffering. This role is responsible for identifying, evaluating and overseeing projects in Central Asia that align with Barnabas Aid’s mission and objectives. It involves managing the entire project lifecycle, from proposal evaluation and grant administrant to monitoring and reporting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, excellent organisational skills, and a passion for making a difference in the lives of suffering Christians through effective grant management.