Senior research lead - united kingdom, central london, london

senior research and evaluation lead

this is an exciting opportunity to join barnardos research and evaluation team.

the research and evaluation team is expanding. it is a cross cutting team that is responsible for supporting barnardo's to measure and maximise the impact we have on children, young people and families, through robust insight, analysis and evidence, focused on the corporate strategy and our key enablers. it is a dynamic team which works with colleagues, directorates and services across barnardo's.

job purpose:

the post holder will be responsible for undertaking the research and evaluation of various programmes and services across the organisation; provide technical support around outcomes, evaluation, learning and research frameworks to different parts of the organization; commission and manage external evaluators, researchers and learning partners.

key responsibilities:

to generate evidence and learning across barnardo's services and programmes

to line manage staff

to generate evidence and learning for the annual impact report;

to undertake and commission research into current and emerging needs and vulnerabilities of children and young people;

to lead on commissioned research and evaluation frameworks of strategic programmes undertaken by children's services.

to support the generation of income for barnardo's through generating evidence

to provide technical support alongside quality and ethical assurance of commissioned research and evaluation frameworks of strategic programmes.

we offer:

flexibility in where and when you work, thanks to our hybrid working offer

great learning opportunities

an opportunity to be part of transformational change in our people function

26 days annual leave

if this sounds like something you're interested in and want to be part of, hit the apply now' button below.

when completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the person specification, job description and additional information document (if applicable). this should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

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