Research and Evaluation Manager (Maternity Cover)

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Research and Evaluation Manager (Maternity Cover), Together for Childhood

Child abuse is preventable if we all work together. This is our belief. It drives us. Our purpose is to work with communities to fight for every childhood.

Together for Childhood at the NSPCC is our place-based initiative working with local communities to make them safer for children. We work with local partners and families to come together to prevent abuse and tackle the problems that cause it through systems change. Join the Together for Childhood team as a Research and Evaluation Manager (Maternity Cover) and nurture the development and implementation of meaningful research, evaluation and learning work.

Do you have the skills to lead and grow excellent research and evaluation work?

• We're looking for an experienced researcher/evaluator to support and mentor embedded research and evaluation teams in the design and implementation of central and local Together for Childhood projects.
• The candidate will also be interested in the strategic development of Together for Childhood's evaluation and learning framework.
• Excitingly, this role will also have opportunities to contribute to the NSPCC's wider research and evaluation work, to help build the evidence base that can stop child abuse.
• This role will be a great fit for a candidate with a strong background in qualitative and quantitative methodologies and their application in community settings, including with children and minoritised groups.
• experience will be supported by a commitment to making an impact through collaborative, inclusive and participatory practice in all areas of their work.
• Experience researching intersectional, poverty-aware and trauma-informed practice in the prevention of child abuse and neglect, or a related field, will also be incredibly valuable to the team.

Do you want to foster empowered local leadership within your new team?

• As Research and Evaluation Manager, you'll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with.
• Your team values diverse perspectives and is committed to being learning-oriented.
• This is a great opportunity to be a passionate manager and supports your team to grow, for example, by developing person-centred and trauma-informed approaches to research and evaluation.
• As part of this team, you will also be supported to develop in relation to our compassionate and relationship-centred ways of working.

Additional considerations for the role

The post is full-time and fixed term (14 months) but part-time/flexible/hybrid working will be considered. The role line manages research colleagues in both the Glasgow and Grimsby Together for Childhood sites, as well as working with colleagues in the NSPCC's London office. Travel to the Together for Childhood sites is an important part of the role. We would also be open to candidates seeking a secondment opportunity

This is a 14-month maternity cover and will start in September 2024. We expect to be interviewing in early July. The interview process will have two stages to ensure recruitment panel representation from diverse NSPCC perspectives, and will cover both a competency-based and value-based interview. Competency-based interview questions will be shared in advance, in line with the NSPCC's inclusive recruitment approach.

This advert may close early if enough applications are received.

Please get in touch with Stephanie.Talbut@nspcc.org.uk for any questions.