Senior Research and Evaluation Adviser

3 days ago

London, United Kingdom King's College London Full time

The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. research to inform and innovate; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us.

Within the Social Mobility & Widening Participation Department we believe all young people should be able to have high expectations for their future. This means equal access to education and career opportunities. We run programmes that aim to empower young people from underrepresented backgrounds to access and succeed at university.

We are part of the Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King’s faculties to do so.

The Senior Research and Evaluation Adviser will work to position King’s College London as a sector leader on conducting institutional evaluation and research to understand how we can support students from underrepresented groups to access university and succeed at university. This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to work in research and evaluation in an applied context, and who wish to use their skills and expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods. This is an opportunity to grow your skills in generating and applying evidence to practice.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

Lead on a range of research & evaluation activities, including synthesis of secondary research; conducting qualitative, quantitative and/or survey designs; Convey research findings, including complex quantitative information, in a clear and actionable way
Develop and maintain expertise in research and evaluation methodologies
Work with academics and practitioners to test and trial new approaches to widening participation and student success

Qualifications & Training

~ Relevant work experience and/or education: Relevant work experience might include work in any research or evaluation job. Relevant educational experiences might include higher education in a related discipline, professional qualifications or other training


Ability to select appropriate research designs and use qualitative and quantitative methods, including surveying, interviewing and running focus groups
Confident in conducting data analysis and statistical testing using relevant software (such as Power BI, R, Stata or SPSS) and presenting findings in various formats
Ability to manage multiple research projects and deliver work to deadline
Confident and clear written and verbal communication, including report-writing and presentation skills
Ability to work with others to deliver project aims and overcome challenges
Qualifications & Training

~ Postgraduate degree or qualification in research methods, statistics, analytics or a related field and/or relevant experience.


Interest in using behavioural insights in a research or policy context to positively influence behaviour


If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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