Head of Research and Evaluation

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Women's Aid Federation England Full time

Job description

**JOB DESCRIPTION: Head of Research and Evaluation**

**Reports to** Chief Executive

**Location** Remote, England (with some travel to Bristol/London)

**Salary** £48,671 pro rata (based on WA pay scale point 51)

**Length of contract** 37 hours

**Closing date**: 21st May 2023

**Interviews**: 26th May 2023

**MAIN PURPOSE OF POST**
- To lead an effective programme of research and evaluation that provides the evidence that Women’s Aid needs to improve policy and practice for all survivors. To champion the role of evidence internally and externally, including developing and implementing new processes and ways of working to strengthen evidence-based policy and practice.
- To oversee the Research and Evaluation department including all aspects of performance management and department and personal development, departmental budgets, risk management and the delivery of high quality, timely activity.
- As part of the Senior Leadership Team, to support the development and delivery of the organisational strategy, drawing on relevant evidence and expertise to make recommendations and advise on policies, systems, risks and processes in line with Women’s Aid’s values.
- To hold high level and influencing relationships externally including with academics, national and local government, services, global corporates and funders.
- To support the Chief Executive to ensure knowledge is centred and drives organisational strategy and decision-making
- To ensure that the organisations research and evaluation outputs are all targeted towards delivering strategic change, as part of a whole organisation approach
- To ensure that a focus on impact and change towards organisational objectives is embedded across all departments
- To maximise income generations within the department and champion and support income generation across the organisation

**DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
**1. Management and Leadership**
- To lead and represent the Research and Evaluation department, ensuring that Women’s Aid’s work is impact driven and rooted in robust evidence that centres the voices and experiences of diverse survivors and Women’s Aid’s members.
- To work closely with colleagues from departments across the organisation to ensure that Women’s Aid’s programme of research and evaluation effectively informs and supports their work.
- To work closely with colleagues from departments across the organisation to ensure that learning and impact are centred within Women’s Aid’s programmes of work.
- To promote the development and implementation of planning, accountability and evaluation systems across Women’s Aid.
- To serve on the Senior Leadership Team, drawing on relevant evidence and expertise to advise on and ensure the effective delivery of organisational strategy, business plan, policies and processes.
- To identify and manage risks within the department, and work with colleagues across SLT to routinely identify, prioritise and manage risks to the organisation, members, survivors and other stakeholders.
- To ensure cross-organisational involvement to augment the impact of all research and evaluation products; ensuring strategic influencing plans and objectives are in place, together with robust delivery and production protocols and sign-off procedures.
- Support the Chief Executive to ensure knowledge is centred and drives organisational strategy and decision-making through developing robust processes and mechanisms for this.
- To ensure efficient and effective internal communication, information flows and to foster co-operation between staff.
- To work with colleagues to maximise opportunities and resolve problems and issues in a timely manner.
- To take part at Women’s Aid AGM and Annual conference as required and present regular written reports as necessary.
- To manage special short-term projects concerned with the development or operation of Women’s Aid as required.
- To manage strategic projects with key external stakeholders.

**2. Strengthening evidence-based policy and practice**
- To oversee the development and delivery of Women’s Aid’s annual research and evaluation business plan, and to monitor and evaluate the success of those targets on an annual cycle, in consultation with the Women’s Aid wider team and members.
- To lead on an on-going strategic and cross-organisational programme of work to centre evidence in policy and practice, including working with colleagues to develop new processes and procedures to strengthen the use of internal and external data and research, monitoring the external research environment and developing the use and presentation of data to increase its accessibility to and impact on key audiences.
- To oversee the development of Women’s Aid’s data systems to make use of new technologies and techniques and ensure optimum use of data collected.
- To ensure the provision of information and advice on domestic abuse to the national network of local

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