MEL Analyst

About the role
Reporting to a Senior MEL Manager but working as part of a matrix management system, this is an excellent opportunity to join the team with a vision to generate timely and fit-for purpose evidence and insight, enabling NIHR to be innovative, adaptable and effective in supporting, leading and improving the impact of research.

With an emphasis on driving culture change, the MEL team helps to evidence the impact of investment in health and social care research, and you will support activities to promote, develop and embed better practice, in monitoring, evaluation and learning throughout the organisation.

This role will primarily support local Programme/Scheme level MEL Activity within the NIHRCC, with some additional MEL at the organisation level, as part of our Impact Programme.

Working closely with our Senior MEL team you will help to support and deliver Programme/Scheme/Initiative level MEL activities. You will support the team in the process of developing MEL plans, which are created to document and address key evaluation questions for programmes and schemes. Guided by logic models, you will identify potentially relevant indicators to measure key outputs and evidence progress on outcomes.

You will contribute to and support delivery of internally commissioned process and outcome evaluations by accessing data, conducting analysis and supporting report-writing to help improve understanding on how effective, efficient and equitable NIHR Programmes/Schemes are to support continuous improvement, and to better understand and demonstrate the impact of these programmes, schemes and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting and supporting analysis for the research and innovations programme and infrastructure schemes monitoring, evaluation and learning activities
• Identify relevant internal and external datasets and use analytical approaches to evidence progress against logic model outputs and outcomes
• Summarising and communicating data analysis results to support Senior MEL managers
• Support staff members in developing impact case studies

About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Required Criteria

• Degree in social sciences or health-related science area or equivalent experience
• Experience of working in the health and social care sector or university sector
• An awareness of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) principles
• Experience of quantitative and qualitative methodology in research, including data collection and analysis.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with experience of using digital tools and systems, including an understanding of how and when to apply standard process solutions for data analysis.
• Knowledge of relational databases
• Awareness of the importance of and techniques to assure quality including identifying appropriate data sources, validating, interpreting the results, and ensuring data is fit for purpose
• Ability to articulate, synthesise and distil sophisticated information and concepts into a simple and accessible format; and present data in a clear manner using graphs and data visualisations

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in research funding or grant funding
• Understanding of the NIHR system and its place in the wider research funding Ecosystem 

Salary & Benefits

• £39,200 PA
• Bonus - subject to company performance
• 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays (UK)
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Benenden Healthcare
• Season Ticket Loan
• Laptop, IT equipment and remote IT support

We offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, flexible working arrangements.

This is a Twickenham office based, home working (hybrid) role with an expectation for all employees to attend our offices a minimum of 1 day a week, 4 days a month; the team usually comes into the office on Thursdays.

To Apply
If you are interested in working with us and feel you have the appropriate background and skills, please apply with your CV, with the cover letter attached in the same document, explaining what you feel you could bring to the company, outlining your suitability for the role.

NB: Closing date for applications is 8th July. Interviews to be held from 22nd July. 

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