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We are looking for Research & Evaluation Specialists for 6-month contracts with BEIS, working remotely. Ideal candidates will have public sector experience designing and commissioning large evaluation or social research projects.

As a Research & Evaluation Specialist, you will:  

• Work closely with policy and operations colleagues to design and deliver substantial evaluations of schemes, developing the monitoring and evaluation plan;
• Specify the invitation to tender/terms of reference and commissioning and managing the evaluation;
• Work collaboratively with other analysts to use the data.

You will: 

• Have experience working with a range of process and impact evaluation methodologies;
• Have experience of quantitative and quantitative research design, data collection, analysis and reporting skills;
• Have experience of research or evaluation contract management skills covering design, delivery, reporting and promoting learning;
• Have experience designing and commissioning large evaluation or social research projects;
• Have experience of theory of change/policy mapping: knowledge and experience of working with policy or delivery teams to develop a theory of change or policy map for their programme;
• Have experience of advising and influencing policy customers and delivery teams on how to embed monitoring and evaluation into their interventions;
• Have experience of data sharing agreements and data management and handling;
• Be comfortable managing a diverse, complex portfolio of work and able to manage work flexibly to adapt as priorities change;
• Have good written and oral communication skills;
• Have strong collaboration and partnering skills;
• Have public sector experience (ideally).

If this sounds like you and you would be interested in being added to our pipeline, please click the link to apply and speak to one of our PSR team now.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following; this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.