Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit
Senior Consultant: Mixed Methods (Evaluation Team)
Range: £53,755 - £60,504 (NHS Agenda for Change Band 8a)
About the Role
The Strategy Unit Evaluation Team works with NHS England (NHSE), Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), and patient charities to provide mixed-method programme evaluations. You will be working with a wide range of clients to deliver evaluations from small, local interventions to large, national complex and high-profile programmes. We use a range of qualitative and quantitative methods and work with stakeholders at all levels, from senior strategic positions to patients and service users, making highly developed communication skills essential for this role.
Main Duties
As a Senior Consultant in the Evaluation Team, you will:
1. Be the day-to-day lead contact for clients as Project Manager across multiple projects.
2. Work with the Project Director to develop and deliver the programme of work, managing and monitoring resources and leading on client engagement.
3. Support the delivery and reporting of impact evaluations in collaboration with specialist impact evaluation analysts.
4. Deliver programmes of qualitative work, providing support and guidance for junior colleagues.
5. Ensure ethical standards and information governance requirements are met in data collection and analysis.
6. Contribute to the Teams developmental Mixed Methods Working Group and participate in team sessions and project meetings.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* Significant experience in a similar or relevant work environment.
Experience
* Experience managing medium-sized or complex projects, including budgets and team capacity.
* Experience in proposal writing and contributing to winning work.
Skills, Knowledge and Competencies
* Ability to design, manage, and deliver qualitative methodologies to meet clients' needs.
* Knowledge of quantitative evaluation methods and ability to interpret findings for non-specialist audiences.
* Proficiency in producing written outputs that present complex and sensitive findings clearly and appropriately.
* Ability to proactively support team development, including suggesting areas for improvement.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, necessitating a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Contract
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours.
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