Purpose To develop and deliver an impact evaluation protocol to investigate how the gardens and horticulture activities in Horatio's Garden affect patients and patient outcomes to drive improvement, innovation, fundraising and advocacy at Horatio's Garden. Overview To support the long-term strategic growth and development of Horatio's Garden, we are looking for an exceptional and experienced Senior Impact Researcher to drive the creation of a new impact framework that will establish best practice, gather and evaluate the strong evidence we need to demonstrate the positive difference the gardens make. This new 12-month role will be central to creating an evidence-based culture at Horatio's Garden, contributing to actions and policies to drive excellence in our service and support fundraising and advocacy. You will be confident to spearhead the organisations evidence and data gathering requirements and work with a variety of external stakeholders including the NHS. The successful candidate will work closely with the new Patient Experience Lead by providing evidence-led data to help develop new strategies to ensure we are offering the best possible experience for people with spinal injuries, from activities to communications. The outcomes will inform our robust five-year plan for a sustainable future and form the foundation for deeper impact study and development on the charity's essential role in NHS care delivery. We are looking for someone who will thrive in a fast-growing charity who can balance research and strategic needs with the reality of service delivery. Main duties Define key outcomes as well as metrics of impact on people with spinal injuries, families, staff and volunteers Desk based research to understand relevant measurements and best practice in the field. This would also involve working with research bodies, such as NPC, Pro Bono Economics and Oxford University and other spinal injury charities Design a research and impact evaluation protocol, working with the garden teams across the UK and critically the NHS Develop and submit research ethics application to the NHS, as required Implement the protocol, working with Horatio's Garden teams to implement and embed systems, processes and tools to collect data and evidence Analyse data and evidence alongside the Patient Experience Lead to support the development of new strategies to ensure we are offering the best possible experience for people with spinal injuries Programme monitoring develop systems to monitor and evaluate the charity's arts and gardening programmes Act as the internal and external lead for monitoring and evaluation including the development and management of the charity's yearly data collection gathered by the University of Oxford Crankstart internship programme Produce reports and presentations as required demonstrating the organisation's impact for colleagues, stakeholders and funders Developing the impact strategy for the future Represent Horatio's Garden at conferences or research events where appropriate