Director of Research And Evaluation

Evaluation Director (social and public research consultancy)
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London/Hybrid
Competitive salary
A great opportunity to get under the skin of the criminal justice system to understand what really matters to the public and to those within the system. Our client’s sensitive and complex research is of the highest quality, and directly informs policy, practice and communications within the sector.
We are looking for an Evaluation Director to join an established team within a research and evaluation consultancy - helping to deliver some of the most interesting and impactful evaluation studies across a range of policy areas including: Crime (including domestic abuse, serious violence, youth crime, victim support, anti-social behaviour, modern slavery) Justice and the justice system (including probations, prisons, courts, tribunals) Security issues (including economic crime, cyber-crime, counter extremism, state threats) Migration (including regular and irregular migration refugees, integration and cohesion)
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Evaluator to lead high profile studies and help grow our client’s business. As an Evaluation Director, you will play an important role in business development, leading on winning proposals and identifying opportunities for further growth, while supporting the team and wider management of the business. We are looking for an Evaluator with strong leadership and evaluation skills.
The ideal candidate will be interested in working on a range of evaluation projects and have experience delivering large, multi-strand evaluations including experience of overseeing process, impact (including quasi-experimental and RCT designs) and economic evaluations. You must have some agency or consultancy experience and crime and justice experience is desirable, but not essential.
The main responsibilities will include:
Developing strategic client and partner relationships as well as with global teams; Leading winning proposals; Contributing to business strategy; Directing a range of evaluation projects (including large, multi-strand evaluations) through the full project cycle, from evaluation design, through to developing conclusions and recommendations; Drafting accessible and concise reporting outputs, and presentation of results to clients and stakeholders; Leading on thought leadership and business development; Speaking at conferences and seminars as well as communicating in print and broadcast media; and line management of senior staff.
Requirements:
Proven track record of delivering social policy evaluations is essential. Good knowledge of both quantitative and qualitative (i.e. mixed method) approaches to evaluation problems and experience of designing and delivering process and impact evaluations
Knowledge of policy areas such as counter terrorism, hate crime, counter extremism, cyber, fraud, drugs, county lines, serious violence, domestic abuse, youth crime and serious organised crime
Proven ability of managing and delivering projects to timescale and budgets with limited supervision
Proven ability to lead winning research and evaluation proposals
Experience of establishing and managing strong client relationships
Confident and clear written and verbal communication skills, including experience of preparing presentations
Proven ability to work well in teams