Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Do you enjoy working collaboratively to understand impact and support continuous improvement?We are looking for a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager to join us on a Fixed Term basis until 31 st March 2027 in our Insight and Evaluation team.
Who are we?
The NIHR funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth. We are also a major funder of applied health research in low and middle-income countries.
You will help lead on the development and delivery of assigned research, research impact assessments and evaluation projects. You will use collation and dissemination of evidence and insights to better understand the impact of research and projects and convey this in a meaningful way to stakeholders.
Other key responsibilities:
* Collaborating with stakeholders to understand their needs and translate these into meaningful evaluation outputs.
* Supporting the development of curated portfolios and delivering insight through analysis and reporting.
* Sharing reports, presentations and briefings to build capacity and inform strategic decision making.
* Represent NIHR’s perspective at internal and external meetings.
* Contribute to the broader work of the University and across the NIHR.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an individual who can analyse and synthesize complex data and communicate findings clearly to stakeholders, with whom you will be able to build excellent relationships with. You will also have a proven track record of planning and delivering multi-method process and outcome evaluation.
Other key Skills:
* Full understanding of Microsoft office, google suite and specialist software (NVIVO)
* Understanding of working within agreed guidelines for ethical practice.
* Excellent communication, planning and influencing skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships.
* Ability to present to various audiences in different formats.
* Ability to understand stakeholders’ needs, identify risks/issues to those needs and solutions.
* Ability to manage conflicting priorities and work across multiple projects
We understand that our people are our most valuable asset, to look after them we offer:
* A generous benefits package (see full details here)
* Hybrid working (typically 20% office-based)
* A culture of wellbeing and support- we’ve proudly been signatories of, and working to, the 6 standards of Mental Health at work commitment since 2019.
* A commitment to personal development, with opportunities for growth.
The role is offered at 35 hours per week, but we will consider part-time (minimum of 28 hours). Please indicate any preference on your application.
To learn more about working in our teams visit our website, or check out the video below:
Please note:We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Early application is strongly encouraged to avoid disappointment.
As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.
Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.
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