Location: | London, Manchester |
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Salary: | £35,000 to £36,500 per annum FTE, depending on experience, plus 6% contributory pension scheme |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 30th March 2023 |
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Closes: | 17th April 2023 |
Job Ref: | AF/1253 |
The Anna Freud Centre is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about the Anna Freud Centre is available on our website: www.annafreud.org/about-us/.
We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.
We are looking to recruit a Mixed Methods Research Fellow to join the Evidence Based Practice Unit. The post-holder will use their qualitative research skills to conduct interviews and focus groups with stakeholders (e.g., young people, parents/carers, professionals) and analyse qualitative data to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and implementation of interventions. They will also use their quantitative research skills to collect and analyse survey and demographic data to investigate the effectiveness of interventions.
This is an ideal role for someone who is competent in data programming using the STATA or R programming language, with additional skills in collecting and analysing qualitative data. The candidate should have an interest in research and evaluation in the context of child mental health and wellbeing.
The Research Fellow will benefit from opportunities to develop their coding, statistical, and qualitative research experience within a large, collaborative and supportive team. They will have the opportunity to lead and be involved in writing research papers and applying for funding bids.
Please email recruitment@annafreud.org with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
Location
Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours, either at the Anna Freud Centre in King’s Cross (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH) or our Northern Hub in Manchester (Huckletree, The
Our Patron: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales
The Anna Freud Centre, operating as Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families is a company limited by guarantee, company number 03819888, and a registered charity, number 1077106.
Express Building, 9 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AD). Travel (expenses paid) may be required to research sites, such as schools or NHS services.
Closing date for applications
Midday (12pm), Monday 17 April 2023
Notification of interview
Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Friday 21 April 2023. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Interviews
Interviews will be held on Thursday 27 April and/or Thursday 4 May 2023
How to apply
Please click on the ‘Apply’ button above to register an account and apply online.
We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.
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