Advisor (Evaluation)

Hours of work: Full time. Flexible working hours/ options compatible with the role can be discussed – a minimum of 0.8wte for this role is indicated.

Our staff combine on-site and remote working, enabling us to come together when it matters most and promote a healthy work-life balance.

Reports to: Senior Advisors in Delivery team

Closing date for applications: 6 May 2024, midnight

Date of Interview: TBC

Job summary and purpose

One of Health Innovation East’s key objectives is to evaluate the impact of new innovations in the real-world to support their spread and adoption. We carry out and commission a wide range of mixed methods evaluations covering a breadth of innovation and health and social care areas.

This role would work with Principal and Senior Advisors to support with data collection and analysis for our evaluation projects within the East of England and beyond.

Specifically, the post holder will:

• monitor timely progress and ensure successful completion of the project
• agree and deliver project evaluation plans
• engage with project stakeholders
• conduct analysis of quantitative and qualitative data
• report findings
• ensure findings are communicated locally and nationally through an agreed communications strategy
• track progress of ongoing service improvements to agreed timescales and produce monthly highlight reports

Key responsibilities

To be responsible for formulating, agreeing and delivering evaluation projects

• To support the conduction of semi-structured interviews and focus groups, and host participant workshops to gather qualitative data
• To analyse quantitative and qualitative data collected as part of the project
• To report on findings
• To draft relevant sections of the final project report
• To write monthly highlight reports
• Maintaining and updating project plans (including key milestones, risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies) and escalating concerns to the programme manager as appropriate
• To plan the communication of the evaluation report including through the development of communications materials such as blogs and impacts stories, to inform future implementation efforts
• To contribute to and support other administrative, business and team processes and activities as required

For full details on the vacancy please visit https://healthinnovationeast.co.uk/work-with-us/advisor-evaluation/ 

Benefits of working at Health Innovation East

As part of the benefits package, Health Innovation East’s employees are entitled to 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for less than wholetime equivalent) and are offered a company pension (employer contribution up to 10% of annual salary) as well as a cycle to work scheme. In addition, after passing probation, all employees are covered for life insurance, which also allows access to a broad well-being programme which is fully confidential.

How to apply

To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter, by 6 May 2024, to recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk (via the ‘Apply’ button above) specifying your motivation for applying and how you meet our person specification. For an informal discussion, please contact jessica.garner@healthinnovationeast.co.uk. 

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