Research & Evaluation Manager

RESEARCH & EVALUATION MANAGER (BEHAVIOURAL EVIDENCE & INTERVENTIONS)

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum

Reports to: Senior Research & Evaluation Manager

Department: ​Policy, Information and Communications​

Contract: Fixed-term contract until end of June 2025. (Please note if you are applying to this role as an Internal Secondment, please ensure that you discuss this with your Line Manager at the point of application).

Hours: ​35 hours per week (we are open to Part time hours or Compressed Hours)

Location: ​Stratford, London w/ high-flex (1 – 2 days per week in the office). We are open to further discussion around flexible working for the successful candidate.

Closing date: Thursday 20 June 2024, 23:55

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

​​We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you. ​

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as aResearch & Evaluation Manager in our Social & Behavioural Research team, developing our Behavioural Evidence & Interventions portfolio.

We need you to lead the design, delivery and commissioning of methodologically robust research, evaluation and intervention design covering the prevention, diagnosis, screening and treatment of cancer. This means working closely with academics, stakeholders, policy makers and market research agencies to collect mixed methods data, ensuring we can fulfil our evidence needs and recruit large and diverse samples.

You will also provide consultancy and training to support the delivery of qualitative and quantitative health research, and the application of behavioural/implementation science approaches to ultimately improve cancer outcomes.

What will I be doing?

• Collaborating with internal teams to prioritise and deliver a portfolio of research, evaluation and intervention development/implementation which achieves maximum impact in relation to CRUK’s strategic objectives
• Project managing and advising on research, evaluation and intervention development/ implementation, from development of the design and methods to communication or results internally and externally
• Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with research, evaluation, behaviour change and implementation experts, making the most of opportunities for collaboration to help achieve CRUK’s strategic priorities, including generating academic publications where possible
• Leading the procurement process for the commissioning of external suppliers (e.g. market research agencies)
• Preparing and delivering communications including presentations, reports, peer-reviewed papers and conference presentations/posters to a high standard, working with colleagues and external researchers as appropriate
• Maximising the impact of research, evaluation, intervention development and implementation on internal decision making and external influencing activities through strategic planning, and proactively monitor impact over time
• Using research outputs and knowledge of related research to influence colleagues at all levels to make appropriate changes to their activities, communications, strategic plans and priorities
• Representing behavioural/implementation science and evaluation expertise in PIC and CRUK-wide initiatives including within PIC’s governance structure, ensuring visibility of relevant research, evaluation, intervention development and implementation
• Managing a Researcher and Administrator, ensuring delivery of high quality and impactful research, evaluation and intervention development/implementation and supervising/overseeing the work of placement students/interns
• Developing and delivering resources and training to improve the ability of staff across PIC to conduct research, evaluation and intervention design.

What skills are you looking for?

• Willingness to work flexibly and adaptably in response to evolving strategic priorities and changes in the external environment
• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant field, e.g., psychology/ behavioural science/implementation science/ health service research
• Specialist knowledge and extensive experience of research and evaluation methods and analysis (quantitative and qualitative), and how to design behaviour change interventions
• Ability to lead on a defined area of work and deliver through others
• Excellent project management skills; able to oversee the timely delivery of a range of large-scale, complex projects whilst managing competing priorities
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team working, building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders including at a senior level
• Developing and delivering authoritative and engaging communications, extracting relevant information and flexing communication style for each audience
• Ability to influence and negotiate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers (for example market research agencies).

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that’s impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We don’t forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work – from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy – will change the world. It’s exciting to be part of our team.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.

Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact [email protected] or 0 20 3469 8400 as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.