We have an exciting opportunity for an Evaluation Lead in the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) at Southampton City Council (SCC). Through supporting colleagues across the council to evaluate projects and programmes, this post is pivotal to embedding a culture of evidence-informed decision making around the wider determinants of health. Importantly, this post will also be responsible for evaluating the work of the HDRC itself.
About the role:
In this role, you will support colleagues to conduct in-house evaluations as well as collaborating with external partners to develop evaluation training and resources for SCC staff and elected members. You will also work with academic partners to secure funding for external evaluations of projects, and through your oversight of other evaluations within Southampton, particularly evaluations of place-based initiatives, you will enable linkages between them.
You will continue to develop and implement a framework to evaluate the HDRC itself, including an evaluation of our approach to Public Involvement and Community Engagement. Through this, you will work with colleagues to implement a ‘plan, do, study, act’ model, amending and adapting HDRC and SCC processes and activities according to the findings of the evaluation.
About you:
Educated to post-graduate level, or with equivalent experience, you will have a good knowledge of evaluation methodologies, skills in analysis and previous experience of research and evaluation.
For further information about this role please view the job description.
If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.
Please note: Staff must seek permission from their Service Director /Head of Service BEFORE applying for any secondment opportunity. Please refer to the Secondment Policy for more information.
What we can offer you:
Salary: The salary band for this role is £47,181 - £51,357 per annum. The starting salary is £47,181 with annual progression through the salary bands.
Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.
- Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution
- Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
- Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
- Flexible working options (role-dependent)
- Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
- Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
- Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
- Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
- Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
- Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
- Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
- Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer
For further information on our benefits package please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)
Contact details for informal discussion:
For further information and details regarding the position please contact Becky Wilkinson, Consultant in Public Health at [email protected]
Interview Information:
Please note that interviews will be held in person at the Civic Centre in Southampton.
Recruitment contact details:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 023 8083 4033
For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council
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