Evaluation & Research Officer

Youth Sport Trust International; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Health cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Volunteering days

Job summary

Youth Sport Trust is seeking an Evaluation & Research Officer to help deliver our evidence strategy. You will conduct qualitative and quantitative research, oversee external partners, and ensure findings are communicated to internal and external stakeholders.

Strong project management, ethics, and data-protection knowledge are essential, along with the ability to turn data into compelling insights for policy and advocacy work.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering mixed-methods evaluations.
• Ability to interpret data and present accessible insights.
• Knowledge of ethical research practice and data protection.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate activities to evidence reach and impact.
• Deliver qualitative and quantitative research and prepare briefs.
• Coordinate with partners and communicate results to stakeholders.
• Undertake literature reviews and secondary data analysis to inform policy.

Skills

Qualitative research

Quantitative research

Data analysis

Logic models

Literature reviews

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Research ethics

Data protection

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

The Youth Sport Trust is committed to improving young people’s lives through sport. We harness the power of physical education, physical activity and sport to unlock potential, support wellbeing, and create more equitable opportunities for every young person. As an evidence-led charity, research is at the heart of everything we do, and our Research and Insight team are focused on positioning us as the leading authority on youth sport, PE and physical activity. The team are now looking for an Evaluation & Research Officer to join them and help deliver our insight strategy by delivering high-quality research and evaluation services.

In this role you will collaborate with colleagues to monitor and evaluate activities ensuring that we can effectively evidence our reach and impact. You will deliver high-quality research and evaluations by undertaking both qualitative and quantitative research work as well as compiling research briefs and overseeing the work of external research partners. You will ensure results are effectively communicated to internal and external stakeholders too. Important will be the ability to use logic models to ensure effective measurement approaches and the delivery of robust impact data. Your remit will include identifying and interpreting secondary research and data to improve our internal intelligence, driving learning and informing policy and advocacy work. You will also collect case studies, produce evidence papers and help deliver new research in support of strategic goals.

With strong project management skills and extensive experience of primary research techniques and methodologies, you will have experience of scoping, commissioning, conducting and managing evaluation and research projects. You also will have the ability to apply statistical analysis and interpretation to both internal and external datasets. Comfortable sourcing data on the internet and in professional and academic publications, you will be familiar with carrying out literature reviews and secondary data analysis and will be effective at presenting information in an accessible way that is appropriate to the audience. Knowledge of the principles of questionnaire design and research methodologies as well as an understanding of research ethics and data protection will be needed too.

Ready to join?

At the Youth Sport Trust you will join a forward-thinking, purpose-driven team committed to improving young lives. Our values underpin everything we do, and we pride ourselves on a work culture which fosters innovation, creativity and personal passion. Benefits include generous annual leave entitlement, health cash plan, employee assistance programme and volunteering days.

If you are motivated by purpose, skilled at turning strategy into action, and eager to amplify a cause that makes a real difference to children across the UK, we’d love to hear from you.

Youth Sport Trust believes that diversity drives excellence, and that representation is important. We therefore positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.

Please note that this position is subject to an enhanced Criminal Records Check.

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