Evaluation & Research Officer

Youth Sport Trust; Nanpantan; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Health cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Volunteering days

Job summary

Youth Sport Trust is seeking an Evaluation & Research Officer to join the Research & Insight team. You will deliver high-quality research and evaluations, using qualitative and quantitative methods, and manage external partners to evidence reach and impact.

The role focuses on monitoring programmes, delivering robust data, and communicating findings to inform policy and advocacy work within a national charity setting.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering qualitative and quantitative research
• Ability to apply logic models for measurement
• Knowledge of research ethics and data protection

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with colleagues to monitor and evaluate activities
• Deliver high-quality research and evaluations
• Undertake qualitative and quantitative research and synthesize findings
• Coordinate with external research partners and manage contracts
• Communicate results to internal and external stakeholders
• Use logic models to guide measurement approaches and impact data
• Collect case studies and produce evidence papers for strategic goals

Education

Degree in social sciences / statistics

Tools

SPSS/R

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.

Joining the Youth Sport Trust means becoming part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and impact. You will have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful national work, while developing your skills in a supportive environment that offers generous annual leave, a health cash plan, an employee assistance programme, and volunteering days. This is more than a job, it's a chance to help create a more connected, inclusive system that enables all young people to thrive.

If you have the skills to support our work and share our passionate belief in the benefits of sport for young people, we would love to hear from you.

The Youth Sport Trust believes that diversity drives excellence, and that representation matters. We positively welcome applications from all backgrounds and seek to ensure that all applicants and employees receive fair and equal treatment regardless of age, race, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.

Please note: An enhanced Criminal Records Check is required for this role.

Closing date: Monday 28 September at 11:59pm
Interview date: Stage 1: Monday 5th October 2026 (virtual)
Stage 2: Monday 12th October (Loughborough in-person)

Reg Charity No: 1086915