Evidence & Evaluation Manager/Senior Economist

YOUTH FUTURES FOUNDATION; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Evidence & Evaluation Manager/Senior Economist to lead initiatives aimed at creating a comprehensive repository of evidence supporting youth employment. In this pivotal role, you will design and manage impact evaluations, collaborate with independent evaluators, and develop innovative programs to enhance the evidence base for youth job support. This position offers a hybrid work model, allowing flexibility while contributing to meaningful change in the lives of young people. If you are passionate about data-driven decision-making and have a strong background in statistics or economics, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong background in statistics or economics is essential.
• Experience in designing and managing impact evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Evaluation in designing robust evidence.
• Manage impact evaluations and enhance data infrastructure.

Skills

Statistics

Economics

Impact Evaluation

Data Analysis

Education

Degree in Economics or Statistics

Postgraduate qualification in related field

Tools

Statistical Software

Data Management Systems

Job description

The Evidence & Evaluation Manager / Senior Economist will work in a dedicated Impact and Evidence directorate. You will be central to our ambition to create the largest repository of robust evidence and evaluations of what works to support young people into good jobs.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Head of Evaluation to ensure all Youth Futures’ investments are designed to provide robust evidence of what works.
• Design, commission and manage impact evaluations and support impact evaluation methods (through a statistics or economics background) within the team.
• Work closely with commissioned independent evaluators, programme staff, wider delivery partners and colleagues in our Grants and Investment directorate.
• Develop new programmes to improve the evidence base on supporting young people into good jobs by working with partners able to run larger-scale trials.
• Contribute to the development of our suite of ‘evaluation architecture’, enhancing our data infrastructure and administrative dataset access, as well as methodological guidance and standards.

This role can be based at any of our hubs located in Birmingham, Leeds or London. We currently operate a hybrid model of two days per week in the office and three days from home.

How to apply:

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