Impact and Evaluation Manager (XN06)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health research institution in the UK is seeking an Impact and Evaluation Manager to oversee evaluations of its programmes. The successful candidate will manage relationships with various stakeholders, lead the development of impact assessments, and support health research initiatives aimed at improving societal health outcomes. This role requires strong analytical and communication skills, with a focus on health research impact and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in evaluation, research, or impact assessment.
• Good understanding of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead impact assessments for health research programmes.
• Develop case studies and impact reports.
• Manage relationships and track progress of award holders.

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in social science or health science

Masters degree in relevant field

Tools

PowerBI

Qlikview

SPSS

Job description

• Doyou have experience of, and enjoy, identifying insights through evaluation,research, or impact assessment?
• Areyou interested in finding out how funded research affects and improves healthand social care in the UK?
• Doyou have a good understanding of quantitative and qualitative methodologies andanalysis?
• Areyou comfortable working across a number of varied and interesting tasks, anddelivering valuable insights to a range of stakeholders?
• Wouldyou like to join the nations largest funder of health and social careresearch?

Weare looking for a candidate who has an understanding of designing and measuringoutcomes and impacts of health research-related programmes, practical knowledgein Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning framework and applications of relevantevaluation tools.

TheImpact and Evaluation Managers work alongside two Senior Impact Managersand a Senior Impact Officer, to support the delivery of NIHRs strategicambitions with respect to impact.

In this role, you will work with other team membersand develop and manage a variety of impact assessment tasks including casestudies, logic models, data management and evaluation of the schemes andprogrammes that form part of the NIHRs portfolio to demonstrate the differenceNIHR makes to the health sector and the wider society in the country.

Expected ShortlistingDate

27/10/2025

Planned InterviewDate

06/11/2025

Main duties of the job

Thisis an exciting time to be joining us as NIHR continues to develop its impactvision. Showcasing the impact of NIHR and our award holders is an importantaspect of what we do - demonstrating that our funding makes a meaningfuldifference to peoples lives through our funding. Your role will help us tobuild on, and strengthen our resources dedicated to this. We use a number ofways to demonstrate impact, and you will be instrumental in supporting this.Within NIHR Academy you will provide support with the identification anddevelopment of impact case studies, and you will take a lead role in planningand delivering impact focused evaluation activities. We work closely withimpact colleagues across NIHR coordinating centres and you will take asignificant role in building relationships, and delivering on impact relatedworkstreams across NIHR.

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate howthey meet the essential criteria of the person specification. If you do believethat you meet these criteria and have an interest in understanding how researchcan improve people's lives and benefit health and social care, then please doapply.

About us

TheNational Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has a mission to improvethe health and wealth of the nation through research. The NIHR plays a pivotalrole in attracting, training and supporting the best researchers andcomplements the additional NIHR investment in world-class research facilitiesand a skilled research workforce.

Thisrole is hosted by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) and delivers thework of the NIHR, leading on policy, strategy and delivery in respect ofacademic training in England and working closely with other NIHR centres andthe Science Research and Evidence (SRE) Directorate at the Department of Healthand Social Care (DHSC).

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you doexperience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, pleasebear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions.

Job responsibilities

Impactdevelopment and management

• Prepareand provide guidance for Impact assessment pathways for programmes andawards;
• Responsiblefor production, and validation, of case studies, impact portfolio of NIHRAcademy schemes and programmes;
• Usingqualitative and quantitative methods and analysis, take the lead indelivering smaller evaluations and, offer support on larger evaluations ofNIHR programmes and initiatives;
• Liaisewith external stakeholders and other funders to monitor and track progressionof NIHR Academy award holders;
• Managechange in response to external events and new policies; this may require thereformulation and adjustment of plans and strategies to ensure that theimpact assessments for programmes and projects in the post holders portfolioremain fit for purpose;
• Providesupport for the development of impact assessment methods for the portfolio ofNIHR Academy programmes;
• Workwith the NIHR Academy Executive Board to plan and implement the process foradministering the schemes in the post holders area of responsibility;
• Playa key role in planning the annual cycle and timing of Impact reports andassessments in the post holders area of responsibility;
• RepresentNIHR Academy Executive, by taking a lead on cross-NIHR Impact relatedprojects and other collaborative activities;
• Responsiblefor adapting / designing information systems, such as the NIHR Academy casestudy identification tool, to meet the specifications of others;
• Writereports, working papers, and prepare slide decks as required; and
• Researchand publicise outputs and impacts of the programmes in the post holder'sportfolio.

Communicationsand Engagement

• Maintainregular liaison with wider NIHR Impact groups and keep the NIHR AcademyExecutive Board informed of work progress or any issues;
• Publicisethe NIHR Academy activities through attendance and presentations at externalmeetings, seminars and conferences;
• Dealwith a range of people nationally at all levels of seniority both internaland external to the NIHR Academy in line with DHSC policies;
• Organiseworkshops and stakeholder meetings as required;
• Generateand maintain strong nationally- based networks and positive workingrelationships within HEIs, CCGs and other health-related organisations,particularly at the level of senior research leaders/sponsors to benefit theNIHR Academy programmes;
• Contributeto briefings requested from Ministers offices and other governmentdepartments;
• Liaisewith members of the NIHR Academy Executive Board and Senior ProgrammeManagers in order to meet responsibilities and undertake dutieseffectively;and
• Workclosely with the NIHR Academy Evaluation, Business Intelligence and Impactteam to ensure that they have sufficient Impact information to be able torespond quickly to Information Requests, Parliamentary questions and longterm analysis.

Person Specification

Skills & behaviours

• Ability to work as part of a team, build and maintain good working relationships
• Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively as an advocate for health services research and development
• Effective liaison skills with the ability to deal tactfully with colleagues, senior academics, NHS managers, members of the public and various stakeholders
• Advanced level oral and written communication skills
• Confident and comfortable talking and presenting to others
• Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex scientific and policy information
• Deliver work on time, to anticipate fresh work demands, and to delegate effectively
• Assimilate information quickly and apply knowledge effectively to new problems
• Identifying opportunities and approaches to achieve goals and improve results
• Ability to plan and organise a broad range of new and ongoing activities
• Ability to prepare information and impact summaries for various audiences to often short deadlines
• Ability to tackle complex problems, identify solutions and implement them
• Experience writing peer reviewed publications
• Experience using BI data visualisation tools such as PowerBI or Qlikview

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent extensive experience) in a social science, health science, mathematics or other relevant research methodology discipline
• Masters Degree (or equivalent extensive experience) in a social science, health science, mathematics or other relevant research methodology discipline

Experience

• Experience of evaluation, research or impact assessment in a work place setting
• Experience of identifying insights from a variety of data sources
• Excellent understanding of quantitative and qualitative methods and data analysis
• An understanding of research impact assessment
• An interest in health and social care research and a willingness to work across discipline boundaries
• Postgraduate research and/or research management experience
• An understanding of health research capacity development
• An understanding of public sector health research and its management

Additional Requirements

• Good working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, databases, and basic statistical software packages (e.g. Word, Excel and SPSS)
• Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Willingness to travel in UK, including occasional overnight absence