Impact & Evaluation Analyst

The University of Sheffield; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days annual leave

Hybrid working

Generous pension

Discounts and rewards

Job summary

The University of Sheffield is seeking a talented professional to join the Research Intelligence, Evaluation and Governance team. The role focuses on evaluating investments, producing robust evidence and informing stakeholders with clear outcomes.

You will engage with researchers and colleagues to develop tools, conduct analyses and deliver tailored reporting while maintaining high standards of accuracy and independence.

Qualifications

• A relevant degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to analyse, manipulate and present data from a variety of quantitative datasets.
• Experience of analysing qualitative data
• Excellent written and inter-personal communication skills, with the ability to offer advice to users
• Evidence both of appropriate attention to detail, but also the ability to elevate your thinking and approach to the bigger picture/objectives
• Evidence of ability to understand priorities at different levels in the organisation and to articulate RPI contribution appropriately
• Evidence that you are able to support evaluation exercises and draw out key outcomes and impacts
• Evidence of excellent organisational skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Responsibilities

• Support the management and conduct evaluation of institutional investments end-to-end, engaging with key stakeholders effectively, attending events, and carving out key outcomes
• Support the creation and adoption of impact and outcome measurement tools, both qualitative and quantitative
• Support the production of high quality tailored reporting, including findings, recommendations and insights for a range of audiences, including internal decision-makers and external stakeholders
• Maintain expertise in evaluation methodologies and best practice
• Provide support to users in accessing and interpreting reports, including raising awareness of data limitations
• Ensure qualitative data is robustly captured and interrogated
• Support the work of other team members, by sourcing, cleansing and manipulating data and collaborating on the analysis of quantitative data and qualitative data
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post

Skills

Data analysis

Qualitative analysis

Written communication

Inter-personal communication

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Stakeholder engagement

RPI knowledge

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

The University of Sheffield is seeking a talented professional to join the Research Intelligence, Evaluation and Governance team. The role focuses on evaluating investments, producing robust evidence and informing stakeholders with clear outcomes.

You will engage with researchers and colleagues to develop tools, conduct analyses and deliver tailored reporting while maintaining high standards of accuracy and independence.