Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

West of England Mayoral Combined Authority; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

26 days annual leave

Volunteer leave

LGPS pension scheme

Bus fare discounts

Annual leave purchase scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) is seeking to appoint a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to join the Analysis and Evaluation team and deliver robust evaluation across a range of programmes. You will strengthen our evaluation practices, build strong stakeholder relationships, and ensure the organisation learns from evaluation.

The role offers a hybrid working model with 2–3 days in the office each week and a comprehensive benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance evaluation across a range of programmes.
• Communicate evaluation insights to diverse audiences and build stakeholder relationships.

Job description

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) is seeking to appoint a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced researcher with a passion for evaluation to join the Analysis and Evaluation team and play a pivotal role in delivering robust and meaningful evaluation across a range of programmes. Your key responsibilities in this role would be to ensure a focus on delivering the priorities of the Mayor by:

• Bringing expertise in evaluation to strengthen our practices;
• Developing excellent stakeholder relationships to enable a joined-up, consistent approach to evaluation;
• Ensuring the organisation continually learns from evaluation;
• Communicating evaluation insights to a diverse range of audiences.

Are you highly motivated by the power of evaluation to demonstrate impact and improve services for the people of the West of England? Are you a great communicator with strong analytical skills, who overcomes obstacles to ensure that evaluation delivers results? We believe in fostering a culture of continuous learning and development, empowering you to thrive in your career. We prioritise your growth and success by providing a diverse range of learning and development opportunities. Our goal is to keep you motivated, equipped with essential skills, and confident in delivering excellent services.

Alongside the opportunity to make a real difference to the people who visit, live and work in the West of England, we offer an excellent benefits package including:

• 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years continuous service. There is also the option to increase your annual leave with our annual leave purchase scheme.
• 2 days of paid leave each year to volunteer
• Local Government Pension Scheme (one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK).
• Flexible, family friendly and hybrid working options to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals. We follow a hybrid working model with typically 2 or 3 days in the office each week
• Reduced bus fare travel across the West of England,
• The salary for this role is £47,181 - £51,356. This is the full-time equivalent salary, and will be pro-rata for part-time. We advertise salary ranges for job roles, with new appointments for external candidates typically starting at the lowest salary point. In exceptional cases, where higher skill levels or experience are applicable, the salary point may be adjusted to secure the best candidate. This approach allows for potential year-on-year salary increases, offering progression and appropriate rewards to employees.