Project Manager & Evaluation & Insight Programme

Gordon Yates Recruitment Consultancy; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support a major evaluation and insight programme. This hybrid position involves coordinating project activities, ensuring effective governance, and engaging with stakeholders across various teams. Key responsibilities include managing deliverables, preparing reports, and liaising with internal and external parties. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in project management, excellent organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in project or programme management, ideally within a research or public sector.
• Experience in research, evaluation and/or programme management.
• Experience supporting or delivering cross-cutting projects from inception to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage a major evaluation and insight programme and related project deliverables.
• Support the Senior Evaluation Manager with planning and delivery of evaluation activities.
• Liaise between internal teams, external consultants and stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Organisational skills

Microsoft 365 proficiency

Risk management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft SharePoint

Job description

Project Manager Evaluation & Insight Programme

Contract: Fixed-term until September 2027

Hours: Full time, 41 hours per week (inclusive of 1-hour lunch break)

Location: Central London (hybrid working)

Salary: £43,755 £51,465 per annum

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established, publicly funded organisation operating within the UK cultural and creative sector, for an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of a major, multi-year evaluation and insight programme.

This role plays a key part in coordinating complex, cross-functional activity that supports evidence-led decision-making, organisational learning and long-term strategic planning.

Hybrid working is offered, with occasional in-person attendance in central London at key project milestones (approximately 1-2 days per month). Occasional travel to other UK sites may also be required.

The Role

Reporting to a Senior Evaluation Manager, the Project Manager will support the successful delivery of a large-scale evaluation and insight programme, acting as a central coordination point between internal teams and external consultants.

You will ensure strong project governance, clear communication, effective planning and alignment across multiple concurrent workstreams. The role combines hands-on project management with stakeholder engagement, reporting, governance support and insight coordination.

This opportunity would suit someone who enjoys working at the intersection of research, evaluation, project delivery and stakeholder engagement within a complex organisational environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of a major evaluation and insight programme and related project deliverables
• Supporting the Senior Evaluation Manager with planning, coordination and delivery of evaluation activity
• Acting as a key liaison between internal teams, external consultants and programme stakeholders
• Coordinating workshops, roundtables, interviews and consultation sessions
• Preparing briefing materials, agendas, summary notes and reports
• Managing programme governance meetings, papers, actions and reporting
• Maintaining project plans, risk registers, issues logs and dependencies
• Producing accurate and timely project reporting using Microsoft 365 tools (including Planner)
• Supporting data gathering, documentation and insight synthesis
• Working with internal communications teams to support clear and consistent project communications
• Handling sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality

About You

We are seeking candidates with strong experience in project or programme management, ideally within a research, evaluation, policy, cultural, public or not-for-profit setting.

You will bring:

• Experience in research, evaluation and/or programme management
• Experience supporting or delivering cross-cutting projects from inception through to delivery
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Experience tracking risks, issues and dependencies across complex programmes
• Confidence working with stakeholders across teams and levels of seniority
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Teams, Excel, Word)
• Experience with financial administration, budgeting, procurement or invoice processing
• An understanding of, or interest in, the cultural, creative or public sector landscape

Skills & Attributes

• Highly organised with a methodical and structured approach
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to summarise and present complex information clearly
• Proactive, solutions-focused and comfortable working independentlyStrong relationship builder and collaborative team player
• Comfortable working in a dynamic and evolving programme environment
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion and continuous professional development

How to Apply

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