Senior M&E Lead for Advanced Manufacturing

Government Recruitment Service; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation Lead Analyst in Darlington to lead the design and delivery of evaluation work for Advanced Manufacturing programmes. The role oversees a multidisciplinary team of social researchers and analysts, partnering with policy colleagues and industry partners to deliver robust evidence and policy impact.

The post emphasises value for money, quality assurance, and dissemination of findings to influence policy.

Qualifications

• Responsibilities described in the ad focus on leading and managing M&E across a government programme.
• Strong leadership and team management skills are implied for supervising social researchers and analysts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and management of the programme of high-quality monitoring and evaluation to build the Advanced Manufacturing evidence base.
• Lead the procurement and contract management of external process and impact evaluations.
• Provide quality assurance of M&E projects to ensure robust, impactful findings and value for money.
• Promote dissemination of evaluation findings to inform policy development and ensure maximum impact.
• Manage a team of social researchers and analysts; support their professional development and wellbeing.
• Provide analytical and social research support across the Advanced Manufacturing analysis team.
• Build relationships with policy colleagues to understand analytical needs.
• Develop and support a culture of research and monitoring and evaluation across the directorate.
• Role flexibility to respond to changing priorities and wider team support.
• Develop professional expertise in monitoring and evaluation and sector knowledge.

Job description

Government Recruitment Service is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation Lead Analyst in Darlington to lead the design and delivery of evaluation work for Advanced Manufacturing programmes. The role oversees a multidisciplinary team of social researchers and analysts, partnering with policy colleagues and industry partners to deliver robust evidence and policy impact.

The post emphasises value for money, quality assurance, and dissemination of findings to influence policy.