Senior Research and Evaluation Officer

Senior Research and Evaluation Officer

Grade B: £39,784 (National Framework) or £45,456 (London Framework - if you are London office-based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) - There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £581 per annum for those working from home. For part-time roles - please note this will be pro rata.

Contracted Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week. Part-time, job-share, or compressed hours will be considered, please discuss with us.

Contract Type: Fixed Term/Secondment opportunity until March 2026.

Location: We can offer home, office-based or hybrid working.

Closing Date: Friday 24th January 2025 at 11.59 pm.

Potential Interview Date: (via Teams) TBC.

For an informal discussion or further information about this role, please contact the Hiring Manager - Debbie Bazzard, Research & Evaluation Manager (interim) and for general enquiries, please contact our recruitment team.

Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?

When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work, what comes to mind? For 3,000+ people at the CQC, we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact on health and social care within England, then read on.

Why this could be a great role for you

A fixed-term role has become available in CQC's Research & Evaluation team to support the delivery of projects as part of CQC's Research Programme. CQC has made a commitment to invest in research to ensure we have a robust evidence-base to inform our approach to regulation, and to develop our understanding of what good care looks like.

This role would suit someone looking to advance their career in research and evaluation by working on important and exciting projects across a range of research themes that will support CQC's future decision making.

What you will bring

- You will have good experience of working on research and/or evaluation projects, including applied knowledge of methodology and analytical approaches.
- You will be a strong and confident communicator able to present to diverse audiences and summarise complex findings into accessible reports and experienced at working with and influencing external stakeholders.
- You will be proactive at identifying opportunities for research and evaluation involvement and for seeking ways to increase our impact.
- You will be able to work collaboratively on cross-organisational projects, applying a strategic perspective to the work.
- You will be expected to work flexibly across projects as required, including to support changing organisational priorities.
- You will be able to support colleagues who are planning their own evaluations, providing feedback and guidance to shape approaches.

What we can offer you

Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through our benefits scheme

- 27 days' annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays
- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution
- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day
- Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars
- Discounted gym vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal reward scheme where you could earn yourself a voucher or two!
- Equipment for homeworking

We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality Network.

We want to support you to succeed and be your very best, with opportunities for training and development, along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.

Please note some roles may be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.