Job summary
Impact Evaluation Analytics Manager
Evaluation
£58,972-£81,138 (Band 8B - 8C)
The roles We are expanding! We have a range of roles across our team including:
- Healthcare Analyst (Band 6, £35,392 - £42,618)
- Senior Healthcare Analyst (Band 7-8a, £43,742 - £57,349)
- Impact Evaluation Analytics Manager (Band 8B - 8C, £58,972-£81,138)
(Please see our website for information on the other roles)
We are looking for individuals who are logical and creative thinkers, understand the value of using data and evidence, and who are proactive in suggesting new ideas or improvements. We offer a competitive remuneration package, flexible working arrangements, and all the benefits associated with NHS employment - driven by the desire to offer an excellent work-life balance.
In all roles you will:
- Support the delivery of varied project assignments.
- Manage multiple tasks across multiple projects in a dynamic environment, taking responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of project outputs.
- Be provided with support to develop your skills through formal training and hands-on experience.
If you would like to learn more about a specific role, please view the associated job description.
Main duties of the job
The role
You will be working with our Impact Evaluation Lead and other analysts, as well as colleagues with qualitative and mixed-method specialisms in the Evaluation Team. You will deliver evaluations from small, local interventions to large, national complex and high-profile programmes for NHS England and other clients in the Midlands and beyond.
As an Analytics Manager you will have experience in designing, managing and delivering quantitative and mixed method evaluation projects, with experience of working with clients in health and care or broader social policy. We have qualitative evaluation specialists in our team whom you will regularly collaborate with. In this role, you will understand how to manage this work within mixed method evaluation with or without this specialist knowledge.
You will be a valued member of the Strategy Unit team, supporting the development of our services, systems, strategy, and reputation for excellence.
You will be provided with all the opportunities you require to develop your skills and build your career, both through formal training and hands-on experience.
About us
Flexible working
Our team are mostly based in the Midlands, althoughthe majority arecurrentlyworking from home. We currently have a based in Central Birmingham which is only a 2-min walk from New Street train station.
Selection We strongly value diversity within our workforce, and recognise that different people bring different perspectives, lived experience, ideas,and culture to theteam. This difference brings with it great strengths, including diversity of thought and innovation.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability,and age. Ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, disabled people and religious and faith groups are currently under-represented across the organisation, we would encourage applications from members of these groups.
We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're open to discussing flexible working options, provided we can balance your needs with those of our clients.
The provisional dates for shortlisting and interview are below:
Shortlisting
03rd - 05th July 2023
Interview
18th - 19th July 2023
Further details regarding the interview process will be provided to successful candidates.
Contact If you have any queries relating to specific areas of our work or what it's like to work at the Strategy Unit, please get in touch: strategy.unit@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities and skills required
Discipline
(S)kills and (R)esponsibilities
Project Management
(R) Provide leadership to quantitative and mixed methods projects and programmes, including acting as Project Director
(S) Be calm under pressure and able to juggle competing priorities and tight deadlines
(S) Be able to think clearly and analytically in complex, dynamic and ambiguous situations
(S) Manage risks and interdependencies in order to deliver your own work programme and anticipate and communicate the impact on others work areas.
(R) Quality assure quantitative evaluation projects to ensure the analysis and reporting is done to the highest standards
Evaluation
(R) Work with our customers to identify and structure the problems they need to address using your analytical experience and knowledge of the health sector, its organisational structures and operational processes and the context within which our customers operate
(R) Translate requirements into detailed briefs for analytical projects
(S) Locate relevant data and information sources, including negotiating access to required datasets
(S) Using quantitative evaluation skills you will manage complex analyses of diverse data. This will include the selection and application of appropriate analytical techniques and methods to large and complex datasets
(S) Design and produce high quality analytical outputs applying a range of data presentation and visualisation techniques
(S) Interpret and explain the results of analyses to senior managers within our clients organisations. This will include writing reports as well as presenting the results, confidently conveying key findings, critical uncertainties, business risks and opportunities
Leadership
(R) Provide leadership to the quantitative evaluation team, supporting colleagues to develop and implement impact evaluation methods
(R) Build and maintain good working relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders on a range of strategic and business sensitive issues in a highly political environment
(R) Keep up to date with new developments in data science and develop your ideas about the how to support the health services through innovative analyses, sharing these with colleagues
(S) High quality interpersonal skills, alongside an analytical mindset.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities and skills required
Discipline
(S)kills and (R)esponsibilities
Project Management
(R) Provide leadership to quantitative and mixed methods projects and programmes, including acting as Project Director
(S) Be calm under pressure and able to juggle competing priorities and tight deadlines
(S) Be able to think clearly and analytically in complex, dynamic and ambiguous situations
(S) Manage risks and interdependencies in order to deliver your own work programme and anticipate and communicate the impact on others work areas.
(R) Quality assure quantitative evaluation projects to ensure the analysis and reporting is done to the highest standards
Evaluation
(R) Work with our customers to identify and structure the problems they need to address using your analytical experience and knowledge of the health sector, its organisational structures and operational processes and the context within which our customers operate
(R) Translate requirements into detailed briefs for analytical projects
(S) Locate relevant data and information sources, including negotiating access to required datasets
(S) Using quantitative evaluation skills you will manage complex analyses of diverse data. This will include the selection and application of appropriate analytical techniques and methods to large and complex datasets
(S) Design and produce high quality analytical outputs applying a range of data presentation and visualisation techniques
(S) Interpret and explain the results of analyses to senior managers within our clients organisations. This will include writing reports as well as presenting the results, confidently conveying key findings, critical uncertainties, business risks and opportunities
Leadership
(R) Provide leadership to the quantitative evaluation team, supporting colleagues to develop and implement impact evaluation methods
(R) Build and maintain good working relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders on a range of strategic and business sensitive issues in a highly political environment
(R) Keep up to date with new developments in data science and develop your ideas about the how to support the health services through innovative analyses, sharing these with colleagues
(S) High quality interpersonal skills, alongside an analytical mindset.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters' level or experience of working at a senior level in relevant specialist area.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of designing and leading quantitative evaluation projects in a healthcare setting, including: managing access to relevant datasets; identifying metric; incorporating process evaluation; and quasi-experimental study designs.
- Experience of being the key point of contact for a range of stakeholders to deliver evaluation projects.
- Experience of proposal writing and contributing to winning work.
- Experience of producing and presenting impact evaluation outputs to support decision-making.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable expertise in statistics and statistical software, for example using R.
Skills
Essential
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with attention to detail when reviewing the work of others.
- Able to lead in the application of techniques from specialist analytical disciplines in healthcare settings such as: oQuantitative Evaluation methods oepidemiology ooperations research oeconometrics ostatistical modelling ostatistical process control.
- Able to present complex information to a range of audiences, either virtually and/or in-person.
- Able to successfully oversee project teams and deadlines.
- Developmental leader, as a line manager and/or Project Director, and making a broader contribution to colleagues' development.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters' level or experience of working at a senior level in relevant specialist area.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of designing and leading quantitative evaluation projects in a healthcare setting, including: managing access to relevant datasets; identifying metric; incorporating process evaluation; and quasi-experimental study designs.
- Experience of being the key point of contact for a range of stakeholders to deliver evaluation projects.
- Experience of proposal writing and contributing to winning work.
- Experience of producing and presenting impact evaluation outputs to support decision-making.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable expertise in statistics and statistical software, for example using R.
Skills
Essential
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with attention to detail when reviewing the work of others.
- Able to lead in the application of techniques from specialist analytical disciplines in healthcare settings such as: oQuantitative Evaluation methods oepidemiology ooperations research oeconometrics ostatistical modelling ostatistical process control.
- Able to present complex information to a range of audiences, either virtually and/or in-person.
- Able to successfully oversee project teams and deadlines.
- Developmental leader, as a line manager and/or Project Director, and making a broader contribution to colleagues' development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
