Impact Lead (NIHR) (XN08)
| Posting date: | 20 December 2024 |
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| Salary: | £53,755 to £60,504 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53755 - £60504 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 January 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 2TW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9298-MDI-0134 |
Summary
Specialist Programme Expertise and Leadership Support the Assistant Director for Evaluation, Business intelligence and Impact in leading the development and delivery of the NIHR Academy and wider NIHR impact and evaluation strategy to meet NIHR vision Work with the Assistant Director - Evaluation, Business Intelligence and Impact and take a key role in identifying approaches for evaluating NIHR programmes Provide specialist knowledge of quantitative and qualitative evaluation methodologies and strategic planning Provide reports to an agreed standard to meet the requirements of NIHR Academy Executive Board Assist the Assistant Director for Evaluation, Business intelligence and Impact with the preparation of reports and papers for strategic and policy meetings and publication Evaluate outputs, formulate and present highly complex ideas of future reporting developments, while considering national strategic developments within DHSC and other funding organisations Apply specialist knowledge of writing and publishing peer reviews publications. Oversee the implementation and delivery of a range of new impact and evaluation initiatives, policies and projects as they arise for NIHR and NIHR Academy Produce analytical options papers in order to contribute to decision making and action planning Provide support and input into how evaluations and impact assessments can support business improvement plans Act as initial focal point for Impact and Evaluation queries, providing key support to the process for answering Parliamentary Questions Take a lead role in delivering NIHR evaluations for DHSC and ministers, working with colleagues across the NIHR Coordinating Centre. Take a lead role in commissioning evaluations leading to new impact and economic insights Communications and Engagement Identify and understand the business needs, prioritise, and implement Impact and Evaluation methods, policies and processes to meet those needs. Work with the Assistant Director for Evaluation, Business intelligence and Impact to identify impact and evaluation needs which will inform the on-going development of impact and evaluation procedures and support the strategic direction for NIHR Academy. Maintain regular liaison with Impact and MEL teams across NIHR and keep the NIHR Academy Executive Board informed of work progress or any issues Provide training for NIHR Academys programme management staff in the most effective impact and evaluations tools and processes to use to evaluate their programmes Work with the Business Intelligence lead, and data science colleagues to identify and implement processes such as AI or machine learning that can simplify the process of identifying insights from NIHR programmes Work with the Assistant Director for Evaluation, Business intelligence and Impact to take a leading role for developing and communicating highly complex and sensitive information relating to evaluation and impact developments, information requirements and research evidence in line with new national initiatives. Liaise with other national NIHR programmes, wider NIHR, Department of Health and Social Care staff, other key funders of health and social care research and the academic community as necessary Deliver presentations to NIHR stakeholder groups, internal and external Work closely with the wider NIHR Academy Evaluation, Business Intelligence and Impact team to ensure that they have sufficient insights to respond quickly to Information Requests and long-term Analysis Technical Provide specialist knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods used to evaluate programs or individuals research outputs Be/Act as the domain expert and understand what information can be accessed and how this should be analysed for impact and evaluation purposes Use specialist knowledge of qualitative methods to derive the best methods for deriving insights from NIHR Academy programmes and individual researchers Ensure the NIHR Academy Executive is up to date with developments in appropriate methodologies Plan and implement projects appropriate to the role Information Resources Records personally generated information Staff Management and Supervision Provide leadership for 5 staff members and line management on an individual basis including the direct supervision of 2 staff, objective setting, appraisals and appropriate personal development plans.