Reaching Wider Data and Evaluation Manager
| Posting date: | 05 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £40,497.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 September 2025 |
| Location: | Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | University of South Wales |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
The Reaching Wider Team at USW is seeking to appoint a Data and Evaluation Manager to ensure their activities and decision-making are continually evidence-informed. This is a new role and the post holder will be expected to design and manage processes and systems. The post holder will support the Reaching Wider programme nationally with credible, robust, timely intelligence and specialist advice relating to the measures that underpin the Reaching Wider Strategy and advise colleagues on areas for improvement and for sharing of good practice. The successful candidate will have a curious nature, a passion for evaluation, data analysis, strong numerical skills, and a love of solving problems. They will bring experience of turning data into actionable insight and translating complex analysis for key stakeholders to influence change, including the use of external benchmarks to identify areas for improvement. The role will also progress the development of a performance culture across Reaching Wider by providing training, development and credible expert support to key individuals relating to understanding and acting on intelligence.
The post will be based in the Planning, Performance and Transformation Team at the University of South Wales.
Based at Pontypridd, with some home working, this post will provide you with a role where you can utilise your range of organisational, interpersonal and research skills to support the success of the Reaching Wider programme. The post holder will be line managed by the Performance and Intelligence Manager. This is a full-time permanent post.
For an informal conversation about this post please contact Chris Webb, Reaching Wider Director, chris.webb@southwales.ac.uk
If you are a successful candidate and this position will be your first professional services role at the University (or you are currently employed by PSS Ltd), you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and Colleges.
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USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.
The post will be based in the Planning, Performance and Transformation Team at the University of South Wales.
Based at Pontypridd, with some home working, this post will provide you with a role where you can utilise your range of organisational, interpersonal and research skills to support the success of the Reaching Wider programme. The post holder will be line managed by the Performance and Intelligence Manager. This is a full-time permanent post.
For an informal conversation about this post please contact Chris Webb, Reaching Wider Director, chris.webb@southwales.ac.uk
If you are a successful candidate and this position will be your first professional services role at the University (or you are currently employed by PSS Ltd), you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and Colleges.
Discover the advantages of working with us at USW: http://tiny.cc/PSSatUSW
USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.
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