Evaluation and Improvement Manager
| Posting date: | 23 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £52,413 to £54,495 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 February 2026 |
| Location: | Llandrindod Wells, Powys |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Powys County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
About the role:
As part of the new Education Planning & Resources Service, this is a strategic leadership role within the Education Directorate, responsible for embedding a culture of continuous self-evaluation and improvement across the education service and schools. The postholder will lead on developing and implementing frameworks that drive service-wide improvement, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and national standards. The role focuses on influencing strategic planning and decision-making through robust evaluation and evidence based practice to improve outcomes for learners.
About you:
You are an experienced leader with a strong background in education
improvement, self-evaluation, and strategic change. You bring excellent
analytical skills, the ability to influence at all levels, and a collaborative approach to driving cultural change. You are confident in managing complex projects, engaging stakeholders, and using evidence to inform policy and practice
What you will do:
You will lead the development and implementation of a robust and sustainable self-evaluation framework for the Education Directorate, ensuring that improvement priorities are identified and acted upon. You will provide strategic advice to senior leaders, manage governance processes for evaluation, and champion a culture of continuous improvement. You will ensure that evaluation outcomes inform strategic planning and resource allocation, and work collaboratively with schools, internal teams, and external partners to deliver sustainable improvements.
This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check
As part of the new Education Planning & Resources Service, this is a strategic leadership role within the Education Directorate, responsible for embedding a culture of continuous self-evaluation and improvement across the education service and schools. The postholder will lead on developing and implementing frameworks that drive service-wide improvement, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and national standards. The role focuses on influencing strategic planning and decision-making through robust evaluation and evidence based practice to improve outcomes for learners.
About you:
You are an experienced leader with a strong background in education
improvement, self-evaluation, and strategic change. You bring excellent
analytical skills, the ability to influence at all levels, and a collaborative approach to driving cultural change. You are confident in managing complex projects, engaging stakeholders, and using evidence to inform policy and practice
What you will do:
You will lead the development and implementation of a robust and sustainable self-evaluation framework for the Education Directorate, ensuring that improvement priorities are identified and acted upon. You will provide strategic advice to senior leaders, manage governance processes for evaluation, and champion a culture of continuous improvement. You will ensure that evaluation outcomes inform strategic planning and resource allocation, and work collaboratively with schools, internal teams, and external partners to deliver sustainable improvements.
This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check
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