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Opportunity to make a significant impact on health and care research, potentially saving lives.
Involvement in a collaborative and dynamic team environment, working closely with a variety of stakeholders.
Development and leadership opportunities in overseeing evaluations and impact assessments within a prestigious organisation.
Exposure to cutting-edge research methodologies and the chance to apply both quantitative and qualitative evaluation techniques.
Flexibility in working patterns, promoting a good work-life balance.
Competitive salary within the NHS pay scheme, along with benefits associated with working in the public sector.
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Impact Lead for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), a role designed to showcase the impact of health and care research to various stakeholders, including policy makers and the public. Ideal candidates will possess experience in managing an organisation's impact and insight functions, along with strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. The role involves supporting the Assistant Director in leading a team that conducts evaluations and impact assessments, collaborating with NIHR coordinating centres, and contributing to the strategic direction and policies of the NIHR Academy.
As part of a small, dedicated team, the Impact Lead will focus on developing and delivering evaluation strategies, preparing reports for higher-level meetings, and producing analytical papers to inform decision-making. Candidates will work closely with various departments to advance impact and evaluation methodologies, train staff, and ensure that the NIHR's contributions to health improvements are effectively communicated and documented. This full-time, permanent position offers a salary between £53,755 and £60,504 per year.
As part of a small, dedicated team, the Impact Lead will focus on developing and delivering evaluation strategies, preparing reports for higher-level meetings, and producing analytical papers to inform decision-making. Candidates will work closely with various departments to advance impact and evaluation methodologies, train staff, and ensure that the NIHR's contributions to health improvements are effectively communicated and documented. This full-time, permanent position offers a salary between £53,755 and £60,504 per year.
Job Summary
Expected Shortlisting Date:
28/01/2025
Planned Interview Date
07/02/2025
NIHR funds health and care research that saves peoples lives. Help us showcase the impact of our research to policy makers, the public and health and care staff through this exciting new role.
We are seeking a dynamic, self-motivated and passionate person with experience overseeing and developing an organisation's Impact and Insight function.
Do you have experience working systematically, with a range of stakeholders, to ensure that high quality results are delivered on time?
Are you able to clearly articulate the impact of research to a wide range of stakeholders?
Do you have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills?
Would you like to lead a committed, driven, and professional team delivering evidence based evaluations?
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate how they meet the essential criteria of the person specification. If you do believe that you meet these criteria and have an interest supporting change and understanding how research can improve people's lives and benefit health and social care, then please do apply.
Please note NIHR will be closed on the upcoming bank holidays. Due to the festive period, you may not receive a response from the vacancy contact until the second week of January.
Main duties of the job
Working within a small friendly team, you will support the Assistant Director oversee a team performing a variety of Impact and insight tasks.
These include overseeing and providing leadership for evaluations and impact assessments of the schemes and programmes that form part of the NIHR Academys portfolio, representing NIHR Academy in various impact boards with senior colleagues and stakeholders etc.
The role requires working closely with impact colleagues across NIHR coordinating centres and the wider funding landscape to deliver evidence based evaluations demonstrating the difference NIHR has in both the UK and global setting.
About Us
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has a mission to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. The NIHR plays a pivotal role in attracting, training and supporting the best researchers and complements the additional NIHR investment in world-class research facilities and a skilled research workforce.
This role is hosted by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) and delivers the work of the NIHR, leading on policy, strategy and delivery in respect of academic training in England and working closely with other NIHR centres and the Science Research and Evidence (SRE) Directorate at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Date posted
20 December 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-MDI-
Job locations
NIHR Academy Executive
21 Queen Street
Leeds
LS1 2TW
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Specialist Programme Expertise and Leadership
Expected Shortlisting Date:
28/01/2025
Planned Interview Date
07/02/2025
NIHR funds health and care research that saves peoples lives. Help us showcase the impact of our research to policy makers, the public and health and care staff through this exciting new role.
We are seeking a dynamic, self-motivated and passionate person with experience overseeing and developing an organisation's Impact and Insight function.
Do you have experience working systematically, with a range of stakeholders, to ensure that high quality results are delivered on time?
Are you able to clearly articulate the impact of research to a wide range of stakeholders?
Do you have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills?
Would you like to lead a committed, driven, and professional team delivering evidence based evaluations?
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate how they meet the essential criteria of the person specification. If you do believe that you meet these criteria and have an interest supporting change and understanding how research can improve people's lives and benefit health and social care, then please do apply.
Please note NIHR will be closed on the upcoming bank holidays. Due to the festive period, you may not receive a response from the vacancy contact until the second week of January.
Main duties of the job
Working within a small friendly team, you will support the Assistant Director oversee a team performing a variety of Impact and insight tasks.
These include overseeing and providing leadership for evaluations and impact assessments of the schemes and programmes that form part of the NIHR Academys portfolio, representing NIHR Academy in various impact boards with senior colleagues and stakeholders etc.
The role requires working closely with impact colleagues across NIHR coordinating centres and the wider funding landscape to deliver evidence based evaluations demonstrating the difference NIHR has in both the UK and global setting.
About Us
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has a mission to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. The NIHR plays a pivotal role in attracting, training and supporting the best researchers and complements the additional NIHR investment in world-class research facilities and a skilled research workforce.
This role is hosted by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) and delivers the work of the NIHR, leading on policy, strategy and delivery in respect of academic training in England and working closely with other NIHR centres and the Science Research and Evidence (SRE) Directorate at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Date posted
20 December 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-MDI-
Job locations
NIHR Academy Executive
21 Queen Street
Leeds
LS1 2TW
Job Description
Job responsibilities
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
- 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 id
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