Research/Impact Officer
Band: Band 5 - £142.87 to £179.17 per day
Contract Length: Until 31 March 2025
Location: Leeds (80% work from home)
IR35: In scope

You will be responsible for supporting Impact Manager, managing career progression and impact assessment of schemes and programmes that form part of the training and fellowship portfolio.

The purpose of the Senior Impact Officer post is to be responsible for the delivery of identified projects or clearly defined areas in order:

• To assist the Impact Managers in managing impact assessments of schemes and programmes that form part of the training and fellowship portfolio
• Supporting Impact development and management
• Responsible for developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure that robust and effective administrative processes are used
• Prepare draft guidance for Impact assessment pathways for programmes and awards
• Undertake defined research and evaluation into supported programmes as required
• Liaise with external stakeholders and other funders to monitor and track progression of award holders.
• Assist the impact manager to manage change in response to external events and new policies

Skills/Education sought:

• Statistical knowledge
• Advanced working knowledge of word processing, databases, spreadsheets
• Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex information
• Degree or equivalent experience in a social science, health science, mathematics or other relevant research methodology discipline.
• Demonstrable experience of research and/or research management or demonstrable experience within a senior administrative post
• An understanding of public sector health research and its management
• An understanding of research impact assessment methods
• Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively as an advocate for health services research and development
• Assimilate information quickly, and apply knowledge quickly and effectively to new problems
• An understanding of quantitative and qualitative methods and data analysis
• Understanding of data protection, FOI and information management
• An understanding of health research capacity development

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