Evaluation Officer

About The Role Hours: Please note this is a part time role working 21 hours a week, the salary will be pro rata.
Application Process : For this application, we strongly recommend including a supporting statement letting us know why you are interested in this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The Evaluation Officer role is a specialist post created to support the management, development and implementation of evaluation programmes across Alzheimers Society.
The role is pivotal to promoting a culture of continuous improvement across all directorates.
The post holder will support the Evaluation and Impact Team in the development and implementation of evaluation and impact measurement programmes for support services, influencing and research activities across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
You are someone who is passionate about making a difference for people affected by dementia and understand the important role that evaluation plays in making this happen.
You also appreciate the complexities that come with working in a large and fast-moving organisation but are able to prioritise tasks and manage your time effectively to get the job done.
We are looking for a quick learner who brings an open mind and lots of enthusiasm.
The successful candidate will benefit from working as part of a small and supportive team, whilst also taking responsibility for a number of their own evaluation projects.
They will connect with colleagues across the Society to understand areas of work and develop appropriate evaluation approaches, provide evaluation support and recommendations, report on and share findings.
You are: Proficient in Qualitative and Quantitative research approaches in social research Able to lead on 2/3 projects simultaneously, using project management approaches.
Able to apply research methodology into practice from scoping projects, to producing reports and making recommendations, aligned to an evidence base and with the Help and Hope strategy Aware of differing evaluative approaches and tools.
Able to facilitate training and focus groups Curious, with a problem solving approach to data collection to greater inform decision making Alzheimer's Society has recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023!
We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction.
This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is a fantastic indication of how far weve travelled over the past few years.
About Alzheimer's Society At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins.
We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia.
Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions.
From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
Our Values We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert , listening, learning and using evidence and experience.
We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together.
We are Compassionate , we are kind and honest, and we dont shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities Were a national charity providing dementia support to a community thats ethnically diverse, but we dont reflect this in our senior leadership.
This needs to change.
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from ethnically diverse communities who are traditionally underrepresented in the charity sector leadership roles.
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.
During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.
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