Research and Impact Officer - London, United Kingdom - Greater London Authority

Greater London Authority

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Key information:

Salary:
£48,831 per annum
Grade:8
Contract type:Permanent, Full Time
Reference:044465-
Application closing date:Mon, 18/12/ :59
About the role:

will be highly organised and can work with different parts of the unit to manage multiple project requirements and deadlines efficiently.

- analytical and reasoning skills are a must, enabling them to interpret complex data sets, draw meaningful insights, and identify patterns.
- will think creatively and innovatively, and use this to identify needs of the sector, responses, trends and explore novel approaches to problem-solving and demonstrating project outcomes.
- will help colleagues to and will at times themselves design and manage monitoring and reporting using various techniques to evidence the impact of the unit's varied portfolio of programmes.
- can extrapolate data to predict trends and infer results of work and communicate research findings and at times complicated data effectively to diverse audiences, including stakeholders, policymakers, and the public.
- adaptability and openness to new ideas are vital, as is thinking strategically and the ability to identify new ways of working and increasing efficiency in processes.

Principal Accountabilities:

Some of the key accountabilities in this varied role include:

Supporting the unit to evidence the impact of their programmes by designing, implementing and at times managing monitoring and evaluation frameworks for the unit, and other related areas of work
Scoping, developing and delivering research briefs, including proposals for new pilot activities.
Overseeing programme management and implementation of agreed projects, including procuring and managing external commissions
Identifying, monitoring, evaluating and interpreting information from a wide range of sources. Report on risks, issues and performance, identifying and where relevant take steps to resolve performance issues in advance at both a programme and corporate level.
Preparing written and oral comms, responses, briefings, advice and reports for the GLA related to policy issues, evaluation and measurement, and transparency.
Presenting projects, in the context of the mayor's policies, objectives and concerns at seminars, meetings and conferences to external bodies and organisations.

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The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here:GLA competency framework**
Person Specification:
Technical requirements/experience/qualifications:

An understanding of impact evaluation and measurement best practice, thought leadership, and experience of delivery of evaluation frameworks and development of research and policy briefs (essential)
Experience of coordinating work across several stakeholders working in a partnership environment (essential), ideally including public sector agencies, voluntary and community groups, community sport, the youth sector, volunteers and the private sector.
Experience of project and programme management and reporting, options appraisal, critical thinking, analytical and written skills, experience of analysing data from multiple sources and demonstrable ability to utilise these to assess, interpret, and present ideas, data, and information and the ability to negotiate and broker consensus within an organisation. Ideally with experience of managing multipleproject programmes and ensuring they deliver results on target and within budget, with firsthand experience of complex negotiation and monitoring issues and risks. (essential)
Experience of social policy and/or sports issues, although applicants with transferable skills and experience will be considered. (Desirable)
Knowledge of the structure of London government and an understanding of the issues associated with working in a complex political environment. (Desirable)

Behavioural Competencies:

Problem Solving:

is analysing and interpreting situations from a variety of viewpoints and finding creative, workable and timely solutions.

Level 2 Indicators of Effective Performance:

Processes and distils a variety of information to understand a problem fully
Proposes options for solutions to presented problems
Builds on the ideas of others to encourage creative problem solving
Thinks laterally about own work, considering different ways to approach problems
Seeks the opinions and experiences of others to understand different approaches to problem solving

Planning and Organising:

is thinking ahead, managing time, priorities and risk, and developing structured and efficient approaches to deliver work on time and to a high standard.

Level 2 Indicators of Effective Performance:

Prioritises work in line with key team or project deliverables
Makes contingency plans to account for changing work priorities, deadlines and milestones
Identifies and consults with sponsors or stakeho