Widening Participation Evaluation - University of Warwick, United Kingdom - University of Warwick

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Permanent position, 36.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE).


The University of Warwick has set out a clear vision in its Widening Participation Strategy that: by 2030, Warwick will be regarded as one of the UK universities with the greatest impact on social mobility, through its ability to recognise, inspire, and enrich talented students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

We wish to be regarded as a beacon of excellence for our approach to social mobility and WP evidence-based research and practice nationally and internationally.


The Widening Participation (WP) team at Warwick is growing and under our new Divisional structure has been split into five core areas, focused on the delivery of key strategic priorities.


The areas of the team include:
Evidence and Evaluation; Academic Engagement and Internal Community; Educational Partnerships, Sustained Engagement and Access and Student Success.


We are looking to recruit a second Widening Participation Evaluation and Evidence Officer to design and implement evaluation plans and to generate evidence which looks at the impacts and effectiveness of Widening Participation and Social Mobility interventions.

This role will be central for enhancing our evidence-based approach, and for understanding the factors that impact on students' outcomes across the stages of the student lifecycle.


Working in collaboration with academic and professional services departments across the University, the post-holder will champion best practice, driving sector leading evaluation and using evidence to inform the targeting of our Widening Participation and Social Mobility interventions.

Your work will also support the wider team in implementing the University's Widening Participation strategic objectives. You will need to have a strong collegiate approach and be an effective team player.

Warwick operates hybrid working, with office days being led by operational need.

Interview Date:
w/c 24 January 2023


JOB PURPOSE


To formulate and implement effective monitoring and evaluation plans for understanding the impacts and effectiveness of Widening Participation (WP) and Social Mobility (SM) interventions.

Collating and analysing information about applicants and entrants to Warwick as well as data pertaining to the outcomes of students once they are at the University to drive and inform work related to WP, SM, and admissions policy development.

The post-holder will support the strategic development of a range of research and evaluation projects across the student lifecycle and focus strongly on generating evidence of impacts.

The role will be pivotal in developing an institutional evidence-base to support the University's Widening Participation Strategy and the advancement of Warwick's Access and Participation plan.


DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Strategic development and implementation

  • To contribute to the advancement of the University's Widening Participation (WP) strategy and Access and Participation Plan by supporting the development of evidence which informs effective practices and captures the impacts of WP work;
  • To monitor, evaluate, and report on the effectiveness and impact of WP and social mobility (SM) interventions which contributes to an institutional and national evidence base;
  • To contribute to the development and implementation of an institutional WP Evaluation and Evidence Framework which uses appropriate quantitative and qualitative approaches;
  • To keep abreast of national guidance around evaluation in WP, as well as policy developments with an impact on WP and redevelop evaluation plans accordingly, including the identification of trends and evidence to inform future developments.

2. Operational management

  • To analyse internal and external datasets to underpin the performance of the University's priorities, including widening access and student success outcomes;
  • To manage, coordinate and develop evaluation plans with the WP and SM Division, including considerations around design, data collection, analysis, and dissemination;
  • To support an institutional approach to understanding 'what works' in the widening participation arena to inform and develop new and existing areas of work;
  • To play a central role in the evaluation of the University's Warwick Scholars Programme, enabling understanding of impacts and effectiveness over time;
  • To support colleagues across the University to engage in a culture of evidencedled approaches through the promotion of robust evaluation;
  • To lead the development and have oversight of the Higher Education Access Tracker (HEAT) database as a mechanism to measure the impact of the University's widening participation and access work by tracking and monitoring participant engagement and outcomes.

3. Communication and stakeholder engagement

  • To work proactively with academic departments and research centres to disseminate institutional evidence;
  • To champion and promote the Univers
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