Research Associate (Evaluation Manager)

Overview

In this role you will lead the design and delivery of impact evaluations for EDIT’s projects, working with delivery partners and funders to generate credible evidence. You’ll manage multiple evaluations across education, homelessness, and youth employment, shaping methods and adapting to changing delivery contexts. You collaborate with partners to build robust evaluation capacity and connect findings to policy and practice. This is a mission-driven position at a research-led think tank within King’s Policy Institute, offering opportunities to influence real-world outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• professional development entitlement (10 days per year pro-rata)

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver impact evaluations in collaboration with partners and funders
• Manage relationships with delivery partners and funders throughout evaluation lifecycles
• Set up evaluations or trials with partner organisations and adapt designs to delivery changes
• Apply quantitative methods (e.g., experiments, quasi-experiments) using R to analyse complex data
• Oversee project planning, stakeholder communication, and evidence dissemination across multiple projects
• Contribute to capacity-building for clients to embed evaluation in their work

Key requirements

• Practical experience designing programme evaluations with delivery partners and funders
• Substantial experience managing stakeholder relationships during research/evaluation projects
• Training in quantitative methods (statistics/econometrics) and evaluation methods (experimental/quasi-experimental, matching)
• Experience using R for data cleaning, management and analysis
• Excellent project management, organisational and written/verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple projects
• PhD in a relevant subject or equivalent professional experience

• collaboration
• analytical rigor
• attention to detail
• R
• statistics
• econometrics

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