At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and deliver impactful evaluation strategies for a groundbreaking research programme on gambling.
- Company: Join the Arts and Humanities Research Council, a leader in cultural and creative research.
- Benefits: Enjoy 30 days of annual leave, flexible working, and employee discounts.
- Other info: Hybrid working model with excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference by addressing gambling-related harms through collaborative research.
- Qualifications: Experience in monitoring, evaluation, and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 46743 - 46743 £ per year.
Salary: £46,743 per annum.
Grade: UKRI Band E.
Contract Type: Fixed Term 23 months.
Hours: Full Time (flexible/part-time working considered).
Location: Polaris House, Swindon.
Interview date: W/C 28th September 2026.
About Arts and Humanities Research Council
The AHRC supports world-class research, skills and infrastructure that furthers our understanding of human culture and creativity. It supports research and postgraduate training in a wide range of subject areas, from ancient history and heritage science to modern dance and digital content.
Research into these areas helps us to interpret our experiences, probe our identities, interrogate our cultural assumptions and understand our historical, social, economic and political context. It adds to the economic success of the UK, through its contributions to the knowledge economy and innovation agenda. The research we fund can lead to improvements in social and intellectual capital, community identity, learning skills, technological evolution and the quality of life of the nation.
About the role
As Senior Evaluation and Impact Manager for the Research Programme on Gambling (RPG) you will be responsible for the design and delivery of a monitoring and evaluation framework and impact strategy for the newly established Programme, a multidisciplinary initiative funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). This fixed term appointment offers a unique opportunity to deliver a significant cross-sector programme that addresses gambling-related harms through collaborative, evidence-led research.
Your work will include:
- Design and delivery of a robust MEL strategy for the programme
- Supporting regular reporting to DCMS
- Engaging with the programme’s portfolio of investments to monitor progress against objectives and identify outcomes and impacts
Main Responsibilities
- Contribute to developing and applying logic models, theories of change, SMART objectives, baselines and metrics, in line with agreed standards and guidance.
- Support development of programme-level KPIs to agree shared expectations across stakeholders.
- Work with the RPG team to develop reporting requirements, implement systems, and manage regular reporting cycles.
- Analyse quantitative and qualitative data and contribute to producing clear, evidence-based insights for decision-making and reporting.
- Support commissioning and management of external evaluations and contribute to analysis for internal and DCMS reporting.
- Build relationships internally and externally to support collection of data, case studies and impact evidence.
Person Specification
The following criteria will be assessed at shortlisting (S), at interview (I) or both (S/I).
- Understanding of the UK research funding landscape and its broader societal impact (S/I).
- Experience of supporting monitoring and evaluation, analysis, programme delivery, or similar functions, including applying frameworks such as metrics or performance measures (S/I).
- Analytical skills with the ability to analyse, interpret and synthesise quantitative and qualitative data to generate clear, evidence-based insights (S/I).
- Experience of contributing to reporting processes and producing high-quality written outputs (S/I).
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders, internal and external (S/I).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly (S/I).
About Hybrid Working
We support a hybrid approach, and you can expect a mix of working from home, the office, and occasionally at other UK locations. AHRC staff will be assigned to Tier 2 meaning a standard expectation of 40–60% onsite attendance (pro-rated against working time) including those hosted by AHRC. This will come into effect on 1st October 2026.
A list of benefits below:
- 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent).
- Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities.
- Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice.
- Flexible working options.
- Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance!
UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer.
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