Research Fellow - ChAPTRe

Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website: http://www.annafreud.org/about/.

We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

The Start for Life Programme aims to support families during the “critical first 1001 days”- from pregnancy until the child is two years of age. More details are available here: The best start for life: A vision for the 1001 critical days. The Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme Guidance (DHSC/DfE 2022) recommends increasing workforce capacity and capability through the use of new workforce models that incorporate skill mix. Such changes may help services respond to changing patient needs and workforce availability. Five local authorities in England, who are existing Start for Life sites, were awarded DHSC funding to develop and pilot innovative skill mix models to complement their Family Hub offers and reach to families with children under five.

The Research Fellow will join the team conducting the evaluation of these innovative models of providing early years services. The team is led by Oxford University and is being conducted in collaboration with Anna Freud, University College London, and Ecorys.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a diverse and dynamic team of researchers, learn about applied methodologies for evaluating complex policy initiatives and receive training and consultancy from experts in Social Network Analysis. Furthermore, the post-holder will have opportunities to develop skills and experience in multiple research methodologies and dissemination.

 The ideal candidate will need to be a self-starter and quite autonomous in the day-to-day management of the project. They will be part of several wider project teams, where the pace will be quite fast and very busy sometimes, but they will be part of an extremely caring and supportive team who value good communication, generosity, and everyone’s wellbeing.

Please email recruitment@annafreud.org with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.

Location  This role will mostly entail remote or office working but some onsite visits across England may be needed. Work can be carried out from home or at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH) or our Northern Hub (Huckletree, The Express Building, 9 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AD).

Contract duration Fixed-term until 31 March 2026

Closing date for applications Midday (12pm), Thursday 5 September 2024. Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.

Notification of interview Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Tuesday 10 September. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

Interviews Interviews will be held on Friday 13 September

How to apply Please visit www.annafreud.org/careers/ to register an account and apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies