Research and Evaluation Fellow (Public Health)

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 16 MONTHS DUE TO FUNDING. 

APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST. 

An opportunity has arisen for a Research & Evaluation Fellow to support the evaluation of the Mental Health Manifesto – Action for our Future programme, led by the charity Single Parents Wellbeing, in partnership with Public Health Wales, Swansea University and the Mental Health Foundation. The programme works with young people in Wales to co-design positive pathways to a mentally healthy future and is funded by the National Lottery Mind Our Future grant. The post holder will help develop and shape robust and impactful evaluation to improve understanding of the impact and effectiveness of the programme(s) and look to develop other research and evaluation projects/research funding applications in partnership with academic and external colleagues, with a focus on children and young people’s empowerment, mental health and wellbeing. The ideal candidate will value the co-production approach of the Single Parents Wellbeing programme and have an interest in the area of mental health and wellbeing.  The post is at NHS Agenda for Change Band 7 scale and fixed term (Feb 2025 to June 2026) due to funding.

Job main duties

The right person for the role will have highly developed specialist knowledge in appropriate complex quantitative analytical approaches in a public health-related field for research design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. You will have a strong background in data and statistics, an awareness of qualitative methods, and experience in a field related to public health. The successful applicants will need to demonstrate exceptional communication skills, experience working collaboratively across with others, providing leadership to deliver robust and innovative evaluation in public health.

This role sits within a supportive and multi-disciplinary team, embedded within a Directorate with a strong focus on evidence, data and data science in public health. The successful candidate will bring an aptitude to problem solve and be motivated by delivering robust evidence to inform action and make a difference to population health.

Our organisation

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health organisation for Wales. Our purpose is ‘working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help all people in Wales live longer, healthier lives. With our partners, we aim to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations. 

Together, our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the main source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales.  Never more has public health been so important as we come through the Coronavirus pandemic, face the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and tackle and prevent the harmful effects of climate change. 

Informal contact

Esther Mugweni

Deputy Head of Evaluation

esther.mugweni@wales.nhs.uk

Working for us and the benefits we offer: https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/

Application guidance: https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/

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