Evaluation Officer (Public and Community Engagement)

About the role

An interesting and varied role, the Evaluation Officer (Public and Community Engagement) works as part of Imperial's central Public and Community Engagement team. You will help to better understand, evidence and enhance the impact of our societal engagement activities such as festivals, school holiday activities, community partnerships and creative events. Join us at this exciting time as we launch our new Centre for Societal Engagement at Imperial.

What you would be doing

As our new Evaluation Officer, you will:

• Support teams to develop fun, meaningful and inclusive evaluation for a range of audiences and creative engagement activities.
• Contribute to reporting for many different stakeholders, at departmental through to institutional levels.
• Help colleagues to develop analytical, evaluation and reporting skills and confidence.
• Collate and maintain excellent data, monitoring trends and drawing out new insights and understanding.
• Share learnings from evaluation with our teams and wider networks, ensuring our work has value and impact.

What we are looking for

• An experienced evaluator, who has devised and delivered evaluations for a range of programmes involving publics or communities.
• Someone with excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, who produces robust and insightful work.
• A communicator who can tell a compelling and concise story from data and present findings in varied and engaging ways.
• A team player who is keen to support others to learn and embed evaluation practice into the work of our department.
• A reflective and curious mindset, with a passion for evaluation and research.

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to join Imperial and play a part in this exciting new phase of our societal engagement journey, as we launch the Centre for Societal Engagement.
• Work with fantastic and friendly colleagues, passionate about engaging the public with STEMB for societal benefit.
• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity.
• Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days’ annual leave and generous pension schemes).
• Access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day one, interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

The Public and Community Engagement team sit within the Societal Engagement Division of Imperial and support staff and students across the university to engage the public with their work and research. We deliver events, festivals, school holiday programmes and activities for adults, young people, community groups, families and more. To support our colleagues develop engagement skills, we run training, seed funds, awards and networks. Our team is friendly, creative and passionate, and we value diversity of voices and ideas in all areas of our work.

Further information

Application deadline is midnight on 9 February 2025

Interviews will be held on 25 - 26 February 2025

Please note appointments are usually made at the bottom of the salary scale

If you require any further details about the role, please contact:

Amy Seakins (Head of Engagement - Evaluation and Capacity Building) - a.seakins@imperial.ac.uk

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