Job Description

Head of Impact and Evaluation

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Department
Student and Academic Services Directorate
Vacancy Type
Open-ended/Permanent
Full-Time/Part-Time
Full Time
Salary
73,177 - 75,255
Actual Hours
35
FTE
1.0
Contact Details
hr-recruitment@gold.ac.uk
Posted Date
05/12/2025
Closing Date
19/12/2025
Ref No
10598

What makes Goldsmiths unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About t

he Department

Whilst this role sits broadly in Student Experience, the role holder will report directly to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience, working with senior colleagues across the University, including the Deputy Deans, Academic Development and Quality and Student Support.

About the Role

The role holder will lead strategic and operational evaluation and insight for the ESE portfolio, supporting student experience and outcomes aligned to the Teaching Excellence Framework. The role holder will develop and enhance methodologies, design pedagogy-led interventions, and report impact driving the TEF 2028 strategy to improve B3 indicators, inform league tables and deliver excellent outcomes.

About the Candidate

You will be a Higher Education professional with experience in Theory of Change and other evaluation methodologies. You will be skilled in workflow planning, project management, intervention design and impact evaluation with strong strategic planning and reporting expertise. A postgraduate qualification and familiarity with PowerBI or similar dashboards as well as external and sector evaluation expertise are highly desirable.

Benefits

We have generous benefits - an agile working environment, 28 days' annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development, and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club, and creative writing classes.



Goldsmiths, University of London is passionate about advancing equality and celebrating diversity.



For informal enquiries about the role, please contact Professor Annabel Kiernan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience at A.Kiernan@gold.ac.uk