Job Description

Job Reference

JOB0231

Location

London, Hybrid

Salary

up to 34,294 per annum (FTE) pro-rata, depending on experience

Vacancy Type

Permanent/Part Time

Working Hours

18.75 hours per week, days to be agreed

Application Deadline

Sunday, August 17, 2025

Job Summary

Do you have experience of quantitative research and feel ready to take on a lead role?

We are seeking someone dynamic; a creative, collaborative thinker with the necessary knowledge to effectively evaluate Via innovations, projects and practices and showcase the difference they make to people's lives.

The Role

We are seeking a creative, collaborative thinker with experience of quantitative research design and delivery to:


Take a Project Lead role on internal research and service evaluation projects Work with external collaborators to design, manage and undertake research and service evaluations.

Within this role, you will have the opportunity to evidence the tangible impact our organisation has on those we support. Your role will help us ensure that the support we provide is evidence-based and effective.


You will not only support with promoting our research findings internally, but you will also have the opportunity to attend and present at established conferences and become co-authors on publications!


If you are ready and interested in this unique and exciting role, please apply!

The Service

A unique opportunity has become available within Via's Innovation & Research Unit (IRU). The IRU is dedicated to improving the quality of Via's service delivery and achieves this by:


Evaluating existing interventions/ processes Identifying and evaluating potential new exciting innovations Embedding best practice recommendations and viable innovations into Via's services.

Location

Flexible in relation to base, with an expectation of travel to a London based office once a week and when needed.




To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities - visit our Benefits Package




For an informal chat about the role please contact

Devon De Silva, Innovation & Research Unit Manager

via Devon.Desilva@viaorg.uk


The closing date for applications is

Sunday 17 August at midnight.

All our applications are sifted by humans. Please send us applications that reflect your own knowledge, experience and values and not applications that have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).




We accept applications via https://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/career-paths/ using our short application form, and your CV. For guidance on how to complete the application visit https://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/how-to-apply/. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.


Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.


We're a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs, please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme.


Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.


Please email people@viaorg.uk if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.