Job Description

Salary:

29,500 - 33,500 DOE

Location:

Hybrid working to include Tyseley, Birmingham and home working and national travel when required

Hours:

Full time 36.5 hours per week to include occasional evening and weekend working.

Contract type:

Fixed Term Contract ( Materniy Cover) Ending June 2026

About Us:

We have an exciting opportunity for a? Research and Evaluation Specialist to join our Research and Performance department at The Active Wellbeing Society. Our head office is based in Tyseley (Birmingham) and we are offering this as a hybrid role, including working from the head office, across Birmingham and home working, with national travel when required. This role is responsible for research and evaluation across all areas of the organisation to support strategic and operational decision-making. This includes primary research (surveys, interviews, focus groups, participatory research etc.) and data analysis skills to produce recommendations and actionable insights to drive behaviour change, and adapt and improve our practice.

You should have experience of designing and leading mixed method research projects (quantitative and qualitative), using a range of tools to analyse and evaluate a variety of datasets and interpreting your findings into robust recommendations. You should have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to adapt these to different audiences. The role will support the Research and Insight Manager.

Ideally, you will bring a high level of expertise across all the knowledge and skills we are looking for, as set out further below. We will consider candidates who require some development in areas of their knowledge and are willing to learn whilst in the role.

Benefits:

We offer our team members a comprehensive staff benefits offering to include:

Annual Leave - 25 days FTE (increasing to 29 days with service) plus 5 wellbeing days. Nest Pension - 8% employer contribution - 3% employee contribution. Heath Cash Plan - giving you discounts on everyday healthcare such as dental, optical, physio, prescriptions & more. Employee Assistance Programme (counselling and DRs on call 24hrs a day). Life Assurance - x4 your salary paid to beneficiary. Flexible working. Fantastic volunteering opportunities within The Active Wellbeing Society every month.

Main duties:

Design, manage and deliver multiple community-based research and evaluation projects. Use a range of research methods such as interviews, surveys, focus groups, case studies, participatory research, journey mapping, literature reviews, case studies and stories. Use a range of data analysis tools to interrogate mixed method research data (quantitative and qualitative) and produce robust findings. This will include the use of NVivo, SPSS and Microsoft Excel. Turn primary and secondary research findings into actionable insights, providing evidence and recommendations for problem solving, critical thinking, decision making and innovation. Identify, analyse and interpret relevant local and national data sources and evidence to provide actionable insights and contextual understanding. Use excellent written communication skills to produce outputs including reports, briefings, profiles, presentations and infographics, and tailoring these to a variety of audiences. Work collaboratively with the team, other directorates and stakeholders to understand their research needs, to implement research processes and procedures, in-line with organisational priorities and the needs of funders. Understand and adhere to information management policies, research ethics and governance legislation, including, data privacy and data protection legislation, including GDPR.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

Experience of carrying out community-based research using qualitative research methods, including, interviews, surveys, focus groups, case studies, participatory research, journey mapping, literature reviews, case studies, stories. (Essential) Skills and experience in cleaning, organising, manipulating and analysing data, data interpretation and data visualisation. (Essential) Experience of designing, delivering and managing multiple research and evaluation projects. (Essential) Experience of turning primary and secondary research findings into actionable insights and providing evidence-based briefings and recommendations. (Essential) Experience of using a range of analytical tools and software that will allow you to apply your skills in mixed method research (quantitative and qualitative), to produce robust findings. This will include the use of MS Office, SPSS, MS Excel (advanced) and NVivo (transcription and coding). (Essential) Excellent written communication skills with experience in producing outputs including reports, briefings, profiles, presentations and infographics, and tailoring these to a variety of audiences. (Essential) Experience of building and maintaining strong working relationships, including working collaboratively with teams across an organisation and with external stakeholders (Essential) Knowledge and experience of information management, research ethics and governance legislation, including, data privacy and data protection legislation, including GDPR. (Essential) Experience and understanding of behavioural research, behavioural insight, and/or, the COM-B Model. (Desirable) Experience of sourcing, analysing and interpreting existing national and local data to produce trends and comparisons. (Desirable)
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: 29,500.00-33,500.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Casual dress Company events Company pension Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance Paid volunteer time Private dental insurance Private medical insurance Sick pay Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Weekend availability
Work Location: In person