Job Description

Annually: Home working allowance
Region: North West
Location: Blackpool - Number One Bickerstaffe Square- Blackpool
Department: Partnerships & Development
Vacancy Type: Fixed Term
Working hours per week: 35
Duration of Fixed Term: 18 months
Closing Date: 18 January 2026

Research and Evaluation Officer

Reports to

Development Manager

Team:

Better Start

Line Management Responsibility:

No

Hours

Full Time Post (35 hours per week) 18 Months Fixed Term Contract

Salary:

34,584--36,120



The Blackpool Better Start partnership is one of five locations in the UK which received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, A Better Start,to support initiatives in early intervention and prevention for the early years.



Over the last decade the partnership has brought together the NSPCC, Blackpool Council, NHS health organisations, Police, local parents and community organisations to collaboratively make the sustainable changes needed within services and systems supporting early years to ensure every baby has the best start in life.



Better Start now has the ambition to share this learning with other sites across the UK to scale up and replicate learning and approach to benefit more children. The role will enable the candidate to be involved in critical research in the field of early child development and contribute to the legacy of Better Start in Blackpool and support development to share the learning nationally. If you have an interest in this area of research then we would love to hear from you ?



The role of The Research and Evaluation Officer will


Ensure that early years projects and activities are evaluated and monitored Support strategic planning and implementation of new research and delivery areas Consider long term impact and effectiveness from delivery Compile data and evidence and present to a wide range of audiences Support legacy and sustainability through consolidation of a decade of evidence

Do you think you could join the team in Blackpool ?



The team has a skill mix of both qualitative and quantitative research with colleagues working collaboratively with development teams and partner organisations through Blackpool and nationally.



Do you feel like you have the drive to come and work in a fast paced research environment ?



If so then please look at our websites for more information or for an informal conversation contact annette.cecd@nspcc.org.uk





www.betterstart.org.uk



www.blackpoolbetterstart.org.uk




We have a number of employees at the NSPCC who are regrettably at risk of redundancy, following a significant restructure. In keeping with our values and our policies, if any of these individuals apply for a role and meet the minimum essential criteria, they will be given priority consideration. We hope that you understand our position on this and that this will not discourage you from applying. We cannot predict who, internally, will apply for a role, or whether they will meet the minimum essential criteria. Where no at risk candidates meet the minimum essential criteria, all applications will be considered as normal.