Job Description

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Location

Brighton, UK###

Hours

Part time of 0.6 FTE / 21.9 hours per week.###

Salary

Grade 6 starting at 34,610 to 38,784 per annum, pro rata if part time.###

Contract Type

Fixed Term Contract
About the role



The Department of Education, within the School of Education and Social Work, has been commissioned to conduct an evaluation of the work and impact of the Network of International Women for Brighton and Hove (NIWBH). NIWBH is a volunteer-led charity which aims to reduce social isolation and increase opportunities for community integration for vulnerable women, particularly those who have experienced war, persecution and personal violence and have additional language barriers to overcome, alongside insecure immigration status. The evaluation will work closely with the NIWBH to establish and embed appropriate measures and systems for evaluating NIWBH activities in an ongoing and sustainable way. The evaluation is guided by the following objectives:

Support the capacity building of the NIWBH to enable it to better capture, evaluate, and learn from its work across the range of activities. Produce a final evaluation report which identifies the value of the Network, its impact on the lives of women and the city, and any lessons from NIWBH which might be applicable by other organisations, Brighton and Hove City Council and other Local Authorities.


About you



We are looking to appoint a part-time Research Assistant to work with Prof. Linda Morrice and Dr. Synne Dyvik at the University of Sussex, and a small Advisory Group from the NIWBH. You will be responsible for working with the NIWBH administrator, volunteers and case workers to establish appropriate processes to enable ongoing monitoring and evaluation of each strand of activity using both paper records and new Customer Relations Management (CRM) platform.

You will work with the Advisory Group and a small panel of experts by lived experience to develop and pilot outcome indicators and conduct qualitive research with a group of women and key referral agencies. You will triangulate these data collected through interviews/focus groups with some basic quantitative data collected by the Network. Findings from the evaluation will be written up in a report which will identify the value of the NIWBH in terms of its impact on the lives of women and its contribution to social cohesion in the city.

About our School



The School of Education and Social Work is divided into two departments:Department of Education Department of Social Work and Social Care

In both you'll find a welcoming and intellectually stimulating environment.
We provide opportunities for learning and professional development in an environment which encourages intellectual engagement, reflection and debate. We offer a range of courses - from first degrees, certificates and diplomas, to Masters level qualifications and PhDs.
Our teaching is informed by cutting-edge research on issues of significance in education, childhood and youth and social work and social care. Staff across the School are recognised for the quality of their teaching and research locally, nationally and internationally. The School is committed to the highest quality of teaching and has achieved excellent scores in all NSS categories, and faculty members regularly receive University teaching awards and external recognition for their work.

Research undertaken across the school is of immediate policy and practice relevance. We work closely with a wide range of research users and partners, including national governments and international organisations. We actively support the transfer of research insights into practice including through our relationships with local stakeholders and seek to make a real impact on our wider communities. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework work by the Department for Education was ranked 1st for Research Impact.

Our four research centres occupy a central place in what is a stimulating, interdisciplinary research environment and together they support and promote the production of rigorous, critically engaged research. Candidates will be invited to join any of the following:The Centre for International Education (CIE) - Centre of Excellence The Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth (CIRCY) - Centre of Excellence The Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research (CSWIR) The Centre for Teaching and Learning Research (CTLR)


In the School of Education and Social Work we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) practices and policies. We want all staff and students to experience our School as a space that enables them to meet their potential and to thrive. We are particularly interested in active work to address inequalities produced around the specific intersections of gender, race, and disability.

Why work here



Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it's our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion.

Further Key Information



Please contact Linda Morrice, E: l.m.morrice@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.


Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role does not meet the eligibility for sponsorship due to its part-time nature. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship.###


October 13, 2025 5:59 PM###

Expected Interview Date

04 November 2025###

Expected Start Date

01 December 2025###

Fixed Term Contract Duration

Fixed Term until 31 March 2026