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Join Mind's Social Impact Directorate and drive change with impactful research and evaluation in mental health.
Overview
Salary £39572 - £45112
Location Mind Cymru Hybrid (Cardiff), National Mind Hybrid (Stratford - London)
Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary: Mind is a leading mental health charity committed to supporting those experiencing mental health issues and improving mental well-being. As part of the Social Impact Directorate, you'll be at the heart of creating measurable change and addressing social injustices. This team thrives on innovation, collaboration, and a shared vision to leverage collective impact and advocate for mental health across various communities.
Role Summary: Guide and support the planning and implementation of Mind's strategic initiatives. Conduct and manage evaluations and research to understand and enhance Mind's impact. Engage in high-quality research to generate strategic insights. Analyze organizational performance for strategy and planning enhancements. Ensure transparent sharing of impact and learnings to drive strategic change. Involve people with mental health problems in research projects meaningfully. Manage budgets and provide research method training to Mind staff. Present insights to support decision-making across the organization.
Role Requirements: Experience in conducting evaluations using mixed methods. Expertise in high-quality research and synthesizing complex information. Ability to manage external evaluation and research contracts. Proficient in organizational performance analysis and reporting. Adept at budget management for evaluation and research projects. Skills to design and deliver evidence-based training programs. Capability to involve individuals with lived experience in research. Competence in updating research policies and frameworks as necessary.
Application Process Details: Interviews are expected to occur in the week commencing September 16th. Mind values equality of opportunity and encourages applications from all individuals, irrespective of various backgrounds. Candidates should refer to the Job Description and align their application with the personal specification for shortlisting purposes.
About the team This role sits within Mind's Social Impact Directorate. Our vision as a directorate is to create the best impact as a federation for our beneficiaries and investors by: Demonstrating value in all that we do, Improving lives and making a measurable difference to our beneficiaries, Thinking and working together as a Federation, Addressing social injustices, Drawing innovation from existing and emerging local delivery, and investing in best practice via partnerships, Better understanding and articulating the collective impact we have as a Federation and deploying our resources to enable this, Building a compelling case for support for our funders and to influence decision makers, Working with partners to harness and amplify local, regional and national lived experience that can help communities and services to develop and thrive, To develop equitable partnerships and to use our resources for the greater good of the mental health sector through innovation and working in coalition.
The role As part of the Evaluation, Performance and Research team, you will work across the organisation to guide, challenge and provide practical support for the planning and implementation of Mind's strategy. You will conduct high quality research and evaluations of Mind's work, monitor our organisational performance, and transparently share our impact and learning, in order to mobilise the change needed to achieve our strategic ambitions.
Job requirements The post holder will: Conduct in-house evaluations of Mind's flagship programmes and other charitable activities – using mixed methods – to help the organisation understand and improve its impact. Conduct high quality research projects that will produce insights on strategically important topics and support the analysis and synthesis of internally and externally produced research work. Support the commissioning and contract management of external evaluation and research providers. Work with the Head of Evaluation, Performance and Research to conduct robust analysis of organisational performance in order to inform strategy development and corporate planning. Contribute to regular monitoring of organisational performance – including quarterly performance reporting and production of annual reviews. Facilitate meaningful involvement of people with mental health problems in evaluation and research projects. Manage budgets for restricted-funded evaluation and research projects. Design and deliver training on research methods for Mind staff – helping them to become better consumers and producers of evidence. Synthesise and present insights in an accessible and engaging way to ensure that teams across Mind have access to reliable, relevant, and timely evidence to inform their work. Synthesise analysis organisational performance data to support trustees, Directors and internal governance groups to scrutinise implementation of Mind's strategy – ensuring that they have access to reliable and timely insights to inform their decision making. Support the continuous improvement of Mind's policies and ways of working relating to research – including updating Mind's Research Framework, as appropriate.
Applications details Interviews: Likely to be w/c 16th September. Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in the personal specification.
