Outcomes Measurement Evaluation Specialist (Part time, 22.5 hours per week)

See compensation detail in our 'What We Offer' section below. 

*** Part time, 12 month Fixed Term vacancy - 22.5 hours per week September 2025 - September 2026 ***

The daily structure of weekly working hours can be discussed further at interview stage. 

Do you love research and have experience of applying qualitative and quantitative methods? Are you a critical and independent thinker? Do you believe in the importance of health & wellbeing, conserving biodiversity and preserving the priceless industrial heritage of inland waterways? If so this job is for you!

We are the Charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays it's part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.

We have an opportunity for an Outcomes Measurement & Evaluation Specialist to join our national Strategy & Impact Team.

The Outcomes Measurement & Evaluation Specialist will lead on the delivery of impact measurement and the evaluation of the Trusts many and varied participatory programmes.

We believe that life is better by water. As we continue to bring and promote the benefits of our waterways, it is essential that we enable empirical investigative processes and develop the evidence base to measure and understand the difference we are making to individuals, communities and society as a whole. 

In this role you will be reporting to the Research & Evidence Team Manager, working within a small, passionate and professional team responsible for establishing and building the Trust’s robust and transparent evidence base.

If you are you passionate about evaluating outcomes, have an analytical mindset and experience of applying a range of evaluative techniques, we would love to hear from you.

Location

The role will be based working from home, with the allocation of a nearby Hub for collaborative working.

Interviews will be held on the 12th & 13th of June.

About the role

This post-holder will be part of a small, professional team responsible for planning and delivery of the outcomes-based research and evaluation programme. You will be partnering & working closely with a variety of national team members including the Insight Team; Strategy & Impact & Director; National Spatial Planning Team; Enterprise Managers & Participation Development Managers.

Key accountabilities:

• Responsible for delivering the Trust’s Outcomes Measurement Framework research programme, capturing social outcomes for participants, communities and other beneficiaries.
• Working with programme leads to understand and advise on anticipated outcomes from the Trust’s participatory programmes. Subsequently, designing and implementing mixed methods evaluation plans and research projects to assess delivery against these outcomes.
• Conduct analysis of quantitative and qualitative research data and literature that builds evidence base for efficacy of the Trust’s participatory programmes.
• Commissioning third party research where applicable and management of relationships with research providers.
• Engage with colleagues throughout the Trust and wider industry in order to gather and disseminate evidence and research findings.
• Build relationships with academia and other researchers within the industry to ensure the Trust’s Evidence programme is aligned with wider best practice.
• Contribute to the annual Impact Report.

About you

Required knowledge, experience & skills:

• Post-graduate qualification in relevant discipline, or ability to demonstrate equivalent, knowledge, skills through relevant work experience.
• Considerable experience of planning and managing research & evaluation projects.
• Proven ability to design and undertake impact evaluations using mixed-methods approaches.
• Ability to interrogate research studies and wider literature.
• Significant experience of data collection and analysis.
• Significant experience of conducting research interviews and/or focus groups with programme participants.
• Excellent ICT skills and computer literacy, including knowledge of related business applications, software and systems.
• Proven experience of working on projects and understanding of project methodology and techniques.
• Supplier management.

To apply:  click on the "Apply for this job" button and follow the process - complete the application form & upload current CV

Interviews: Initial interviews will be conducted virtually.

If you have any questions about the role please contact CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk

In addition to your salary of £24,835 (£40,840 Full Time Equivalent), we also offer a generous contributory DC Pension plan, and excellent holidays, and flexible approaches to working.  You can learn more about the employee excellent benefits we offer here (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits). 

You will be working with a growing team with ambitious plans to deliver an evidence based story that brings to life through data the story of the positive impact and wellbeing benefits demonstrating that life's better by water.

We aim to represent the diverse communities we are part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do.  

Find out more about the work we do and opportunities we have on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us