Do you have a passion for London and for improving the lives of the people who live, work and study here?
Do you have a flair for evaluating creatively, to make a positive difference?
Do you thrive on change, innovation and doing things differently?
We are looking for a highly skilled and enthusiastic Principle Evaluation Officer to join The Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit.
Keeping Londoners safe is the Mayor of London’s top priority. The London VRU was set up by the Mayor in the autumn of 2018 as the first VRU in England and Wales. We are tasked with reducing and stabilising violence across the capital, increasing feelings of safety for all Londoners, and ensuring that communities and young Londoners are at the heart of sustainable and long-term change.
This is a key role within an exciting and ambitious multi-disciplinary team, leading and advising on the evaluation function for the unit. The successful candidate will be driven and have proven experience in developing creative and impactful evaluation strategies, including opportunities with community-led initiatives.
You will be responsible for driving forward and delivering the dynamic evaluation work of the VRU, supporting the development of a public health approach to violence reduction for London. You will be responsible for helping to steer and inform the team and the work being delivered; as well as best showcasing impact and performance of the unit to date and going forward.
You will have demonstrable experience in the following areas:
- Planning and directing the application of different evaluation methodologies and techniques.
- Exerting expert knowledge on a variety of evaluation and performance themes, methodology and ethics.
- Large scale evaluation programme design, delivery and management.
- Directing theory-based and evidence-led approaches, informing delivery and strategic direction.
- Conducting and overseeing data analysis work.
- Directing stakeholder evaluation development and collaboration.
The solution to reducing violence in London is London's people and the successful candidate will have the skills and knowledge to develop effective partnerships and to ensure and enable everyone in London can play their part in reducing violence.
Want to find out what it’s like to work with MOPAC?
Read our interviews with Havana Wellings-Longmore (Community Engagement Officer) and Misha Upadhyaya (Stakeholder & Engagement Officer for the Mayor’s Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programme).
You can also find out more about the VRU itself by visiting our website.
If you have a question about this role please contact Karina Wane, karina.wane@london.gov.uk
If you have a question about the role or the recruitment process please contact a member of the HR team via email on HR@mopac.london.gov.uk
Political Restriction
Political Restriction; under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011) all members of staff of MOPAC will be politically restricted without the right to apply for an exemption.
Security Vetting Clearance
The successful candidates will be expected to undergo the necessary security vetting which may take around 8 weeks to be completed. Applicants will also need to have resided in the UK continuously for at least the last three years.
Reward and Benefits
In addition to a good salary package, we offer an attractive range of benefits including 32.5 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, civil service pension scheme and flexible working arrangements.
Applying for the role
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Where are we based?
The team is usually based at City Hall (SE1 2AA) but we are currently working from home in the main, however this may change over the coming months.
London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
Please note we do not accept CV’s for this role. All applications for this vacancy must be submitted via our online recruitment system. To apply please click the "Apply" button below.