Insight and Impact Officer

We are looking for someone with experience in research and data analysis to lead Northamptonshire Sport's insight and evaluation function, particularly the Place Partnership investment funding from Sport England, covering four priority areas in Northamptonshire. This role will support the NSport team and wider partnership to use processes and systems to effectively measure and evaluate work, demonstrate outputs, outcomes and impact and put learning into practice.

Location: Delapre Abbey, London Road, Northampton, NN4 8AW

Contact Name: Martin Barnwell
Contact Telephone: 07834495842
Contact Email: martin.barnwell@northamptonshiresport.org

Salary: £26,000 to £29,000
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Contract/Temporary (Fixed Term to March 2027)
Placed On: Thu 14th November, 2024
Closes: 12:00am - Sun 1st December, 2024
Interview Date: Fri 13th December, 2024

About Insight and Impact Officer

Are you passionate about creating long-lasting change for local communities? Do you know how to use data and insight to tell a compelling story? If so, then you might be interested in joining our team as Insight and Impact Officer. Working across our team and our wider partnership, you will lead our measurement, evaluation and learning work and support colleagues in effectively measuring, evaluating and showing the impact of our work.

Job Info

• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Contract: Fixed-term (to March 2027)

About us

Northamptonshire Sport is a leading physical activity, health and wellbeing charity based in Northamptonshire, delivering national initiatives locally. We collaborate with local and national partners to change the system, influencing strategy, policy and approaches, tackling inequalities and supporting communities to change lives through widening participation in physical activity.

About the role

You will lead Northamptonshire Sport's insight and evaluation function, particularly the Place Partnership investment funding from Sport England, covering four priority areas in Northamptonshire. You will support our team and wider partnership to use processes and systems to effectively measure and evaluate our work, demonstrate outputs, outcomes and impact and put our learning into practice.

About you

You will have experience of research and data analysis and the use of performance management tools to report on outputs, outcomes and impact. You will have a good understanding of a range of qualitative and quantitative data collections methods and the ability to collect and interpret data and to use compelling narratives to demonstrate the impact of individual projects. You will have excellent IT skills, with the ability to present data and other insight in the most appropriate way, using data visualisation tools.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 1st December 2024. Interviews will be held on Friday 13th December 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Northamptonshire Sport recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Applicants who apply under the Disability Confident scheme are guaranteed an interview if the minimum criteria score is met.