Outcomes Lead

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
London
7 months ago
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Job summary

We lead the UK�s diplomatic, development and consular work around the world. We employ around 17,000 staff in our global network of 281 offices worldwide. Our UK-based staff work in King Charles Street in London, Abercrombie House in East Kilbride and in Milton Keynes.

Main Purpose of Job�

The Outcomes Lead will provide technical leadership on measuring outcomes, helping to demonstrate the impact of our Official Development Assistance programme portfolio and development professionals. Our work covers a wide range of development policy and programmes, including conflict, education, gender and equalities, international finance, open societies and humanitarian, migration and food security.��

�The successful candidate will also play a leading role in our approach to measuring aggregate outcomes across the FCDO�s international development work, coordinating and advising on metrics for the FCDO�s Outcomes Framework and strategic plan.��

�They will work closely with Evaluation and Statistics Advisers and key stakeholders across the FCDO. They will need to be flexible, providing surge support, working on a range of thematic programme and policy areas.�

Job description

Roles and Responsibilities�

The successful candidate will:�

Provide technical leadership on outcome measurements, monitoring and evaluation, coordinating expert evaluation and statistics advisers and increasing senior leaders� engagement.�� Coordinate indicator development and reporting for the FCDO�s Outcomes Framework, strategic plan and other processes, working closely with policy leads.��� Work with monitoring and evaluation leads in Directorates to strengthen outcome measurement and reporting in Business and Country Planning.� Develop an Outcomes Dashboard to support senior officials and Ministers in tracking our development outcomes.�� Contribute to the development of the FCDO�s approach to measuring the outcomes of our influencing work.� Join up our outcome measurement work with efforts to deliver more effective communication of the impact of UK International Development with the British public.�� Lead coordination across the organisation on data and outcomes measurement approach and quality standards.� Provide flexible support on other data and analytical work across the team.�� Contribute to the development of the Statistics and/or Evaluation cadre and undertake continued professional development as required.�� Be expected and supported to work towards accreditation to either the Government Statistics Group (GSG) or Government Social Research (GSR) whilst in this role.�

Person specification

It is essential in your application that you provide evidence and proven examples in each of the following Minimum Criteria as far as you are able todo so. These responses will be further developed and discussed with those candidates invited for interview.

Minimum Criteria

Degree meeting the Minimum entryrequires for either the Government Statistics Profession (GSG)ORthe Government Social Research profession (GSR).� Please find GSG entry requirements � Please find GSR entry requirements � Significant experience of social research practiceorapplying statistics or data science (Please be aware that the two Frameworks above make reference to a number of years� experience.� We are looking for the quality of your experience, rather than a specific number of years.)� Excellent analytical skills and strong understanding of data, monitoring and evaluation and communicating impact in international development.��� Track record of communicating data and associated technical terms to non-technical audiences, of working closely with policy colleagues and putting analytical work into a strategic context.� The ability to lead change and improvements, build capacity and set standards for quality and delivery.� Ability to synthesise complex information, identify the key strategic issues and communicate them effectively to different audiences.�� Ability to confidently engage, coordinate and influence stakeholders at all levels and build trusted relationships.�� Knowledge and experience of international development policy and programmes.��

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and Influencing Working Together Changing and Improving

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Communicating and Influencing Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Motivation question at interview. Data analysis, evaluation and/or research methodology (GSG) / Knowledge of Research & Evaluation Methods, Techniques & Application (GSR) Presenting and disseminating data, research and/or evaluation finding effectively (GSG) / Advisers can communicate evidence (GSR) Presentation at Interview

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �53,000, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office contributes �15,354 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. � A Civil Service Pension.
� 25 days Annual Leave per annum.
� 9 days Public and Privilege holidays per annum.
� Learning and Development tailored to your role.

See the attached Candidate Pack for more details.

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