Research and Evaluation Unit Manager at Save the Children

Role Purpose:

The Research and Evaluation (R&E) Manager is a senior member of the Global R&E Unit. The primary role is to manage a team of a team of R&E Specialists, Officers and Associates deployed to deliver studies for Save the Children.

The role of the R&E Manager is to:

• Manage the R&E Unit staff and project portfolio/pipeline,
• Provide a quality and timely service in communicating R&E Unit services, responding to and delivering R&E Unit requests
• Pitch for and project manage large multi-country studies
• Conduct R&E Unit management and Key Performance Indicator monitoring and reporting

Note that this role has limited direct involvement in conducting research, evaluations or other types of studies however, will review R& Terms of References and manage R&E projects and quality assurance.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Significant experience in effectively managing research, assessments and evaluations, including research proposals, pitches and partnerships.
• High-level fluency in English, both verbal and written.
• High-level management and interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of research funding mechanisms and processes such as academic research funders, industry-funders, or large trusts and foundations
• Experience coordinating, writing and securing research-related grants
• Experience with procurement, contracting and budget management, including working to cost recovery and income targets
• Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships, especially with academic partners
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail, with a flexible and initiative-taking attitude and ability to manage and prioritise an unpredictable workload
• Demonstrated ability to use project management-related tools and MS-Office (in particular Excel)
• Strong track record of delivering client/ customer satisfaction
• Ability to give professional support and direction to others.
• Experience working effectively with diverse colleagues and managing teams in a remote-working environment.

Desirable

• Strong thematic background knowledge in at least one of Save the Children’s breakthrough areas: Survive, Learn and Be Protected; and themes (health and nutrition; child education; child protection; child poverty; and/or child rights governance).
• Experience working for an international humanitarian or development agency.
• Experience and knowledge of Save the Children’s structure, mandate and child focus.