Outcomes Lead
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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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 to do so. These responses will be further developed and discussed with those candidates invited for interview.
Minimum Criteria
- 2.2 Degree meeting the Minimum entry requires for either the Government Statistics Profession (GSG) OR the Government Social Research profession (GSR).
- Please find GSG entry requirements here
- Please find GSR entry requirements here
- Significant experience of social research practice or applying 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
· 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.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy also uses the Government Statistics Group (GSG) Competency Framework and FCDO Evaluation/Government Social Research (GSR) Competency Framework
Please see the attached Candidate Pack for the selection process details.
Candidates will be required to give a 5-minute Presentation and the topic will be sent to you in advance.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact us via external.recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to FCDO from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
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This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with us before applying.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Samuel Carpenter
- Email : samuel.carpenter@fcdo.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : external.recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk
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