Research Assistant London, England
Job description
Job Title – Research Assistant
Contract - Permanent
Work pattern - Full time or 0.8 FTE (for flexible working, including term time working)
Salary - £24,000 - £28,000 (or pro rata)
Location - Flexible, with an expectation of working at Coram’s campus in London on average at least once a week and at home or in Coram’s other offices in Colchester, Leeds or Leicester the rest of the time.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about using their research and evaluation skills to join our growing Impact and Evaluation team as a Research Assistant to help improve support for vulnerable children and young people, and ultimately make a positive difference in their lives.
About Coram and the team
Coram is the UK’s first and longest continuing children’s charity helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, Coram is a group of specialist organisations that help more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year. We are soon to launch the Institute for the Future of Children with the ambition of being the UK’s leading centre dedicated to improving the life chances of children. Coram’s Impact and Evaluation team will sit at the heart of the Institute.
The Impact and Evaluation team (which currently includes eight permanent researchers) conducts a range of research and evaluation projects for our Coram colleagues, and for external funders to support the improvement of policy and practice for vulnerable children, young people and their families. This includes qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research, implementation and process evaluations as well as impact studies. The team works in partnership with local authorities, central government and third sector organisations, and also works across Coram to help other teams evaluate their effectiveness. Our work is of the highest quality and we strive to include the voice of children and young people in all our work.
As a team we aspire to be child-centred, rigorous, grounded in experience, embedded in practice, collaborative and impactful. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support, recognising the value this will bring to our work.
About the role
Coram’s Impact & Evaluation Team is seeking a dedicated and hard-working individual with an interest in research and evaluation to join our team to work on a range of quantitative and qualitative projects. You will need to be flexible, pro-active, well-organised and willing to learn.
The role also comes with a range of personal and professional benefits including dedicated time for continuous professional development, 25 plus days of annual leave, regular team reflective practice sessions and flexible working arrangements.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to work in applied research and evaluation, and has a passion for designing and delivering high-quality evidence which improves policy and practice for vulnerable children, young people and their families.
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we are very committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community. This includes those from ethnic minority backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented in research roles. If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing date: 5pm on 15/09/2023
Interview date: 25/09/2023, 26/09/2023
We will make any reasonable adjustments at the interview stage for applicants invited to interview to support them in their interview.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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