Impact and Evaluation Officer

Impact and Evaluation Officer

Full or part time (a minimum of 28 hrs/wk), permanent

Split place of work between Horizons (Reading, Berkshire) and Home

Salary range £27,000 to £29,000 pa plus benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to join our Widening Participation team in this brand-new role. As the Impact and Evaluation Officer, you will support the development of innovative evaluation frameworks, transform data into meaningful insights, and demonstrate the impact of our educational, access, participation and student success initiatives.

You'll use both qualitative and quantitative analysis to drive continuous improvement, influence key priorities, and help deliver our mission of creating accessible opportunities and enhancing success for future built environment professionals.

This is a brilliant opportunity to use evidence and data to shape strategy, improve outcomes, and contribute to the University’s vision to be the centre of excellence for built environment education.

Your accountabilities and responsibilities include:

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• Design, implement and continuously improve evaluation frameworks for institutional projects, programmes and interventions
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• Produce dashboards, scorecards and performance reports for senior leaders and committees
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• Engage with sector networks to identify emerging best practice in evaluation, student outcomes and widening participation
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Our main requirements:

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• Previous experience in conducting programme, project or service evaluations
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• Previous experience monitoring outcomes and measuring impact against objectives
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• Knowledge of impact evaluation methodologies
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• Strong report-writing and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and build effective working relationships
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At University of the Built Environment we expect employees to demonstrate our values: Passion, Integrity, Excellence and Support. Student satisfaction and success are our main drivers, and our people consistently report high levels of employee engagement; your contribution will be valued should you join us.

We are a long-standing and leading provider of supported online education with a long-term ambition to be the world’s most sustainable university. At The London School of Architecture, our students study onsite. Staff wellbeing and work-life balance are a priority for us, with flexible working arrangements and a generous holiday allowance amongst some of our key employee benefits.

To view the full job specification and to apply, visit our careers site.

Vacancy closes on Tuesday 01 September 2026 at 17:00.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

We champion equality, diversity, and inclusion in our workforce. We celebrate diversity and the strengths it brings to our staff body, our student community and our Board of Trustees, recognising that people are key to our success. Our aim is to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds.