Director of Evidence

Company: Centre for Homelessness Impact
Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum
Location: Flexible - remote or hybrid for London-based staff

The Centre for Homelessness Impact is in search of a dynamic and visionary Director of Evidence who will lead the growth of our evidence work, playing a critical role in shaping the future of homelessness response in the UK. This person will be instrumental in developing and managing our evidence programme, with a passion for leading project teams, uncovering insights from research, and translating these insights into meaningful opportunities for policy, service design, and innovation.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN:

• Develop and shape the Centre’s evidence strategy and our unique approach to building and improving the sector’s understanding of what works. 
• Design, scope, and oversee robust evaluations (including randomised controlled trials), systematic reviews, and research projects that help us tackle pressing challenges and respond to the needs of our users. 
• Oversee and quality-assure our growing portfolio of robust evaluations, systematic reviews, and research projects, offering trusted and timely advice and input to colleagues in the Evidence Team as well as academic partners. 
• Work pragmatically with our programmes team to ensure the rigour of evaluation is balanced with the practicality of delivery.
• Identify opportunities for new evaluations and research projects and support efforts to secure funding to expand our portfolio. 
• Facilitate synthesis and translate findings, generating insights and opportunities for both research and service or product design. 
• Oversee updates of our evidence tools and other resources, in partnership with the wider CHI team, our partners, and stakeholders, being sensitive to users’ needs. 
• Translate evidence standards into plain language guidance on what good evidence looks like and continue to develop the Centre’s methods guide in collaboration with our academic partners.