Evaluation and Analysis Coordinator

Job Title:

Evaluation and Analysis Coordinator

Posting

Start Date:

27/07/2026

Job

Work Arrangement:
Full Time (Hybrid)

Contract Type:
Permanent

Closing Date: 23/08/2026

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more about our benefits (opens in a new window) and join us to become part of something special.

RPI supports agreed University, Faculty and School priorities for research and innovation: income generation, research excellence, PGR experience, partnership development and knowledge exchange leading to income and/or impact and commercialisation of IP and student enterprise. Our focus is on delivering professional, value-add advice and support to our community of researchers and innovators. We are a well-connected team which understands the priorities of the organisation and our external stakeholders and customers and the external environment in which we operate.

Team members collaborate, reflect, develop their skills and have a risk-appropriate mindset of continuous improvement to our processes, policy and approach.

This exciting role sits in the Research Intelligence, Evaluation and Governance team which supports the research and innovation leadership team, highlighting potential upcoming changes in the research and innovation environment; delivering regular analyses to reflect on our research and innovation performance using qualitative and quantitative information; and evaluating the effectiveness of our investments. The team also directly supports researchers to conduct their research ethically and with integrity, navigating regulatory requirements, and the team manages systems to support researchers in their research and innovation activities.

The primary focus of this role is to:

• support the evaluation of R&I investments in order to demonstrate any impacts and outcomes
• ensure findings from evaluations are consistently and robustly documented
• support the team and wider RPI colleagues in evaluation exercises

Typical deliverables will include:

• proactive engagement with R&I investments to identify potential outcomes and impacts and track these
• a central repository of key evidence that is re(usable)
• production of key messages/ evidence for a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external, working with MARC and other relevant colleagues

• Support the management and conduct evaluation of institutional investments end-to-end, engaging with key stakeholders eff ectively, attending events, and carving out key outcomes
• Support the creation and adoption of impact and outcome measurement tools, both qualitative and quantitative
• Support the production of high quality tailored reporting, including findings, recommendations and insights for a range of audiences, including internal decision-makers and external stakeholders
• Maintain expertise in evaluation methodologies and best practice
• Provide support to users in accessing and interpreting reports, including raising awareness of data limitations
• Ensure qualitative data is robustly captured and interrogated
• Support the work of other team members, by sourcing, cleansing and manipulating data and collaborating on the analysis of quantitative data and qualitative data
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the…