Evidence Engagement Officer /Swyddog Ymgysylltu â Thystiolaeth
Job summary
At The National Lottery Community Fund we are committed to making a bigger difference. Our 2030 strategy ‘It starts with community’ puts impact at the heart of what we do. Our Evidence and Impact Strategy explains how we will do this by transforming how evidence is used across the organisation; helping us better understand community needs, make better funding decisions, and demonstrate the difference National Lottery funding makes across the UK.Job description
We are recruiting an Evidence Engagement Officer to join our Evidence Services: Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales Team as an embedded analyst in Northern Ireland. You will support our goal of being an evidence-based funder by helping colleagues in Northern Ireland Directorate to improve how evidence is used across the funding lifecycle to help your colleagues make confident, evidence-based decisions. You will also work flexibly across the wider Evidence & Impact Team as part of a matrix team of other analysts to support the delivery of our evidence-based funding project. By following our ethos of 'One Fund approaches, adapted locally', you will support the use and development of common evidence products and services across the Fund that help Northern Ireland Directorate to use and apply knowledge and learning in a consistent way that also enables colleagues to self-serve their own evidence needs.
We are looking for someone who can give advice to colleagues and decision makers on how funding can achieve greatest impact through both an engaging and concise writing style and presenting findings verbally to a range of audiences. You will do so by engaging with our Fund-wide data and dashboards, and you will support Northern Ireland colleagues to make full use of our Business Intelligence and reporting products. As a champion for good data quality, you will work to ensure that our corporate grant records represent the reality of projects on the ground.
Interview Details:Interview Date: 4th and 5th November 2026
Format: Virtual (Microsoft Teams)
Location: UK Wide
We have a hybrid approach to working and working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate. As this role serves the Northern Ireland Portfolio, it will ideally be based in our Belfast Office.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role specifically, please contact: rob.roffe@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Any questions about the recruitment process, please email: recruitment@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Person specification
How to apply:
Upload your CV in word format and write a supporting statement (1000 words) with the following criteria, we will use this to score your application.
Essential criteria
- Experience and or qualification in a relevant discipline such as social research, public policy or economics.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with different audiences.
- Familiarity with a range of a data, evaluation and research disciplines.
- Ability to write and speak about complex ideas, information and impact in an engaging and simple way
- A desire to work with a wide range of colleagues to deliver projects and learn together
- Understanding of and curiosity about our work and the communities we serve
Desirable criteria
- Good project management skills
- Familiarity with working in a matrix team environment
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £27,000, The National Lottery Community Fund contributes £7,821 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).A full list of our benefits can be found on our website using the link:
- Generous Civil Service Pension scheme
- Flexible working
- Enhanced paid maternity/paternity leave
- Paid volunteering leave
- Season ticket loan
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.Selection process details
Upload your CV in word format and write a supporting statement (1000 words), aligning your statement to the Essential and Desirable criteria. We will use this to score your application.Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).Apply and further information
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Job contact :
Recruitment team
Attachments
Evidence Engagement Officer Opens in new window (pdf, 1110kB)Salary range
- £27,000 - £34,500 per year