About the job

Job summary

Evaluation Specialist role sits within the VisitBritain Evaluation Team, reporting into the Evaluation Manager for B2B, Business Events and Digital.

The Evaluation Team sit in the Partnerships division and provides action-based insights generated from evaluation that will inform operational, management and strategic decisions for all areas of the organisation, including reporting to government.

Evaluation is key in measuring the impact of our activity. The aim of which is to influence visitors to book a holiday to Britain, resulting in additional tourism spend for the economy.

Job description

• Leading on evaluating the outputs of VisitBritain’s events programmes.
• Responsible for reporting the outtakes of Key Account Management (KAM) interventions captured by the CRM. Supporting the evaluation manager in the roll out of KAM modules, which will capture key metrics about our interventions with external stakeholders (PR, Government, strategic partners, etc.)
• Supporting the Head of Evaluation in the collection and management of the organisational KPIs, including regular reporting to the board.
• Leading on evaluating impact from ad hoc marketing, commercial activities, and areas of industry support (funding), through the use of evaluation frameworks, surveys, monitoring forms, and other methodologies.

Person specification

Please refer to the job description.

Benefits

• Flexible Working – We work to make flexibility a reality, and welcome conversations of flexible working from day one.
• Hybrid working.
• Annual Leave – You will get 25 days annual leave when you join, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service plus you will get an additional 2.5 ‘Privilege Days’ each year.
• Generous Pension – We have a defined contribution pension scheme with a maximum employer contribution of 11% of the annual salary.
• Enhanced Parental and Family Leave Policies – – We provide enhanced family leave, offering up to 23 weeks paid leave for maternity and adoption for eligible employees.
• Commitment to Learning – We are committed to developing and supporting learning, and we have a wide internal L&D offer, with on the job learning opportunities, mentoring schemes, and formal training. We dedicate and provide a minimum of 5 days a year for employees to focus on their own learning.
• Bicycle Scheme loans.
• Eye Care Voucher.
• Staff discounts on VisitBritain Shops.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

­Create an account on https://visitbritain.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/vacancy and complete an application with personal statement highlighting your suitability for the role and submit it.

The shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview with the selection panel.

For more information on our interview process, please navigate to -

https://www.visitbritain.org/careers 

 

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). 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.