Monitoring & Evaluation Analyst - 18 Month FTC (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds & London)

Genomics England is a global leader in enabling genomic medicine and research, focused on creating a world where everyone benefits from genomic healthcare. Building on the 100,000 Genomes Project, we support the NHS’s world-first national whole genome sequencing service and run the growing National Genomic Research Library, alongside delivering numerous major genomics initiatives. By connecting research and clinical care at national scale, we enable immediate healthcare benefits and advances for the future.

Our mission is to provide the evidence and digital systems so that by 2035 genomics could play a role in up to half of all healthcare interactions, whilst securing the UK’s position as the best place to discover, prove and benefit from genomic innovations.

We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.

Behind the Healthcare and Research outcomes, Genomics England delivers through designing, developing and operating complex healthcare software systems.

We're on the cusp of big changes with the real prospect of genomics becoming the fabric of everyday healthcare through the lifetime – from birth to old age.

We are hiring a Monitoring & Evaluation Analyst to join us on an 18-month fixed-term contract, supporting some of Genomics England’s most ambitious and impactful programmes, including the Generation Study and Adults Programme . 

This is a great opportunity to help us understand, demonstrate and strengthen the impact of our work. 

You will bring together evidence, data and insight to support informed decision-making, highlight what is working well, and identify opportunities to continually improve how our programmes are delivered. 

Working closely with programme teams, senior leaders and external partners, you will support a broad range of monitoring, evaluation and performance activities. This will include developing evaluation data and reporting processes, coordinating evidence collection, and working with external evaluation partners to generate high-quality outputs and meaningful insights that can inform programme delivery and future priorities. 

Everyday responsibilities include: 

• Coordinate day-to-day monitoring and evaluation activities across priority programmes, ensuring work is planned, prioritised and delivered to agreed timelines and quality standards.  
• Support the Evaluation and Performance Lead to design, implement and maintain evaluation strategies, outcomes frameworks, evidence plans and related documentation.  
• Oversee monitoring and evaluation data from multiple sources, ensuring collection, quality assurance, governance, auditability and reporting processes are robust and fit for purpose. 
• Work with data, research, programme and technology teams to clarify evaluation data requirements and support access to relevant Genomics England and linked national datasets.  
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative evidence, producing clear insights, recommendations, reports and presentations for internal and external audiences.  
• Plan and coordinate participant surveys and other evidence collection activities, ensuring high-quality processes, documentation, outputs and appropriate follow-up.  
• Manage day-to-day relationships with external evaluation partners, research organisations and other stakeholders, coordinating inputs, resolving issues and supporting effective evidence sharing.  
• Support the commissioning of external evaluation activities, including developing requirements, contributing to procurement documentation, assessing delivery options and ensuring commissioned work aligns with programme evidence needs.  
• Manage financial and contractual arrangements for external evaluation partners, including tracking budgets, purchase orders, milestones, invoices and contract deliverables in collaboration with finance, commercial and programme teams.  
• Provide evaluation and performance insight to governance forums, working groups and programme decision-making, helping leaders understand progress, risks, trade-offs and evidence gaps.  

Skills & experience for success: 

• Experience delivering complex evaluation, performance or impact assessment programmes within healthcare, research, the public sector or another complex environment. 
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodologies and frameworks, with the ability to apply them practically to support programme delivery and improvement. 
• Experience working with external suppliers, consultants and research partners, using collaboration and influence to deliver high-quality outcomes. 
• Confidence engaging senior stakeholders and translating complex quantitative and qualitative evidence into clear, actionable recommendations that support strategic decision-making. 
• Strong programme and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, workstreams and deadlines in a fast-moving environment. 
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility with technical and non-technical audiences, while responding positively to ambiguity and changing priorities. 

Desirable skills: 

• Strong analytical capability, with experience applying statistical methods, tools, and techniques to generate meaningful insight. 
• Experience designing and managing surveys, including use of survey platforms such as SmartSurvey. 
• Experience using coding languages, such as Python, to support data analysis, automation, or reproducible evaluation workflows. 

A degree in a quantitative, analytical, social science or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience demonstrating relevant knowledge and skills. 

Salary from: £40,100

Closing date for applications - Thursday 24th September at Midnight 

Please note that we are open to the successful candidate being based at either our London or Leeds office, with travel to the relevant office as required.

Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including: 

• Generous Leave: 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, additional leave for long service, and the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required).
• Family-Friendly: Blended working arrangements, flexible working, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave benefits.
• Pension & Financial: Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double-matches up to 10%, however you can contribute more if you wish), Life Assurance (3x salary), an Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme and a Give As You Earn scheme.
• Learning & Development: Individual learning budgets, support for training and certifications, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required).
• Recognition & Rewards: Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.
• Health & Wellbeing: Subsidised gym membership, a free Headspace account, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu jabs.

Equal opportunities and our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace 

Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or social background. 

Genomics England’s policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, being pregnant or recently becoming a parent, race, religion or beliefs, sex or sexual orientation, length of service, whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor.  

Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour undermines our mission and core values and diminishes the dignity, respect and integrity of all parties. Our People policies outline our commitment to inclusivity. 

We aim to remove barriers in our recruitment processes and to be flexible with our interview processes. Should you require any adjustments that may help you to fully participate in the recruitment process, we encourage you to discuss this with us. 

Culture

We have four key behaviours that represent what we would like Genomics England to feel like and the culture we want to encourage, in order for us to achieve our mission. These behaviours help us all work well together, deliver on our outcomes, celebrate our successes and share feedback with each other. You can read about these and other aspects of our culture here Culture | Genomics England

Blended working model

Genomics England operates a blended working model as we know our people appreciate the flexibility that hybrid working can bring. We expect most people to come into the office a minimum of 2 times each month. However, this will vary according to role and will be agreed with your team leader. There is no expectation that people will return to the office full time unless they want to, however, some of our roles require full time on site attendance e.g., lab teams, reception team. 

Our teams and squads have, and will continue to reflect on what works best for them to work together successfully and have the freedom to design working patterns to suit, beyond the minimum. Our office locations are: Canary Wharf, Cambridge and Leeds.

Onboarding background checks

As part of our recruitment process, all successful candidates are subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  We therefore require applicants to disclose any previous offences at point of application, as some unspent convictions may mean we are unable to proceed with your application due to the nature of our work in healthcare.