Research and Learning Officer

Funded until April 2023

The holder of this role will use their excellent research and analysis skills to develop learning resources and events for 4in10s members and to support the network’s policy and campaigning work. They will work with member organisations and those with lived experience of poverty to produce hard-hitting and insightful content on a wide range of aspects of child poverty in London.

Key Responsibilities & Tasks

• Undertake and co-ordinate policy-analysis, research and consultation with children and families and VCS colleagues to produce policy briefings on aspects of child poverty in London
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• Develop and run training and learning events for community and voluntary sector organisations and Local Authorities and policy makers in London to strengthen their work on child poverty
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• Work with the 4in10 member organisations to enable children, young people and families and member staff take a lead role in policy and campaigning work
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• Liaise with the 4in10 Strategic Manager to develop and deliver research and policy priorities
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• Ensure that there is a strong evidence base for 4in10’s policy work, and to liaise with the 4in10 Strategic Manager to enable the organisation to respond rapidly and effectively to events
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• Contribute to the regular communications programme of 4in10 and Children England including managing content on website, social media and mailing platforms.    Other relevant activities including:

• Playing an active role in achieving the ambitions of the CE strategic plan
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• Meeting regularly with other staff, working as a team, sharing ‘what works’ and providing feedback to Children England to inform future work and influence voluntary and statutory partners.
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• Monitoring and evaluating the impact of the work including providing regular reports and collecting monitoring and evaluation data as required for funders and trustees.
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• Participating in training, supervision and team meetings as requested