Principal Research and Evaluation Officer – Impact
Help us develop, understand and embed evidence-informed improvements in the response to child sexual abuse as our new Principal Research and Evaluation Officer for Impact.
We are looking for an experienced evaluator with strong skills and significant experience of designing, planning and overseeing programmes of monitoring and evaluation to lead the CSA Centre's monitoring and evaluation activity. Working closely with other research and evaluation colleagues and our team of multi-agency Practice Improvement Advisers, this is a rare opportunity to develop and deliver approaches to evaluation and monitoring that support sustainable improvements to knowledge, understanding and practice, driving real change in responding to child sexual abuse across England and Wales.
We welcome applications from evaluation specialists working in the field of child sexual abuse, as well as those with evaluation experience in closely related fields such as violence against women and girls, violence against children or sexual violence, where your skills and expertise can readily transfer to this role. You will have demonstrable expertise in applying analytical methods and tools for gathering data and interpreting evidence, and manging multiple impact and evaluation projects simultaneously, ensuring effective planning, prioritisation and timely delivery.
This is important work – the CSA Centre conservatively estimates that one in ten children will experience some form of child sexual abuse before age of 16, and our ambitious programme seeks to improve the knowledge, skills and confidence of professionals (social workers, teachers, police officers, health professionals, and more) in identifying and responding to child sexual abuse. We have already made great progress, but there is much more to be done and we need your help!
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Download job description: https://www.csacentre.org.uk/app/uploads/2026/03/Principal-Research-and-Evaluation-Officer-CSA-Centre-Job-Description-and-Person-Specification.pdf
Download additional information sheet: https://www.csacentre.org.uk/app/uploads/2026/03/Impact-PREO-Additional-Info-Sheet-Jan-2026.docx