Evaluation Manager


Company:	Triumph Consultants Ltd
Salary:	£58,000 to £58,000 a year, pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bedfordshire
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	18 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

What's involved with this role:

Role: Evaluation Manager

Ref: 1264JM

Annual Salary: £58,000pa with usual client benefits

Hours: 37 per week

PERMANENT

Location: Bedford

Working Arrangements: Hybrid (office/remote days TBC)

Interview Process: 2 stages

Are you passionate about turning evidence and insight into better services and outcomes?

Our client is looking for an experienced Evaluation Manager to lead the evaluation and learning programme for a major new Community-Based Debt Advice programme.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape how evidence is used to improve financial wellbeing and debt advice services, working closely with external partners, grant-funded organisations and senior internal stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

Lead the design, commissioning and delivery of complex, strategic evaluations.

Manage and oversee external Learning Partners, ensuring high-quality delivery against outcomes and KPIs.

Lead complex procurement, governance, GDPR, data-sharing and risk management processes.

Provide expert challenge on evaluation methodologies and ensure findings are robust and meaningful.

Translate complex research and evidence into clear, practical recommendations.

Identify evidence gaps and develop innovative approaches to address them.

Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and drive continuous learning.

Support the development of tools and resources that promote evidence-based practice.

What We’re Looking For

Proven experience designing, commissioning and managing complex evaluations that influence policy or service delivery.

Strong experience managing research, evaluation or learning partners, including performance management and quality assurance.

Experience of complex procurement and governance frameworks, including GDPR, data-sharing agreements and risk management.

Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills.

Experience using Theory of Change and logic frameworks.

Excellent ability to turn complex evidence into clear, actionable insight.

Outstanding communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Relevant qualification or significant professional experience in evaluation, research methods or data analysis.

Desirable: Experience within financial wellbeing, debt advice, money guidance or a related sector.

If you’re an experienced evaluation professional who enjoys turning evidence into real-world improvement, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply, please send a copy of your updated CV to: jacqui.maizels@tclrec.com quoting reference number: 1264JM or apply on the liink provided.

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

Job Ref: MaPS01264

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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