Deputy Director of Strategy - Research and Evaluation

Why this could be a great role for you…
Are you a dynamic leader in research and evaluation with a passion for quality in health and social care? This role, reporting to the Director of Policy and Strategy, is an opportunity to lead CQC’s ambitious and impactful research and evaluation programme, making sure we have the evidence to drive excellent decision making and evidence-based regulation so that more people receive high quality care.
You will lead a team of research and evaluation professionals, supporting them to manage a large programme of research and evaluation projects essential for our regulation. You will work with them and with others inside and outside of CQC to identify the most important and impactful opportunities to use research and evaluation to shape key decisions in our work. You will drive our programme forward, developing our evidence-based culture, ensuring that the work supports our strategic commitments and that our evidence lands with impact., What you will bring..., To apply for this role, please submit a copy of your CV and Supporting Statement (no more than 750-words) via the Recruitment System.
Your Supporting Statement should cover the following:
- How your previous experience makes you suitable for this role?
- What strengths will you bring to the role?
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
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You'll have experience leading research and evaluation programmes at a national or international level. You’ll bring expertise in research and evaluation alongside a keen strategic awareness and ability to navigate complex strategic and stakeholder contexts. You will be able to demonstrate experience of taking research and evaluation findings and using them to influence senior level decision making, supporting strategic, policy and operational decisions. We work in a complex context with many stakeholders, and in this role you will need to show that you can build strong relationships across many different stakeholders and partners, across different priorities and views. You will be passionate about, and motivated by, our core purpose to make sure services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encouraging services to improve.

Individual adjustments...
We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email: recruitment@cqc.org.uk
Note for internal candidates:
As this is a secondment/fixed term opportunity it is important that you read our recruitment and selection policy relating to secondments and you must discuss your application with your line manager before applying. Your line manager will need to consider the implications of the release, agree whether you can be released for a specific time and that the secondment represents a development opportunity/meets business needs.
Note for external candidates