Evaluation Manager (Access)

Company: The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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Widening Participation – Academic Registrar’s Division

Evaluation Manager (Access) – maternity cover

Salary from £43,277 to £51,714 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £55,497 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is a fixed-term appointment for one year and is full time

We are seeking an Evaluation Manager (Access) to lead evaluation, monitoring and reporting of pre‑entry and widening access activities across our Access and Participation Plan (APP). Working with colleagues across the School, you will ensure there is a coherent and robust evidence‑based approach to interventions supporting access and participation across the student lifecycle. You will work closely with Widening Participation Team colleagues to support the design and delivery of evaluation methods, and embed a culture of continuous improvement. You will also provide analysis and insight around widening access strategic priorities, creating concise, engaging and accurate presentations, reports and briefing to share the impact of our activities.

The team and wider context

The Widening Participation Team’s work directly contributes to the School strategy, Shaping the World, and supports our goals for advancing equity, diversity and inclusion. The WP Team works with colleagues across the School to meet the ambitious commitments in our APP with the regulator, the Office for Students.

The WP Team Has Primary Responsibility For

  • Development, delivery and evaluation of widening participation activities and programmes
  • Leadership of widening access intervention strategies within the Access and Participation Plan

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for candidates who can make an impactful contribution to the development and success of our widening access interventions and strategy through their evaluation, monitoring and reporting work.

Essential Skills And Experience Include

  • Experience of evaluating the impact of outreach activities using a range of qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation methods
  • Ability to work effectively and build strong relationships with people at all levels including practitioners delivering interventions, wider teams across LSE, current students, activity participants and external evaluation networks
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to share the impact and evidence of programme effectiveness and outcomes

What LSE Has To Offer

LSE is the world’s leading social sciences institution, established for the betterment of society. The School is committed to widening access to and participation in higher education, set out in our aim to create and support and diverse student community as part of LSE’s Shaping the World strategy.

This position will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check with children’s barred list. Any offer of employment made is conditional on receipt of a satisfactory DBS check.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

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Posted: May 17th, 2026