Job Description:

Outcomes Framework Lead 
£47,025 per annum - Grade 8 
Leeds / Hybrid 
Full time - 37 hours per week  

Permanent 

Please note that the Combined Authority will consider requests for part-time working and/or job share.  
 
We currently have a vacancy for an Outcomes Framework Lead to join our Evaluation Team. 

Join the West Yorkshire Combined Authority at a pivotal moment, as devolution and the Integrated Settlement create new opportunities to improve outcomes for the people of West Yorkshire. As part of our Evaluation team, you will play a key role in supporting portfolio-level evaluation, helping us understand, measure and evidence progress towards the outcomes we are committed to delivering across the region. With strong coordination, communication, and project management skills, and a good understanding of evaluation, you will lead the implementation the Outcomes Framework, developing processes, training, and comms to ensure its effective roll-out. 

This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with a wide range of partners, stakeholders and delivery organisations, helping to build a shared understanding of what works and how we can achieve the greatest benefits for the people of West Yorkshire. As part of the Evaluation Team, within the Research and Intelligence Service in the Strategy, Communications and Intelligence Directorate, this is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary team at the heart of evidence-based policymaking and investment decisions in West Yorkshire. Working in a dynamic and collaborative environment, you will contribute to the development and delivery of high-quality evaluation activity across the Combined Authority's programmes and priorities. You will work alongside specialists in research, analysis, and evaluation to generate robust evidence, support learning and continuous improvement, and help demonstrate the impact of our investments. 
 

Our Offer 
 

• Work your way – From flexible and agile working options, including a generous flexi-time scheme to help you balance your personal life and career. 

• Time to recharge – Enjoy 28 days of annual leave (with increases based on length of service), plus all Bank Holidays. 

• Free greener travel across West Yorkshire – Cover your commute sustainably with unlimited free bus and rail travel using the MCard (Zones 1–5). 

• Secure your future – Benefit from a highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme. 

• Investing in you – Take advantage of supported professional development, regular training, and up to 3 paid volunteering days per year. 

• Grow with us – Incremental salary progression for most roles and annual cost of living increases. 

• Family first – We offer enhanced parental and bereavement leave, plus other family-friendly policies to support you when it matters most. 

• Your wellbeing, our priority – Access 24/7 free confidential counselling services and the Headspace app for you and up to 5 family or friends. 

• Modern workspace in a prime location – Work in bright, contemporary offices just a 2-minute walk from Leeds Train Station, fully equipped with the latest tech. 

 
 
The Role 

 
Reporting into the Evaluation Manager, your key responsibilities will include:  

• Collaboration with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, building relationships to inform the effective implementation of the Outcomes Framework and robust portfolio level Evaluation.  

• Preparation of briefs, reports, press releases, training content, and communications to support the management and implementation of the Outcomes Framework and the dissemination of findings.  

• Ensure that the Combined Authority’s project management procedures are followed in accordance with the Combined Authority Assurance Framework and that reports are planned and prepared for the relevant governance and committee meetings in a timely manner.  

Please review the Role Profile for more information about the responsibilities. 

About You  

You will have the following key skills, attributes, education, and experience:  

• Relevant professional qualification or experience in Project Management.  

• Proven experience in the design of logic models in evaluation and the ability to apply this in policy development and formulation work. 

• Strong communication skills with the proven ability to influence, negotiate and challenge.  

• Experience of managing and coordinating diverse stakeholders to deliver a change programme or initiative.  

• Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary environment and across functional teams to drive key objectives and priorities. 

To Apply 

If this sounds like your next role, please complete the application form on our website and tell us within the supporting statement why you would be a great fit for our role and how your skills, knowledge and experience align with the requirements within the Role Profile. Please visit our Advice for Candidates webpage and review the guidance on this page for support in completing your application form. 

Further Information 

The Combined Authority is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro divergent. To find out more about inclusivity at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority please visit our dedicated webpage. 

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview, subject to the minimum criteria being met. 
 
Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis.