Senior Evaluation Manager

Senior Evaluation Manager

Closing Date:  14/12/2025

Interviews will take place on 18/12/2025 and 19/12/2025.

Please include a covering letter with your CV as one document.

A bit about the role...

The Senior Evaluation Manager (Senior Economic Research Specialist) role is part of an ambitious team of 12 economists, researchers, market analysts, and geospatial experts, delivering high quality research and analysis to help the agency deliver social and economic impact.

Playing a crucial part in supporting this wider analytical function, the role will be focused on embedding economic analysis within Homes England decision making and strategy development, including through:

- leading delivery of the agency's ambitious evaluation programme, which seeks to evidence the impact the agency has and learn lessons for improving future delivery;

- leading delivery of in-depth research and analysis on a broad range of topics for delivery teams and to inform strategy development;

- leading the procurement and contract management of major research and analysis studies, including programme and scheme evaluations and other research studies.

The role may also line manage junior members of the Research and Analysis team and support the wider team to complete their outputs to the highest standard, working collaboratively and supportively across the wider Research, Economics and Geospatial (REG) function, as a critical friend to strategic research and analysis.

A bit about you…

You'll be resilient and used to "spinning several plates" at once with demonstrable experience of working across teams and managing senior internal and external stakeholders in a collaborative, inclusive way. 

You'll be interested in regeneration and housing and ambitious in delivering high quality research and analysis, and in particular evaluation, that can help the agency to deliver real impact for the housing market and communities we serve.

You'll be comfortable working on a range of projects as well as helping the team to implement our varied and exciting research and evaluation programme - all to ensure the agency's decision making is based on robust evidence and delivers maximum value for money for society.

Existing knowledge of the housing sector is desirable, but we are looking for transferable research and analytical skills and a real desire to help find new innovative ways to improve our service to Homes England colleagues and wider stakeholders. 

As the role may include line managing junior members of the Research and Analysis team you'll be able to demonstrate a good track record in managing / supporting the development of junior colleagues.

Who are we? 

Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency

We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer... 

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you. 

Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay policy. You can find details on the HR Hub SharePoint site.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names. 

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future. 

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go. 

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way. 

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. 

We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme. 

We’re a diverse team of more than 1,000 professionals spanning 17 professions, helping Homes England to be effective, efficient and deliver for communities.

Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country. For more information about our EDI strategy please see our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Report 2024 to 2025 — Second Edition - GOV.UK

You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.

Your application needs to be in your own words, reflect your personal understanding and experience, and must not have been generated by AI tools such as ChatGPT.