Do you feel passionately about improving the life chances of children, young people and families? Are you excited to develop and lead progressive approaches to the evaluation of place-based and systems-change initiatives? Are you curious or experienced in a range of evaluation approaches?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected social research and design charity focussed on using evidence to help those working with children and young people have a greater impact. We have nearly 60 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors to improve the lives of children and young people.

We are seeking an experienced social researcher and evaluator looking to work in an innovative and practically applied research environment. Whilst the role is varied, the primary focus is the evaluation of a range of place-based and complex system change initiatives focused on improving outcomes for children and families. The work involves mixed methods approaches with an inter-disciplinary team. Approaches will be tailored depending on the needs of each project. This will include theory-driven approaches such as realist evaluation and contribution analysis alongside experimental or quasi-experimental methods.

If we’re going to design impactful supports for children and families, we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington encourages applications from all backgrounds and strives to have a team with diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to progressing an anti-racist approach in all areas of our work – including our place-based and systems change evaluation work. Join us if you are passionate about social justice.

The successful candidate may be based anywhere in the UK and will enjoy a varied and independent role - working with great colleagues and partners on multiple projects.

The work is rarely routine. We are often experimenting and trying to innovate with those who we work with. We value empathy and collaboration and a focus on using evidence for social good. The successful candidate will have at least five years’ experience of outstanding project leadership and delivery within the research or social sector. Key responsibilities are outlined in the job description document.

As a team, we operate remotely across the UK with regular project-related travel. Our staff tend to work from home or when appropriate, together in local co-working spaces, and normally, every quarter we meet as a whole team in our beautiful Devon office.

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Do you feel passionately about improving the life chances of children, young people and families? Do you love exploring and solving data challenges? Are you excited about innovative applications of data science to social research and service design?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected social research and design charity focussed on using evidence to help those working with children and young people have a greater impact. We have nearly 60 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors to improve the lives of children and young people.

We are looking for an experienced social researcher or data scientist looking to work in an innovative and practically applied research environment. Whilst the role is varied, a key focus is on leading quantitative data collection, analysis and data visualisation. Ideally the candidate will have an interest or experience in the use or potential of data science and AI technology in relation to social research, evaluation, service design and delivery.

The role includes developing creative ways to integrate data collection and analysis into research, evaluation and service design projects. It will involve leading and contributing to multiple projects and small teams, forming and maintaining positive relationships with clients and strategic partners, and effectively disseminating outputs and learning from projects to wide and diverse audiences.

If we’re going to design impactful supports for children and families, we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington encourages applications from all backgrounds and strives to have a team with diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to progressing an anti-racist approach in all areas of our work – including data-orientated work. Join us if you are passionate about social justice.

The successful candidate may be based anywhere in the UK and will enjoy a varied and independent role - working with great colleagues and partners on multiple projects.

The work is rarely routine. We are often experimenting and trying to innovate with those who we work with. We value empathy and collaboration and a focus on using evidence for social good. The successful candidate will have at least five years’ experience of outstanding project leadership and delivery within the research or social sector. Key responsibilities are outlined in the job description document.

As a team, we operate remotely across the UK with regular project-related travel. Our staff tend to work from home or when appropriate, together in local co-working spaces, and normally, every quarter we meet as a whole team in our beautiful Devon office.

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Do you feel passionately about improving the life chances of children, young people and families? Are you excited to apply systems thinking methods and approaches in the design, refinement and evaluation of services and complex place-based initiatives?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected social research and design charity focussed on using evidence to help those working with children and young people have a greater impact. We have nearly 60 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors to improve the lives of children and young people.

We are looking for a candidate with a broad interest in employing a range of systems thinking approaches in our research and design work, with experience in at least some of the following: systems and stakeholder mapping; system dynamics; participatory group model building; systemic design; and evaluation of complex interventions. These skills will be applied to a range of scoping/mapping projects, service design and improvement projects, and complex system-change initiatives. It is desirable for the candidate to have specific skills and experience in relation to system dynamics.

If we’re going to design impactful supports for children and families we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington encourages applications from all backgrounds and strives to have a team with diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to progressing an anti-racist approach in all areas of our work.

The successful candidate may be based in England, Scotland or Wales and will enjoy a varied and independent role - working with great colleagues and partners on multiple projects.

The work is rarely routine. We are often experimenting and trying to innovate with those who we work with. We value empathy and collaboration and a focus on using evidence for social good. The successful candidate will have at least three years’ experience of outstanding project lead and delivery within the research or social sector. Key responsibilities are included in the job description document.

As a team, we operate remotely across Great Britain with regular project-related travel when it is safe to do so. Our staff tend to work from home or when appropriate, together in local co-working spaces, and normally, every quarter we meet as a whole team in our beautiful Devon office.

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Do you feel passionately about improving the life chances of children, young people and families?

Do you want to learn new skills and get involved in a range of innovative social research and design initiatives?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected research and design charity focussed on using evidence and design in innovative ways to help those working with children and young people have a greater impact. As an organisation, we have more than 50 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors.

We are boosting our staff with several new positions including an early-career researcher / recent graduate. The successful candidate may be based in Britain and will enjoy a varied role spanning a range of social research and service design activities, including evaluation, improvement methods and systems thinking projects. Activities will include, for example, literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, workshop design and supported facilitation.

The work is rarely routine. We are often experimenting and trying to innovate with those who we work with. This requires a blend of mental agility, practicality, perseverance, and an ability to adapt. The successful candidate will be an independent resourceful thinker and able to communicate well with a range of stakeholders. Key responsibilities and required experience are included in the job description. We are also committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff, ensuring, and maintaining a culture that provides a good work/life balance. This is also supported by the provision of a Health and Wellbeing Allowance for all staff.

As a team, we operate remotely across Britain with regular project-related travel when it is safe to do so. Over the past 4 years we have successfully been using online and video communication tools to deliver our work. Our staff tend to work from home or when appropriate, together in local co-working spaces, and normally, every quarter we meet as a whole team in our beautiful Devon office.

We strive for diversity in our team. If we’re going to design impactful services for children and families, we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington encourages applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences, and abilities.

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Do you feel passionately about improving the life chances of children, young people and families?

Are you curious about the possibilities of integrating Design with social research and systems thinking?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected research and design charity focussed on using evidence and design in innovative ways to help those working with children and young people to have a greater impact. As an organisation, we have more than 50 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors.

We are boosting our staff with a number of new positions including a Senior Service Designer. We are looking for the successful candidate to be based in Scotland to support our dedicated Scottish team to do meaningful work in the Scottish context, as well as working on projects across the UK.

The Senior Designer will enjoy a varied and independent role spanning public system reform, service design, co-design with young people and place-based systems change related to services for children and families. The role involves collaboration and support for the growing Design team. It also involves working in an inter-disciplinary and collaborative way with the Senior Management, Research and Communications teams to continue to develop methods to integrate Design with evidence-informed social science, research and systems thinking approaches.

The work is rarely routine and the successful candidate would have the opportunity to make the role their own. We are often experimenting and trying to innovate together and with those who we work with. We value empathy, collaboration and community participation, with a focus on using evidence for social good.

We need a Senior Service Designer who is able to take a leading role on Design and related projects, provide support to colleagues and actively grow our Design culture. We are seeking a Designer with at least 3-5 years’ experience, this may be directly in service design or in a related field, ideally within the social sector, and with experience using evidence and research processes.

Key responsibilities are included in the job description document.

We value curiosity, collaboration, rigor and practicality. As a team, this looks and feels like a creative team who share ideas and inspiration daily; a team who celebrates each other’s successes, and shares the load when work is challenging; a team who is committed to advancing the highest standards through learning and evolving our practices; a team that focuses on the impact of our work and the difference we can make.

Our approach to design is intentional, relational and evidence-enriched. We work in complex environments with people actively working to improve the life changes of children, young people, their carers and communities. Our design work is grounded by social purpose, robustness of practice, anti-racist approaches to design and a culture of learning and improvement. We are currently strengthening our design team, and this role has the opportunity to shape both design strategy and practice at Dartington.

We operate remotely across the Great Britain with regular project-related travel when it is safe to do so. Over the past 4 years we have successfully been using online and video communication tools to deliver our work. Our staff tend to work from home or, when appropriate, together in local co-working spaces, and normally, every quarter we meet as a whole team in our beautiful Devon office. We are committed to supporting the health, wellbeing and professional development of all of our staff and offer a modest additional and very flexible individual allowance to contribute to this investment.

We strive for diversity in our team. If we’re going to design impactful services for children and families, we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington encourages applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences, including lived experience, and abilities.

Do you feel passionately about improving the life chances of children, young people and families?

Are you a whizz on social media, confident making new connections and able to whip up an engaging blog on demand?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected social research and design charity focussed on improving services for children and young people. We do this using various approaches from the scientific and service design community. As an organisation, we have more than 50 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors.

We are boosting our staff with a number of new positions including an early-career communications specialist. The successful candidate will be based in Great Britain and will support the delivery of our communications strategy across multiple channels with their skills in content creation. They will also strengthen our capacity to deliver superb online workshops and events. They will be able to communicate digitally, verbally and on paper extremely well with a wide range of audiences. We value empathy and collaboration and a focus on using evidence for social good.

We need a communicator who is curious, full of ideas and able to quickly integrate into our team, ideally with experience of, or an interest in working in research or policy environments. Key responsibilities are included in the job description document.

As a team, we operate remotely across Great Britain with regular project-related travel when it is safe to do so. Over the past 4 years we have successfully been using online and video communication tools to deliver our work. Our staff tend to work from home or when appropriate, together in local co-working spaces, and normally, every quarter we meet as a whole team in our beautiful Devon office for a few days.

We strive for diversity in our team. If we’re going to design impactful services for children and families, we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington encourages applications from all backgrounds, and we are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Time commitment: Four Board meetings per year (currently virtual). A trustee is also expected to have regular meetings with the Chair/CEO other trustees as required, and also represent the Charity at various sub-committee meetings, occasional events and meetings with key stakeholders.

Reporting to: Chair of Trustees

Do you feel passionate about improving the life chances of children, young people and families?

Are you excited to collaborate with diverse partners to design and evaluate services and complex place-based initiatives?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected social research and design charity focussed on using evidence and design in innovative ways to help those working with children and young people have a greater impact.

As an organisation, we have more than 50 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors.

We are seeking to enhance our trustee Board with a priority on individuals that can offer expertise in one or more of the following areas:

· Children's Services within the Scottish context;

· Rights-based and advocacy for children, young people and marginalised groups

· Communications, knowledge mobilisation and influencing

· Design approaches (e.g. Service, User Experience and User Interface product and/or content design)

· Research, particularly around innovations in the generation and use of evidence

The successful candidate may be based anywhere in Scotland.

Dartington’s work is rarely routine. We are often experimenting and trying to innovate with those who we work with. We value empathy and collaboration and a focus on using evidence for social good.

We are looking for several new trustees that are able to quickly add value and integrate into our Board, with a numbers of years’ experience in one of our focus recruiting areas.

Key responsibilities are included in the job description document.

We strive for diversity in our team. If we’re going to design impactful services for children and families, we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington’s Board encourages applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

The post is subject to eligibility to become a Director of a Company registered in England and Wales, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and reference checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Do you feel passionately about improving the life chances of children, young people and families?

Are you able to use digital tools to communicate our work and engage our audiences?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected social research and design charity focussed on using evidence and design in innovative ways to help those working with children and young people have a greater impact. As an organisation, we have more than 50 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors.

We are boosting our staff with a number of new positions including an early-career communications specialist. The successful candidate may be based across Great Britain and will enjoy a varied role in communicating our work that spans public system reform, service design, improvement methods, with systems thinking/dynamics approaches.

The successful candidate will support delivery of our communications strategy across multiple channels, as well as strengthening our capacity to deliver superb online workshops events, and publications. They will be able to communicate digitally, verbally and on paper extremely well with a wide range of stakeholders. We value empathy and collaboration and a focus on using evidence for social good.

We need a communicator who is able to quickly add value and integrate into our team, ideally with experience of working in research or policy environments. Key responsibilities are included in the job description document.

As a team, we operate remotely across Great Britain with regular project-related travel when it is safe to do so. Over the past 4 years we have successfully been using online and video communication tools to deliver our work. Our staff tend to work from home or when appropriate, together in local co-working spaces, and normally, every quarter we meet as a whole team in our beautiful Devon office.

We strive for diversity in our team. If we’re going to design impactful services for children and families, we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington encourages applications from all backgrounds and we are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Do you feel passionate about improving the life chances of children, young people and families? Are you excited to collaborate with diverse partners to design and evaluate services and complex place-based initiatives?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected social research and design charity focussed on using evidence and design in innovative ways to help those working with children and young people have a greater impact. As an organisation, we have more than 50 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors.

We are boosting our staff with a number of new positions including a post-doctoral Senior Researcher. Whilst the role will be varied, it will include a predominant focus on leading developmental and formative evaluations (including realist evaluation, contribution analysis), improvement initiatives (including rapid-cycle design and testing) and learning partnerships. These demand mixed methods and inter-disciplinary working (qualitative and quantitative methods, integrating social research, systems thinking and design approaches).

The successful candidate may be based anywhere in England or Scotland and will enjoy a varied and independent role – working with great colleagues and partners on multiple projects.

The work is rarely routine. We are often experimenting and trying to innovate with those who we work with. We value empathy and collaboration and a focus on using evidence for social good.

We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher who is able to quickly add value and integrate into our team, with at least 5 years’ experience of outstanding project lead and delivery within the research or social sector. Key responsibilities are included in the job description document.

As a team, we operate remotely across the UK with regular project-related travel when it is safe to do so. Over the past 4 years we have successfully been using online and video communication tools to deliver our work. Our staff tend to work from home or when appropriate, together in local co-working spaces, and normally, every quarter we meet as a whole team in our beautiful Devon office.

We strive for diversity in our team. If we’re going to design impactful services for children and families, we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington encourages applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

Location: remotely from home in England/Scotland, occasionally co-working spaces, with business travel subject to current safety restrictions.

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Start date: Ideally September/October 2021

Do you feel passionately about improving the life chances of children, young people and families? Are you excited to apply systems thinking methods and approaches in the design, refinement and evaluation of services and complex place-based initiatives?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected social research and design charity focussed on using evidence and design in innovative ways to help those working with children and young people have a greater impact. As an organisation, we have more than 50 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors.

We are boosting our staff with a number of new positions including a mid-level Researcher with specific skills and experience in systems thinking methods and approaches. In particular, we are looking for a researcher with experience in employing a ranging of systems thinking approaches, including but not limited to system dynamics, group model building and systemic design. These skills will be applied to a range of scoping/mapping projects, service design and improvement projects, and evaluation of complex system-change initiatives.

The successful candidate may be based in England or Scotland and will enjoy a varied and independent role - working with great colleagues and partners on multiple projects.

The work is rarely routine. We are often experimenting and trying to innovate with those who we work with. We value empathy and collaboration and a focus on using evidence for social good.

We are looking for someone who can quickly add value and integrate into our team, with at least 5 years’ experience of outstanding project lead and delivery within the research or social sector. Key responsibilities are included in the job description document.

As a team, we operate remotely across the UK with regular project-related travel when it is safe to do so. Over the past 4 years we have successfully been using online and video communication tools to deliver our work. Our staff tend to work from home or when appropriate, together in local co-working spaces, and normally, every quarter we meet as a whole team in our beautiful Devon office.

We strive for diversity in our team. If we’re going to design impactful services for children and families we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington encourages applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

Location: Working remotely from home in England/Scotland, occasionally co-working spaces, with business travel subject to current safety restrictions.

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Start date: Ideally September/October 2021

Do you feel passionately about improving the life chances of children, young people and families? Are you able to use digital tools to communicate our work and engage our audiences?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected social research and design charity focussed on using evidence and design in innovative ways to help those working with children and young people have a greater impact. As an organisation, we have more than 50 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors.

We are boosting our staff with a number of new positions including an early-career communications specialist. The successful candidate may be based in England or Scotland and will enjoy a varied role in communicating our work that spans public system reform, service design, improvement methods, with systems thinking/dynamics approaches.

The successful candidate will support delivery of our communications strategy across multiple channels, as well as strengthening our capacity to deliver superb online workshops and events. They will be able to communicate digitally, verbally and on paper extremely well with a wide range of stakeholders. We value empathy and collaboration and a focus on using evidence for social good.

We need a communicator who is able to quickly add value and integrate into our team, ideally with experience of working in research or policy environments. Key responsibilities are included in the job description document.

As a team, we operate remotely across the UK with regular project-related travel when it is safe to do so. Over the past 4 years we have successfully been using online and video communication tools to deliver our work. Our staff tend to work from home or when appropriate, together in local co-working spaces, and normally, every quarter we meet as a whole team in our beautiful Devon office.

We strive for diversity in our team. If we’re going to design impactful services for children and families, we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington encourages applications from all backgrounds and we are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

Location: Working remotely from home in England/Scotland, occasionally co-working spaces, with business travel subject to current safety restrictions.

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Start date: Ideally September/October 2021

Do you feel passionately about improving the life chances of children, young people and families? Do you want to learn new skills and get involved in a range of innovative social research and design initiatives?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected research and design charity focussed on using evidence and design in innovative ways to help those working with children and young people have a greater impact. As an organisation, we have more than 50 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors.

We are boosting our staff with a number of new positions including an early-career researcher / recent graduate. The successful candidate may be based in England or Scotland and will enjoy a varied role spanning a range of social research and service design activities, including evaluation, improvement methods and systems thinking projects. Activities will include, for example, literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, workshop design and supported facilitation.

The work is rarely routine. We are often experimenting and trying to innovate with those who we work with. This requires a blend of mental agility, practicality, perseverance and an ability to adapt. The successful candidate will be a resourceful thinker and able to communicate well with a range of stakeholders. Key responsibilities and required experience are included in the job description.

As a team, we operate remotely across the UK with regular project-related travel when it is safe to do so. Over the past 4 years we have successfully been using online and video communication tools to deliver our work. Our staff tend to work from home or when appropriate, together in local co-working spaces, and normally, every quarter we meet as a whole team in our beautiful Devon office.

We strive for diversity in our team. If we’re going to design impactful services for children and families we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington encourages applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

Location: Working remotely from home in England/Scotland, occasionally co-working spaces, with business travel subject to current safety restrictions.

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Start date: Ideally September/October 2021

Do you feel passionately about improving the life chances of children, young people and families? Are you committed to integrating Design with evidence-informed social research and systems thinking?

Dartington Service Design Lab is an internationally respected research and design charity focussed on using evidence and design in innovative ways to help those working with children and young people have a greater impact. As an organisation, we have more than 50 years of experience working across the public and voluntary sectors.

We are boosting our staff with a number of new positions including a Mid-level Service Designer. The successful candidate may be based in England or Scotland and will enjoy a varied and independent role spanning public system reform, service design and place-based collective impact efforts related to services for children and families. The role involves integrating Design approaches with evidence-informed social science and research approaches and systems thinking methods.

The work is rarely routine. We are often experimenting and trying to innovate with those who we work with. We value empathy, collaboration and community participation, with a focus on using evidence for social good.

We need a Mid-level Service Designer who is able to quickly add value and integrate into our team. We are seeking a Designer with at least 3-5 years’ experience, this may be directly in service design or spanning service delivery and project management, ideally within the social sector, and with experience using evidence and research processes. Key responsibilities are included in the job description document.

As a team, we operate remotely across the UK with regular project-related travel when it is safe to do so. Over the past 4 years we have successfully been using online and video communication tools to deliver our work. Our staff tend to work from home or, when appropriate, together in local co-working spaces, and normally, every quarter we meet as a whole team in our beautiful Devon office.

We strive for diversity in our team. If we’re going to design impactful services for children and families, we need to ensure our team is inclusive. Dartington encourages applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences, including lived experience, and abilities

Location: remotely from home in England/Scotland, occasionally co-working spaces, with business travel subject to current safety restrictions.

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Start date: Ideally September/October 202