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Overview 
Drive Forward Foundation (DFF) is a London-based charity dedicated to empowering care-experienced young people to transition from care into sustainable and fulfilling careers. Guided by our values – visionary, people-focused, collaborative, and empowering – we strive to create a future where care-experienced young people thrive across all areas of their lives. 

Each year, we work with around 750 care-experienced young people, offering tailored support that spans holistic 1:1 guidance, bespoke counselling, career mentoring, exclusive work and training opportunities with employer partners, and our established youth policy forum. Our programmes address the diverse factors that influence young people’s ability to thrive, including mental health, housing, and criminalisation. 

As our first Impact & Evidence Manager, you will have the exciting opportunity to establish and shape DFF’s impact measurement framework. Your work will capture the effectiveness of our wide-ranging services and create a foundation of evidence that reflects the lived experiences of the young people we support. 

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on a relatively blank canvas and is passionate about building an evidence-based culture – integrating both data-driven insights and qualitative narratives – to enhance outcomes for young people. By combining internal evaluation with sector-wide research, you will amplify the voices of care-experienced young people, ensuring their experiences drive meaningful change in our programmes and beyond. 

This evidence base will underpin DFF’s policy advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and thought leadership, helping to reduce systemic barriers to employment for care-experienced young people. Reporting to the Director of Fundraising, Policy, and Communications, you will be part of a dynamic team contributing to our sector leadership by benchmarking DFF’s practices, identifying emerging trends, and strengthening our advocacy work. 

Key Responsibilities 

Impact Measurement and Framework Development 

• Co-design and develop an impact measurement framework with programme users and other stakeholders to evaluate the effectiveness of DFF’s interventions. 

• Evaluate programmes such as mentoring, counselling, and skills development, measuring their impact on sustained employment, personal growth, and career progression. 

• Provide evidence-based recommendations to refine and enhance programme design, ensuring maximum impact for care-experienced young people. 

• Develop annual impact reports that blend quantitative data with compelling qualitative narratives, showcasing DFF’s outcomes holistically. 

Data Integration and Visualisation 

• Leverage tools such as MAXQDA, Tableau, and/or Power BI to analyse and visualise data, integrating client feedback, case studies, and Salesforce metrics. 

• Collaborate closely with the Systems & IT Manager to develop live dashboards and infographics to ensure insights are accessible and actionable for internal teams and external stakeholders. 

• Create interactive dashboards and user-friendly reporting formats tailored for funders, policymakers, and programme teams, enabling real-time engagement with key findings. 

External Research and Evidence Building 

• Build partnerships with academic institutions, think-tanks, and sector bodies to benchmark DFF’s practices, contribute to wider evidence bases, and enhance credibility. 

• Commission and manage external research contracts or consultants, where required, to complement internal evaluation and ensure depth in analysis. 

• Undertake sector-wide research to identify trends, innovative approaches, and emerging best practices, integrating these findings into DFF’s strategic development. 

• Organise or participate in webinars, roundtables, and forums to share research insights and position DFF as a knowledge hub for care-experienced youth employment. 

Strategic Insights and Reporting 

• Prepare detailed reports, infographics, and dashboards to communicate outcomes to funders, policymakers, and internal teams. 

• Provide tailored impact updates for employer partners, highlighting the results of their collaborations and contributions. 

• Support colleagues in meeting monitoring and evaluation (M&E) requirements for external funders, ensuring the collection of relevant data. 

• Explore innovative ways of reporting impact, including the use of compelling case studies, personal narratives, and engaging media, to highlight the depth of DFF’s interventions. 

Advocacy and Policy Influence 

• Translate data and insights into compelling narratives to support policy campaigns, particularly addressing barriers like mental health, housing, and criminalisation. 

• Collaborate with the Policy and Communications Team to strengthen DFF’s profile as a thought leader through policy briefs, impact updates, and stakeholder engagement. 

• Produce robust, evidence-based reports for strategic use: 

• To influence policy by providing clear, actionable insights for policymakers and stakeholders. 

• as media hooks to amplify DFF’s profile and advocate for systemic change, showcasing key findings in public-facing campaigns. 

Youth Voice and Continuous Improvement 

• Incorporate insights from care-experienced young people into impact measurement and programme design, ensuring their voices drive change. 

• Establish feedback loops to continuously adapt and align impact measurement with DFF’s values and strategic objectives. 

• Develop tools and systems for youth-friendly reporting, such as visual summaries or short videos, to ensure that young people can engage with and benefit from the findings. 

Person Specification 

Essential 

• Proven experience in impact measurement, evaluation, and research, preferably within the charity sector. 

• Strong analytical skills, with proficiency in qualitative data analysis tools (e.g., MAXQDA) and data visualisation platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI). 

• Demonstrated ability to design and implement evaluation frameworks, ideally co-developed with programme users and stakeholders. 

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex data as actionable insights through engaging reports, infographics, and dashboards. 

• Experience managing research projects or commissioning external consultants. 

• Strong project management skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities. 

Desirable 

• Knowledge of issues facing care-experienced young people and/or experience in the youth or employment sector. 

• Experience in policy influencing and advocacy. 

• Familiarity with GDPR and data protection best practices. 

Our Values in Action 

• Visionary: You will innovate and explore new methods for measuring impact, positioning DFF as a sector leader.  

• People-Focused: Your work will prioritise the experiences of our care-experienced young people, ensuring their voices shape our programmes.  

• Collaborative: You will work alongside colleagues and stakeholders to build a strong, data-driven community of practice.  

• Empowering: Your insights will help dismantle barriers and enable positive change within and beyond DFF.  

Benefits 

• Competitive salary with growth opportunities. 

• 27 days annual leave plus public holidays. 

• Pension scheme. 

• Professional development opportunities. 

• Individual professional development allowance and access to a Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). 

How to Apply 

We are looking for passionate individuals who share our vision and values. To apply, please submit the following: 

1. Your CV: Highlighting your relevant skills, experiences, and achievements. 

1. A Cover Letter (maximum 2 pages): Tell us about your motivation for applying, how you align with our values, and what you can bring to the role. 

Application Process 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an in-person interview to discuss their experience and alignment with DFF’s mission and values. You will complete a practical exercise to demonstrate your approach to impact measurement and data analysis. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. Close to 20% of our workforce is care-experienced, reflecting our values in action. If you require adjustments to the application process, please contact us using the email provided above. 

Role Overview

As the Director of Systemic Impact at Big Change, you will play a critical role in shaping the direction of our work in supporting changemakers to show that a new way is possible. You will help us build on 12 years of experience co-creating insight with partners to help us shape our future. You will lead the programme of work comprising: 

• Ensuring Big Change’s programme is designed to make a long-lasting impact.

• Finding and supporting people with early-stage, high-impact ideas.

• The leadership journey of the changemakers in our community.

• The continued development of a thriving community and wider ecosystem around those leaders.

• Driving and recognising the cumulative impact of this work.

In your role, you'll explore key questions such as:

• How can we maximise our lasting impact and unique contribution to the sector through our approaches, the leaders we support, and how we back them?

• How can we effectively capture learning, impact, and insights from our work to continuously improve and demonstrate our role in driving system change with our partners?

• How can we collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including funders, to build strong ecosystems of support and collective action that drive lasting positive change?

You will report to: Managing Director.

You will manage: Head of Community, Impact Manager (Grantmaking).

Who We Are Looking For

• You have experience leading and/or catalysing systems change and leveraging a range of assets (funding, capacity building, communications, connections, insight) to unlock leaders' individual and collective impact. 

• You’re driven by the belief that change is possible when people come together to achieve shared goals. You are undaunted in your determination to challenge the status quo. 

• You explore bold ideas and find practical, transformative solutions to complex challenges. 

• You understand the power of investing in networks and bringing people and ideas together to achieve collective impact. 

• You are comfortable building trusted relationships with a broad range of systems actors from change makers to policy makers, and you have a demonstrable commitment to intergenerational collaboration.

• You’re naturally inquisitive, always asking questions with humility, seeking new perspectives, and leveraging insights to inform strategies and drive meaningful outcomes. Sharing what you learn across communities is second nature to you. 

• You prioritise a hopeful and compassionate approach to leadership and change-making. You create a trusting environment in which your team is heard, valued and supported. 

About Big Change

Big Change is unashamedly hopeful for a future in which all young people are set up to thrive in life. We find and invest in people challenging the status quo and leading change, backing their early-stage ideas that have high-impact potential. We provide opportunities for them to connect, learn and act together as part of a purpose-driven community rethinking and reshaping the systems around young people. We believe that together we can spark lasting change. 

Big Change Benefits:

• £1000 Learning and Development Allowance - Annual.

• Unlimited annual leave policy.

• Flexible working.

• Wellbeing allowance.

• Volunteering days.

• Pension scheme with up to 5% matched by Big Change.

What You Will Do

Strategy and Team Leadership

• Accountability for creating, delivering, and communicating the team’s objectives and strategy, leading and mentoring the team fostering an outcomes-oriented work environment.

• Activating the strategy while driving team engagement and building excitement for the work.

• Co-creating strategies and partnerships through a systemic impact lens, identifying and deploying the most effective use of funding and resources.

• Leading the planning and objective-setting process with key stakeholders across the organisation.

Impact, Learning, and Insights

• Leading the team, whilst creating a culture of learning - encouraging experimentation and co-creation for our innovative grant-making, capacity-building, community engagement, and systemic impact approaches.

• Leading the commissioning, management, and sharing of research to generate insight, maximise impact, and develop frameworks that align with our strategic direction.

• Advocate for Big Change’s mission and impact, sharing learnings to inspire and inform social impact and philanthropic efforts, creating opportunities for collaboration and amplification.

• Championing and embedding systems thinking practices across the organisation, ensuring a cohesive approach to addressing complex social challenges impacting young people.

Stakeholder and Partnership Engagement:

• Representing Big Change in forums and platforms focused on impact, contributing insights.

• Building connections and partnerships to influence policy and shift systemic behaviours for and with our community of leaders.

• Driving a proactive approach to partnerships focused on mutual learning, shared goals, and sustainable solutions.

• Ensuring engagement with a broad range of stakeholders at different stages of the design process and embedding intergenerational collaboration in all our work.

• Working closely with the CEO and Director of Strategic Development to build relationships and engage the broader funding market for systemic change.

Systemic Engagement

• Building and strengthening relationships across sectors to connect our community of leaders to broader networks, ensuring a two-way exchange of insights and influence. This includes leveraging sector relationships to support the future pathways of leaders and ideas emerging from specific cohorts or initiatives.

• Supporting the team in expanding their networks, strengthening collaboration, and building relationships that amplify impact and drive collective success.

• Working across teams to ensure that systemic impact is embedded in all areas of Big Change’s work, from data analysis to programme design, supporting Big Change as a catalytic organisation.

• Collaborating closely with our communications team to ensure that insights are effectively shared with both internal and external audiences.

• Acting as a bridge to connect insights and approaches between our UK and global work.

What You Will Need

Your Key Skills:

• Systemic Impact: You have significant experience in applying systems change approaches to strategy, programme design, partnerships and impact measurement.

• Insight generation: You excel at using research and data to inform decisions, tell compelling stories and translate them into actionable outcomes.

• Collaborative Leadership: You’re highly experienced in leading teams and building partnerships that co-create solutions and amplify impact. You are brilliant at facilitating collegial discussions and building and weaving together strong, meaningful relationships. 

• Communication: You’re great at translating complex ideas into accessible insights for diverse audiences. Your exceptional communication skills support you in shaping public perspectives. 

• Grantmaking: You know how to design inclusive grant-making frameworks to create maximum impact.

Your Experience:

• You’ve designed and delivered grant funding programmes, grantee development and capacity-building initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and systemic approaches.

• You bring a deep understanding of systems change in practice, with a proven ability to integrate systems thinking into strategic planning and decision-making.

• You’ve successfully built partnerships and collaborated to address critical social challenges, ensuring that solutions are sustainable and impactful.

• You have led high-performing and multi-disciplinary teams, fostering innovation and inspiring motivation in inclusive working cultures.

• You have transformed insights into actionable strategies aligning with broader organisational goals.

AllChild is seeking to recruit an Impact Officer who will take a key role in using data to drive impact and support decision-making. You will work closely with other members of the Impact Team to implement projects and work with other teams to drive data collection and ensure key research findings are utilised, communicated, and understood.

We are looking for someone with a ‘can-do’ attitude, who can think creatively and problem solve, and who is excited about the opportunity to drive further learning and insight into the AllChild programme.

Some duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Working closely with the Impact Manager and Impact Officer to implement AllChild’s data collection processes – ensuring high-quality, complete and timely data collection. This will involve working closely with the Delivery Team to ensure data is accurately collected from schools.
• Supporting with cross-organisational work streams and conducting robust analysis of AllChild delivery metrics (monitoring data) and Delivery Partner data (partner programme outcomes data).
• Carrying out robust analysis to help the Delivery Team identify the children and young people who could most benefit from the Impact Programme.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 16 February 2025.

For full information on this role, including the key responsibilities and person specification, please view the attached job pack.

Applications close at 23:59 on 16th February 2025

The Organisation

ImpactEd Group supports education and purpose-driven organisations to maximise their potential. We do this by helping our partners to be consistently impactful and operationally sustainable.

This role is within our Evaluation Practice. The evaluation team works with schools and organisations, analysing the impact of programmes and interventions to help them do more of what works and less of what doesn’t. We work with more than 1,400 schools and 80 education organisations, serving more than a quarter of million pupils. This includes helping our partners to design high-quality research projects, delivering them, and providing systems and tools for data collection, reporting and impact benchmarking.

The Opportunity

The Manager role works across ImpactEd Evaluation. Our partners encompass education organisations such as charities, edtech organisations and government, and schools and multi-academy Trusts. We aim to deliver high-quality research and evaluation projects that help our partners make better decisions to benefit young people.

You will act as a consultant on a range of different partnerships to help partners develop their evaluation strategy and approach. For example, you could deliver independent evaluations for organisations like the Careers and Enterprise Company, Nesta or multi-academy Trusts such as Lift Schools. You will also have opportunities to contribute to development of team strategy and learning and development resources.

As a manager you will act as a project lead, delivering high-quality research projects at scale, and support the creation of specific deliverables for projects led by others. This covers the end to end of research design and delivery, including the creation of Theories of Change and evaluation frameworks, data collection and analysis, and impact reporting to help our partners learn about the effectiveness of their programmes. At manager level you will have the opportunity to take on larger-scope partnerships supported by a project sponsor at senior manager level or above.

We are open to a range of backgrounds, but would expect prior experience of research and evaluation delivery and partnership management. Experience and understanding of the UK education system would also be an asset.  Across all our roles we look for team members who are excited by combining research work with listening to partner needs and designing solutions that work for them.

Why Us? 

As well the organisations we work with, we have a commitment to our people and developing the next generation of leaders within the social enterprise, education and evaluation sectors.

We support hybrid working, have an extensive professional development programme including individual budget and CPD leave, and operate transparent governance including through forms of employee ownership. We offer all employees access to a healthcare plan and wellbeing advice, including free therapist support.

As a growing organisation we are committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a positive experience of work and maintain an annual EDI action plan, supported by a Board sponsor.

We're the UK's specialist blood cancer charity and our vision is clear: we’re here to beat blood cancer. We fund world-class research; provide information and support to patients and their loved ones; and raise awareness of blood cancer.

As Research Impact and Engagement Lead, you will be integral in leading our impact and engagement workstreams within the research team. You will lead the implementation our research impact programme to ensure that we appropriately monitor and report on the impact of our life-saving research. You lead the delivery of a programme of researcher engagement activity into regular practice, establishing our stewardship programme to bring us closer to our funded researchers and the wider blood cancer research community. 

This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we work to deliver our strategy, funding impactful research to drive forward the day when nobody dies of their blood cancer or its treatment.  

Expected travel for this role is approximately 1 day a week: meetings with researchers, conferences, team workshops, team/department away days plus two all-staff away days a year

We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In line with our strategy we welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minority communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.

First stage interviews will be virtual and held on 13th and or 14th February 2025. 

Second stage interviews will take place in person at our London office, to be held the following week, date TBC.

We are recruiting a Head of Research, Impact and Evaluation who will be responsible for coordinating and delivering Open for Business’ research on the economic and business case for LGBTQ+ inclusion, and developing and managing our impact and evaluation measurement systems.

The person will work with our Research Advisory Board, regional Programme Advisory Boards, and Heads of Regions to plan research cycles, develop research terms of reference, conduct primary data collection and secondary data review, perform data analysis, and prepare reports, briefings and other information products that present the key research findings to target audiences.

This person will also be responsible for making our internal impact and evaluation measurement systems track the impact of Open for Business’ programmes and allow us to work more effectively and efficiently.

The role will report to and work closely with the Director of Global Programmes to ensure that both new research cycles and impact measurement activities are aligned to Open for Business’ global programmes strategy. This role may need to travel internationally occasionally.

For further details on the role, including person specification and process for applications, see the job pack below.

The closing date for submissions of applications is 23:59 on 11 February 2025

Join London's Child Poverty Charity to deliver life changing work to ensure every child in London is well prepared for life. The Childhood Trust works to change the landscape for children living in poverty. Since 2013 The Childhood Trust has raised £50m million through our matched fundraising campaigns that have enabled us to fund the delivery of projects across all London boroughs, engaging an estimated 300,000 children and young people annually. Our advocacy and research reach audiences in the millions to raise awareness of the impact of poverty on children and our volunteering programme transforms children’s lives through direct delivery

As the Programmes and Impact Coordinator, you will play a key role within our programmes team, focusing on the efficient delivery of our grants programme (campaigns) and contributing to impact monitoring and reporting. Additionally, you will support both internal and external communications related to our programmatic activities, ensuring clarity and engagement across all stakeholders.

This role requires someone with rigorous attention to detail and outstanding organisational skills. Critical to this role is administering robust procedures to ensure the success of our campaigns and projects, and delivering high level relationship management, both internally and externally, to a variety of people.

You will join our friendly, hybrid team and be passionate about our mission and vision. You will be someone who thrives in our small charity culture, which is collaborative, innovative and agile. As well as having the ability to work autonomously, you will have an appetite for continuous improvement to ensure our programmes and projects run smoothly and are executed to a high standard. There will be opportunities for growth and development within the role. 

Our organisation takes pride in offering key benefits such as flexible working arrangements, 25 days annual leave per year and enhanced maternity provisions. We are also deeply committed to the development and growth of our staff, providing opportunities to enhance skills and achieve career goals. Plus, you’ll be joining a dedicated and passionate team that truly makes a difference.

If you are interested in working with us but this role doesn't feel quite right, please check out our other vacancy - Volunteer Programmes Coordinator.

Marketing and Impact Administrator

We are seeking an experienced Administrator to join a values-driven organisation and support with administrative duties across a wide range of activities.

Position: Marketing and Impact Administrator
Salary: Circa £35,000 per annum
Location: Hybrid or office-based working
Hours: Full-time, 32 hours worked flexibly. The bank offers a four-day working week for full time pay

Contract: 12-month fixed term maternity cover
Closing Date: 5th February 2025

About the Role

As a Marketing and Impact Administrator, you will play a crucial role in supporting the bank’s marketing and communications efforts. Working as part of a collaborative and friendly team, you will manage a variety of administrative tasks while contributing to the effective delivery of marketing strategies and impact measurement.

Key responsibilities include:

· Assisting with updates to the website and maintaining marketing materials.

· Coordinating approvals and records for marketing communications and case studies.

· Supporting the production of impact measurement reports and KPIs.

· Organising logistics for events, including materials, invitations, and venue arrangements.

· Maintaining marketing and data protection records, ensuring GDPR compliance.

· Supporting contract renewals and managing outsourcing registers.

· Producing management information reports and contributing to risk register updates.

About You

We are looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented individual who can multitask and work effectively both independently and as part of a team. You will need great interpersonal skills as there will be a high level of interaction with internal and external audiences.

Essential skills and experience include:

· Strong administrative skills, with experience within a relevant administrative role

· Excellent writing, proofreading, and communication abilities.

· Data skills – review, collection, analysis

· Proficiency with office software, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

· A meticulous approach to managing multiple priorities.

· Ability to conduct desk-top research to inform knowledge and best practice improvements.

· Enthusiasm for working in a values-driven organisation.

Desirable:

· Experience in marketing or related activities.

· Familiarity with database management, Photoshop, or InDesign.

· Understanding of marketing principles and strategies.

About the Organisation

The organisation is a bank that is entirely owned by charitable foundations, trusts and social purpose organisations and are dedicated to social change. They provide much-needed financial support to charities and social enterprises, enabling them to create lasting impact in communities across the UK. The team is inspired by the organisations they work with and driven by a shared commitment to making a difference.

They are an inclusive employer and actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. As part of the team, you’ll benefit from the innovative four-day work week, fostering work-life balance and enabling you to thrive personally and professionally.

Other roles you may have experience of could include:  General Admin, Impact Roles, Data Roles, Marketing Assistant, Communications Coordinator, Impact Reporting Officer, Events Administrator, or Data and Marketing Officer, Impact Administrator, Marketing Administrator, Monitoring and Impact Coordinator, etc. #INDNFP etc.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

To support the long-term strategic growth and development of Horatio’s Garden, we are seeking an exceptional and experienced Senior Impact Researcher to drive the creation of a new impact framework that will establish best practice, gather and evaluate the strong evidence we need to demonstrate the positive difference the gardens make.

To apply, please write a one page covering letter, explaining why you would be suited to this role and send this along with your CV – please note that any applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

At Horatio’s Garden, we build and look after extraordinary gardens in the heart of NHS spinal injury centres. These gardens are a critical part of rehabilitation and offer reflection and adjustment, privacy and solace, joy and companionship to all who need it. We lead regular gardening sessions to grow and cultivate plants, arts workshops to offer new skills, and a programme of live music and events. Designed to be enjoyed all year round, these gardens offer a warm, welcoming place for family and friends who may have travelled hours for a visit.Our vision is for everyone with a spinal injury to have a Horatio’s Garden as part of their rehabilitation care.

This exciting new 12-month role will be central to creating an evidence-based culture at Horatio’s Garden, contributing to actions and policies to drive excellence in our service and support fundraising and advocacy.

You will be confident to spearhead the organisation’s evidence and data gathering requirements and work with a variety of external stakeholders including the NHS.

The successful candidate will work closely with the new Patient Experience Lead by providing evidence-led data to help develop new strategies to ensure we are offering the best possible experience for people with spinal injuries, from activities to communications.

The outcomes will inform our robust five-year plan for a sustainable future and form the foundation for deeper impact study and development on the charity’s essential role in NHS care delivery.

We are looking for someone who will thrive in a fast-growing charity who can balance research and strategic needs with the reality of service delivery.

We are looking for someone to work three days, with a salary of £45,000 pro rata. We offer a flexible working arrangement with mutually agreed days in our gardens including Stoke Mandeville and London & South East in Stanmore.

Main duties

• Define key outcomes as well as metrics of impact on people with spinal injuries, families, staff and volunteers
• Desk based research to understand relevant measurements and best practice in the field. This would also involve working with research bodies, such as NPC, Pro Bono Economics and Oxford University and other spinal injury charities
• Design a research and impact evaluation protocol, working with the garden teams across the UK and critically the NHS
• Develop and submit research ethics application to the NHS, as required
• Implement the protocol, working with Horatio’s Garden teams to implement and embed systems, processes and tools to collect data and evidence
• Analyse data and evidence alongside the Patient Experience Lead to support the development of new strategies to ensure we are offering the best possible experience for people with spinal injuries
• Programme monitoring – develop systems to monitor and evaluate the charity’s arts and gardening programmes
• Act as the internal and external lead for monitoring and evaluation including the development and management of the charity’s yearly data collection gathered by the University of Oxford Crankstart internship programme
• Produce reports and presentations as required demonstrating the organisation's impact for colleagues, stakeholders and funders
• Developing the impact strategy for the future
• Represent Horatio’s Garden at conferences or research events where appropriate

Personal specification

Essential

• Practical experience of clinical data gathering
• Advanced analytical skills including research methodologies and quantitative analysis
• Excellent IT skills, including spreadsheets (e.g. Excel) and databases
• Experience of collecting, inputting, managing, analysing and reporting on data
• High level of attention to detail and ability to work with complex data sets
• Ability to communicate monitoring and evaluation data clearly and concisely to non-expert audiences
• Experience producing evaluation/ impact reports and presenting findings to a range of audiences
• Commitment to the charity’s mission and own personal development, as well as an openness to feedback
• Able to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including those not from a data background

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS ethics
• Experience of managing budgets and being cost-effective, especially systems development and external evaluation
• Experience of working in the charity / health sector

As a charity we are committed to creating and promoting a culture that protects and preserves the welfare of the vulnerable people in our care. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining and evaluating information from and about candidates including criminal record checks, to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work for our charity.

To apply, please write a one page covering letter, explaining why you would be suited to this role and send this along with your CV – please note that any applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all sectors of society.

NOTE: DBS, medical and reference checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process.

Reports to: Director of Communications and Impact

Direct/ indirect reports: None

Fixed term: 12 months (part time – three days a week)

Salary: £45K

Location: Flexible, with regular garden visits

Closing date: Monday 10 February

Interview dates: w/c 17 February

Are you passionate about driving transformative change? Are you a strategic thinker who thrives when dissecting complex challenges? Are you an experienced grants professional with a track record of developing and delivering successful strategies in a non-profit environment?

Have you worked in a Hospital, medical or health charity or a research body?

TPP are recruiting a Director of Funding and Impact on behalf of our client, a respected and well-established foundation focused on health.

The Role:

As the Director of Funding and Impact, you will oversee strategic leadership for funding and evaluation, lead a high-performing team, and build strong relationships with key stakeholders. Reporting to the Executive Director of Charities, you'll develop and implement strategies that enhance funding impact, drive equity and inclusion, and deliver innovative healthcare programmes.

Main responsibilities:

* Leadership: Inspire and guide the Funding and Impact team to deliver high-quality, innovative projects, while embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion principles.
* Strategy: Lead on funding, research, and impact strategies to maximise outcomes, attract partnerships, and drive long-term innovation.
* Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with healthcare professionals, stakeholders, and internal teams to align funding with healthcare priorities.
* Funding & Impact: Oversee grant management, governance, and evaluation frameworks, ensuring patient and public voices are central to decision-making.

Essential requirements:

* Senior leadership experience in grants-giving bodies, academia, or research funding organisations.
* Strong ability to develop and deliver innovative strategies, including funding and impact initiatives.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with credibility to influence at all levels.
* Expertise in evaluation methods, data insights, and analytics to drive strategic decisions.
* Expertise in building high-performing teams and fostering a culture of collaboration and impact.

If this sounds like the role for you, then we would love to hear back. We are reviewing CVs as and when we are receiving them so, if you are keen to apply, then please do so today!

TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn't quite right for you, please do check out our website.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Our client is a large national Charity, listed in the top 100 Best Companies to work for. They are committed to supporting young people and adults to realise their potential and their mission is to drive social mobility by enabling more people to access and succeed in education, training and employment. 

Director of Research and Impact

Salary: £60,000 per annum 

Hybrid working with 2 days a week minimum in their Liverpool office and Flexi time 

25 days Holiday increasing with Service 

They are now seeking to appoint a Director of Research and Impact, which sits as a key part of the Senior Leadership Team and will have a significant internal and external profile.  

You will strategically lead and enhance their approach to research and evaluation, demonstrating impact, ensuring that you can improve services, influence policy and share best practice. 

Our ideal candidate will be ambassadorial, with excellent presentation skills and will have expertise in innovative research and evaluation, able to engage and influence senior stakeholders internally and externally and most importantly, you will have a passion for helping people to realise their potential. The charity are still developing their research journey, so there is significant scope for the successful candidate to shape and develop their strategic approach going forward.  

To learn more about this unique and exciting opportunity, please see the dedicated recruitment website by clicking 'Apply via Website'.

Deadline for applications: Sunday 23rd February Midnight 

Interviews with Prospectus: w/c 3rd March 

Interviews with the charity: 18th-19th March 

Career Connect are committed to achieve greater diversity among its workforce, and welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability. They are a disability confident employer and proud to be recognised as an Investor in Diversity.

Location(UK):Office Hybrid* - London / Chesterfield / Glasgow / Belfast / Cardiff
Hours: Part-time, 28 hours per week 
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Occasional travel to our offices

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis

You will be joining the Improvement and Impact team. Our work covers all aspects of organisational impact, performance, and planning, and this role plays an important part in determining how we are progressing against our organisational strategy. 

We are looking for a confident user of PowerBI with the ability to build dashboards from scratch. You will enjoy working with a wide variety of teams to help streamline processes and maintain consistency across the organisation and have strong communication skills. 

About the role

In this role, you will develop, build and maintain reports and dashboards to assist with monitoring organisational impact, performance, and planning activity, as well as working with the organisational Impact Manager to manage, understand, and promote the Charity’s impact data. 

You will collaborate with various key stakeholders across the organisation to align processes, and will provide analysis and insight across impact, performance, and planning in an accessible, engaging and visual way. You will work particularly closely with our Service teams to lead on streamlined data collection processes, and will ensure that data used by the Improvement and Impact team is robust, appropriately managed and governed in line with applicable standards and laws (for example GDPR). 

About you

If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:

• Confident user of Power BI, with excellent working knowledge and practical experience of building Power BI dashboards to collate data from a variety of different sources. 
• Competent and confident in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel, but also Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and SharePoint. 
• Good understanding and working knowledge of GDPR and how to apply this to data collation, with the ability to manage sensitive information with discretion. 
• Appropriate practical experience of working as part of an advisory function. 
• Experience of working with a range of internal stakeholders and evidence of the ability to build relationships, challenge constructively, collaborate, facilitate, network and influence. 
• Effective and confident oral and written skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively. 
• Good attention to detail. 
• Excellent analytical and organisational skills with the ability to delve into detail alongside seeing the bigger picture. 
• Enthusiastic, flexible, and innovative approach to work. 

*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.

Application deadline and shortlisting 

• We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of this date.  
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales. 

Interview

Interviews expected: W/C 24th February 2025 via Microsoft Teams. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee you will be offered an interview if you disclose a disability and demonstrate sufficient evidence within your application that you meet the essential criteria for this role. We will also make any reasonable adjustments you may require for your interview.

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of older people? We're seeking a dynamic individual to join our Ageing Well Team at Impact Initiatives.

As the Ageing Well Single Point of Contact Team Leader, you will be a vital part of the Ageing Well service managing a team of information and advice workers and working in collaboration with our wider partnership to ensure Brighton and Hove.

Responsibilities include:

Ensuring the smooth running of the Ageing Well Single Point of Contact and the activities it delivers and contributes to, through:

• Maintaining good links to both Ageing Well partners and other stakeholders
• Accurate and timely Data management
• Working closely with the Communications and Marketing Assistant
• Supporting the planning and delivery of the Ageing Well Festival
• Publicising and supporting Health Promotions and Campaigns
• Creating a timetable for delivering outreach/pop ups sessions across the city

For more information and to apply, please visit our jobs page.

Care Data Impact and Analytics Lead

Up to £48,000

Leatherhead, Surrey, with some home-working considered

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing, with the aim of reaching more families in need.

About the role:

This Best Companies Top 100 mid-sized organisation and Top 20 Charity is looking to appoint a Care Data Impact and Analytics Lead to lead our data impacts and analytics for Rainbow Trust, managing and building the effective of our Care records system (Case Manager) as well as being the main point of contact for data enquiries, system development and staff training.

Reporting to the Director of Care Services and providing reports to the Senior Leadership Team, board, statutory funders or regulatory bodies, this role will lead on the process of developing and interrogating outcomes data collected by the Care teams. This role will also be instrumental in effectively demonstrating the outcomes of our work to funders and supporters, while using learning to strengthen our overall organisational model, including programs, external engagement opportunities, and strategic planning

What we’re looking for:

· An experienced Data Manager, with demonstrable experience of developing and implementing a Care focused database

· Skilled in the production and analysis of data and reports – you have proven experience of producing accurate reports to analyse and provide impactful business analytics, demonstrating progress against outcome measures and areas for development and learning

· Steady and consistent with strong attention to detail – you work at a faster than average pace whilst maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy.

· Proficient in MS Office, with particular expertise in Excel and Power BI – you are well organised with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy and experienced in delivering training.

· Practiced in relevant UK legislation including GDPR and CQC Guidance, and the principles of effective database management.

· A precise work ethic – you work methodically to follow all tasks through to completion, communicating effectively and collaborating with others, whilst seeking and implementing process improvements.

· A helpful, professional and supportive team member – you are comfortable working within established policies and procedures, leading by example to deliver precise work and building effective working relationships. Applications will be particularly welcome from those who have worked within the Charity sector with experience of working with Case Manager.

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, including:

· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life

· Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand

· 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)

· Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts

· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes, as well as a recommend a friend recruitment bonus

· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year

· Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%

· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping

· Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth

If you would like to find out more about these benefits and working with us please visit our website.

About us:

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed.

How to apply:

Please send your CV and a covering letter highlighting why your application should be considered above others to us via the link.

Closing date: 18 February 2025

Interview Dates to be confirmed

Please disclose in your covering letter if you have used AI for any part of your job application.

Interviews will take place via Teams or in person at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.