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Job Summary 
As Grants and Impact Manager you will be stewarding small and large Trust and Foundation donors, researching new prospects, and writing compelling applications using detailed case studies compiled by the team. The Grants and Impact Manager will also coordinate the development of a new Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) programme, strengthening our ability to measure, understand, and communicate the impact of our work. A key part of this will be focusing on evidencing and enhancing the positive change created by Caring in Bristol, ensuring that funders and stakeholders can clearly see the difference their support makes. 
 

Key responsibilities 

• Income Generation & relationship management 
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) and Impact 
• Organisational relationships & management 
• Organisational Development 

Please review the job description and person specification for full details.

Join one of the South West's most ambitious and community-focused theatres.

The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury is looking for a Development Manager to help grow philanthropic income and supporter engagement as we build an exciting future for our charity.

Working closely with the CEO, Marketing Manager, trustees and colleagues across the organisation, you'll lead the cultivation, stewardship and growth of individual giving, patron schemes, corporate support and donor development. You'll also play an important role in trusts and foundations fundraising, helping to secure investment in our artistic, community and participation programmes.

This is a genuine growth opportunity. Perhaps you've been in a Development Officer role at a medium or large charity and are ready to take on more responsibility. Or perhaps you've built expertise in one area of fundraising and are looking to broaden your experience across individual giving, corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations, and donor stewardship. Either way, this role offers the chance to develop your skills within a supportive and ambitious organisation.

We're looking for someone who is an excellent relationship-builder, organised and proactive, with a passion for connecting people to great causes. You may come from the arts, charity, education or commercial sectors. What matters most is your ability to build lasting relationships, identify opportunities and help turn them into sustainable income.

As part of a small and collaborative team, you'll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on the future of a thriving regional theatre with deep community roots and bold ambitions for the years ahead.

Salary: £27,000-£30,000 FTE
Hours: 0.8-1.0 FTE (4-5 days per week)
Location: The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, with flexible and hybrid working available
Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)
Job Share: Applications for job share arrangements are welcome
Start Date: ASAP / Autumn 2026

The Roses Theatre is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Salary: £43,680 

Location: Hybrid Work Culture. We are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture, recognising that every role is different, and everyone has unique needs and preferences. Our Hybrid Work Arrangement empowers each team member to work with their manager to choose the most effective way to work that balances your needs and Hospice UK’s.

For this role, we are looking for someone who is London based and can travel to central London at short notice to maximise content opportunities that arise. You will also be expected to come into the office at least one day a week - currently the External Affairs anchor day is on a Wednesday.

Contractually this role is London-based.

Benefits:

• 25 days in the first year, increasing to 27.5 days in the second year of service and 30 days in the third.
• Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary
• Support for staff with caring responsibilities
• Family-friendly culture

How to Apply: CV and supporting statement - using Hospice UK’s supporting statement document – see below

Closing date for applications: Sunday 20 September at 23:59

Interview dates: Thursday 1 October and Friday 2 October. The first round of interviews will take place online via MS Teams. 

We may send assessments and some questions to you in advance so that you can prepare. Let us know if you have any specific needs to be able to fully engage with the process.

Job Information

The Role

This is a new and exciting role for Hospice UK. As Content and Brand Manager you will play a key role bringing Hospice UK’s strategic priorities to life, delivering high-quality content that meets our audiences’ needs, drives engagement and tells a compelling story about our brand. 

You will lead and drive an ambitious new content strategy for the organisation that brings coherence and dynamism to our communications, ensures clear and consistent messaging across our channels and seizes opportunities to be creative, adaptable and at the heart of sector debates. This will also include overseeing the performance and growth of our social media channels and presence.

Your work with also grow, promote and protect our brand, ensuring a strong visual identity, clear voice, and diverse and human-led content that reflects Hospice UK’s values. 

The Team

You will work within the Communications team that sits within the wider External Affairs Directorate. We are around 20 in total, including 4 colleagues based in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 

The Communications team includes colleagues working across content, social and digital, as well as partnership marketing and member communications.

You will work closely with a smaller team of 3 colleagues, our Senior Social Media Officer, Media and PR Manager and your line manager – our Senior Communications and Communications Manager. Together you will be involved in the big issues in hospice care, making sure Hospice UK is vocal, visible and leading the debate.

There is a strong collaborative and supportive culture across the External Affairs Department with lots of opportunity to exchange ideas, plan together and benefit from each other’s skills and expertise. 

Working closely with our 200+ hospice members, we have a strong track record of securing strong media coverage and winning campaigns on their behalf, most notably over the two years by securing increased investment in hospices by governments in Westminster, Cardiff and Edinburgh. 

But our work is not done. Hospices are under significant pressure and need both better government investment and continued public support. Our focus now is ensuring that hospices can meet ever increasing demand for their services, with well-funded and well-staffed hospices across the UK. 

About You

You're a strategic and creative content professional who understands how powerful storytelling can drive engagement, influence audiences and deliver real impact.

You'll have experience developing and delivering ambitious content strategies, managing brands, and creating compelling content across digital channels. From shaping content pipelines and leading campaigns to overseeing brand identity and using data to optimise performance, you'll know how to turn insight into action.

We're looking for someone who is audience-focused, collaborative and innovative, with a strong understanding of digital trends, emerging technologies including AI, and the tools needed to create and measure high-performing content. You'll also be an experienced people manager, able to develop talent and foster a positive, high-performing team culture.

Most importantly, you'll share Hospice UK's values and be excited by the opportunity to shape our stories, strengthen our brand and amplify the impact of hospice care across the UK.

If you're excited by the prospect of leading our content strategy, shaping and strengthening our brand, and helping more people understand the impact of hospice care through powerful storytelling, we'd love to hear from you.

More information is available in the candidate information pack, which is available on our website to download.

Saferworld is seeking an experienced Programme Development Manager to join our Funding & Programme Development Team. The Programme Development Manager will support a portfolio of Saferworld’s teams in co-designing and mobilising funding for peace, security and justice programmes alongside Saferworld’s partners. The successful applicant will have a focus of 3-4 countries, which will be decided based on the candidate’s experience and preference. Working closely with Regional Directors, Country Managers, and programme and grant management colleagues, the post-holder will lead on: coordinating and facilitating programme co-design processes (including taking the lead in facilitating co-design, processes, drafting high quality concept notes and proposals, theories of change, logical models, risk matrixes and budgets); developing and supporting the implementation of long-term country funding strategies; and supporting new donor engagement and sustaining relationships with current donors. The post-holder will be responsible for managing funding portfolios across institutional and non-institutional donors in our programmes.

The post-holder will have a successful track record in developing programmes and leading new business development efforts with institutional donors such as Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the European Union (EU), UN agencies and European Governments such as Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Additional experience in mobilising resource from trusts and foundations and other non-traditional funding mechanisms is desirable.

Strong applicants will have proven programme experience, such as in project management or programme support, which equips them to lead and inform high-quality programme design. They will be skilled in coordinating complex processes, facilitating participatory co-creation with partners, and ensuring proposals are robust, contextually relevant, and strategically aligned.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team in London as our Research, Evaluation and Insights Manager.

This role leads delivery of our research, evaluation and insights work across Help Musicians and Music Minds Matter, ensuring the charities generate high-quality evidence and insights around the need for our support and the impact that we have.

The postholder leads a portfolio of research projects - designing and delivering in-house research and evaluation including user research and testing to inform new services, as well as structured research projects to create new evidence, as well as managing research delivered by consultants, agencies and partners like universities. All with an aim of deepening our understanding of the communities we serve in music and what works when it comes to making a meaningful difference for musicians and people across music.

The role will generate a range of outputs that support an insights-led and user-centred culture across our charities, using our own service data as well as research to inform strategic and operational decision-making across our different functions.

The role also manages impact reporting across our charities, supporting our Director of Services and Research with maintaining an impact architecture which helps our people and our Board have access to timely and usable data and insights about our progress towards our strategic goals.

About You

We are looking for someone relentlessly curious, with an enthusiastic understanding of the importance good evidence, evaluation and insights can have on charitable impact. Essentially, you will possess:

1. Track record in personally designing and delivering credible research projects including surveys and qualitative research and producing reports for internal purposes e.g. service development as well as external publication

2. Experience in monitoring and evaluation- with an understanding of how to design and conduct evaluation that supports both internal learning and improvement, as well as fundraising and growth goals

3. Robust project management and collaboration skills, able to deliver through your team and also through partners such as research agencies, academic partners and project stakeholders

4. Experience using research and data analysis software such as Power BI

5. Curious and proactive, focused on what else we can learn and what we can do better with an openness to feedback and willingness to learn and adapt to improve impact

Our work has a direct impact on the lives of thousands of people every year. If you are passionate about creating a world where musicians can thrive, then this could be the place for you.

Independent Age is the national charity working towards ending financial hardship in later life. 

Our Helpline and expert advisers offer free information and advice to older people without enough money to live on, while our external training equips professionals with the information they need to support older people on low incomes. Through our grants programme, we fund and support hundreds of local charities working with older people across the UK.  We use the knowledge and insight gained from our support services and partnerships to highlight the issues experienced by older people in poverty and campaign for change. 

We believe no one should face financial hardship in later life. We would love to find individuals from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

Responsibilities and Person Specification:

As Head of Services Development, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Independent Age’s services and maximising our impact for older people facing financial hardship. Reporting to the Director of Services, you will lead service development, innovation, quality, evaluation and strategic change across our service provision (information, advice and external training) ensuring they remain effective, evidence-led and responsive to changing needs. Working closely with colleagues across the charity and external partners, you will translate strategy into practical improvements, develop new opportunities for impact and collaboration, and embed a culture of continuous learning, improvement and innovation.

We use the knowledge and insight gained from our support services and partnerships to highlight the issues experienced by older people in poverty and campaign for change.

We're looking for a strategic and collaborative leader with experience of leading complex projects, organisational change and service improvement programmes. 

You will be skilled at turning strategy into delivery, bringing together people from different teams and disciplines to develop practical solutions that improve outcomes. You will be comfortable using data, insight and evidence to drive decision-making and have a track record of stakeholder engagement and identifying opportunities for innovation and growth. 

You will also bring experience of impact measurement, evaluation, quality assurance or performance frameworks, with the ability to use evidence to demonstrate value and improve services. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential, alongside the confidence to influence senior stakeholders and work across organisational boundaries. An understanding of the needs of older people, the wider ageing sector and the role that data, learning and collaboration play in delivering social impact would be advantageous.

For full details on the role and requirements, please review the job description and person specification.  If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. 

This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9 day fortnight. 

What it’s like to work at Independent Age:

We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.

We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working. 

With an employee engagement score of 98%, colleagues say Independent Age is a great place to work. You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age on the careers page of our website.

Application Process:

To apply, please submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, by visiting our jobs website.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you require any specific arrangements or adjustments to enable you to fully participate in the recruitment process, such as having the job description in a larger text format or to apply in an alternative format, please get in touch with us via the email address on the ‘Contact Us’ page on our jobs site. 

To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Please don’t include your name, photo, or any information that could indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement, and don’t include your name in the title of any documents that you upload. However, please do include all dates of employment.  

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require a minimum of two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A BASIC DBS check will be carried out for the successful candidate.

Closing Date: Friday 25 September at 11:59pm

Interview Dates: Monday 12 October at our London office, 18 Avonmore Road W14 8RR

Bible Society believes the Bible is God’s gift for God’s world. We share it because we believe it changes lives for good. We want Christians to be confident in the Bible’s truthfulness and reliability, and we want to change how people talk about it in wider society and invite them to see it as a source of wisdom and joy.

As our Impact and Evaluation Lead, you will play a vital role in helping Bible Society understand and demonstrate how our work is making a difference in people’s lives, communities and cultures around the world. Sitting within our Research and Impact team, this role leads the design and embedding of a robust organisational impact framework, supporting colleagues across England, Wales and our global partnerships to measure what matters and to learn what helps people engage with the Bible in meaningful ways. From shaping theories of change and evaluation approaches to analysing data and sharing insights with senior leaders and trustees, you will ensure evidence and learning are at the heart of our mission and strategy. 

We are looking for someone who brings strong analytical expertise alongside excellent people skills, and who enjoys helping teams use evidence, learning and insight to improve their work. If you have experience designing and delivering impact or evaluation frameworks, confidence using qualitative and quantitative research methods, and a desire to see learning shape mission and strategy in a Christian organisation, we would love to hear from you. 

If this sounds like you and you have the legal right to work and remain in the UK, we’d love to hear from you. Please provide your CV and a 250-word statement that sets out your motivation and relevant experience for the job. 

Bible Society is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community.

Closing date: 5 October 2026 

Interview date: First round interviews will be held online on Monday 12 October 2026. Second round interviews will be held in person in our Swindon office on Thursday 22 October 2026.

You will have autonomy and will need to help guide the team, shape priorities, and will be working closely with Foundation colleagues delivery partners, funders and communities, the postholder will lead on the collection, analysis and communication of evidence to demonstrate impact, improve delivery and inform future investment decisions. This role will work closely with the Impact Manager and Sport for Development Officer. 

The role will support a range of programmes including: 

• Sport and Life Skills 

• Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing 

• Youth Crime Prevention

• Community Development and Strengthening Communities 

• Other Foundation-funded programmes and initiatives 

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that learning and evidence are translated into action, helping Active Essex Foundation maximise its impact and continuously improve its programmes. You will be a self starter with strong motivation to drive the work.

Active Essex Foundation is a successful and growing charity dedicated to creating the conditions for young people and communities across Essex to thrive. Our work focuses on three core areas: improving young people’s mental health, reducing vulnerabilities to youth crime and exploitation, and strengthening communities through trusted relationships and positive engagement. We collaborate with a network of over 100 community organisations and local partners to design and deliver programmes that use physical activity, mentoring and community support as tools to build resilience, improve wellbeing and reduce inequalities. Everything we do is shaped by the real experiences of the people we serve, ensuring our interventions are meaningful, accessible and rooted in what communities tell us they need.

The AEF Impact Leadwill operate within a matrix management structure.Professional line management, technical supervision and quality assurance will be provided by the Impact Manager and Intelligence Manager within the Insight & Evaluation Team.

Operational direction and programme priorities will be provided by the AEF Operations & Development Manager and the 3 AEF Project Managers ensuring the role is fully embedded within Foundation activity. The post holder will require relationship building and negotiation skills to work with AEF team to scope the priorities and the work required whilst maintaining consistent research and evaluation standards across Active Essex.

AllChild is a charity pioneering a new way of working with children and young people at the tipping point of need. Through our two-year, in-school Impact Programme, dedicated Link Workers build trusted relationships and bring together personalised support from families, schools and communities before problems escalate, helping children and young people progress socially, emotionally and academically and flourish in school and beyond.

We are seeking a Monitoring & Evaluation Manager to shape how we monitor performance, evaluate our two-year Impact Programme and use evidence to improve support for children and young people.

The Monitoring & Evaluation Manager will play a key role in strengthening AllChild’s approach to monitoring and evaluation, ensuring we generate robust evidence about programme implementation and outcomes and use it to improve our work. Reporting to the Head of Monitoring & Evaluation, they will oversee core M&E activity and support programme performance management, organisational decision-making and external reporting. They will work closely with Programme Design, Delivery, Systems and colleagues across AllChild.

We are looking for someone with strong analytical skills, excellent project management and communication, and a clear understanding of what robust, high-quality monitoring and evaluation requires. They will be confident working with complex data and solving problems, translating M&E requirements into effective systems and reporting tools, and communicating findings clearly and accurately, including what the evidence can and cannot tell us. They will line manage the M&E Officer and help build a strong M&E function that enables AllChild to understand, improve and demonstrate its impact.

For further information and details on how to apply, please visit our website by clicking the Apply button.

Closing date: 6 October 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received, so early application is encouraged.

We recognise that candidates may use AI tools to support research and check grammar. However, we ask that all supporting statements and application responses reflect your own thoughts and experiences. Over-reliance on AI may limit our ability to assess your individual skills, critical thinking, and personal approach, which are important parts of our selection process. 

We are seeking x3 Place Impact Researchers: supporting North Essex, South Essex or South West Essex, as well as thematic Essex wide programmes. 

Active Essex Foundation is a successful and growing charity dedicated to creating the conditions for young people and communities across Essex to thrive. Our work focuses on three core areas: improving young people’s mental health, reducing vulnerabilities to youth crime and exploitation, and strengthening communities through trusted relationships and positive engagement. We collaborate with a network of over 100 community organisations and local partners to design and deliver programmes that use physical activity, mentoring and community support as tools to build resilience, improve wellbeing and reduce inequalities. Everything we do is shaped by the real experiences of the people we serve, ensuring our interventions are meaningful, accessible and rooted in what communities tell us they need.

These roles will be embedded within Active Essex.  Active Essex is the strategic partnership for physical activity and sport across Greater Essex, working with local authorities, health partners, voluntary sector organisations and communities to create the conditions for active lives. Through a place-based approach, Active Essex brings together insight, evidence and local collaboration to tackle inequalities and improve health and wellbeing outcomes.

The Place Impact Researcher will gather, analyse and apply insight, research and evaluation evidence to support programmes, partnerships and place-based activity. The postholder will work closely with delivery teams, communities, partners and funders to demonstrate impact and turn learning into action. The ideal candidate will bring strong relationship-building skills and experience of working collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders. They should demonstrate a track record of delivering impactful projects or initiatives at local or county level, applying a systems approach to complex community issues, and using strengths-based methods to build resilience and capacity within local organisations.

Place Impact Researchers will be professionally aligned to the Insight & Evaluation Team for methodology, quality assurance and development, whilst receiving operational direction from their specialist area. This approach ensures strong local integration whilst maintaining consistent research standards.

Accreditation Manager        

Salary: £58,000p.a.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week 

Location: Wigan or Home Based with extensive travel throughout the UK and occasional international travel.

Keep Britain Tidy is one of the UK’s leading environmental charities. At a time when we are living in a world that is facing its greatest environmental challenges, the work we do has never been more important or more urgent.

About the role

This is a leadership role for someone who can combine strategic thinking, strong project management, commercial awareness and excellent stakeholder engagement. You will ensure our accreditation programmes continue to inspire participation, generate income and deliver measurable impact for people, places and the environment.

As Accreditation Manager, you will lead the strategy, growth and delivery of our accreditation programmes, ensuring they support accessible, high-quality places, promote wellbeing and sustainability, generate income and demonstrate measurable impact. You will oversee budgets, partnerships, quality assurance, impact reporting and programme teams, while acting as a senior contact for government, sector bodies, partners, customers and stakeholders in the UK and internationally.

We are looking for someone with strong leadership, project management and relationship-building skills, together with the confidence to work with senior stakeholders and represent the organisation externally. You will bring experience of managing budgets, developing commercial or partner-funded relationships, solving complex problems and leading teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Knowledge of the green spaces sector is essential, while knowledge of the coastal and hospitality sectors would be an advantage.

Benefits

All our roles benefit from generous holiday entitlement and pension contributions, including the opportunity to join the UK’s first net zero carbon pension scheme and to receive extra days leave for using alternatives to flights. You can view our range of benefits on our website.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those from underrepresented groups.

If you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know. 

How to Apply

If this sounds like the perfect role for you and you’d like to help us make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.  Please review a copy of the full job description and ensure you meet the essential criteria before applying. 

After reading the application information, if you would love to work with us please continue to apply.

As part of the application process you will need to answer 3 sift questions relating to your relevant experience and submit your tailored CV which highlights how you meet the essential criteria of the role.  We also ask that you complete equal opportunities monitoring information as we want to try to make sure that our workforce is representative of the population and we are not excluding any community. Please note that this information will be held separately.

Please submit your application before the closing date.

The deadline for applications is 09:00 Monday 28 September 2026. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early, so recommend that you submit your application at the earliest opportunity. 

Interviews will be held via MS Teams on 14 or 15 October 2026. 

If you require an in-person interview, please let us know. 

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Great marketing connects organisational priorities with the people we need to reach. This 9-month maternity-cover role will lead integrated campaigns and high-quality content that build awareness, strengthen trust and support the impact of Southern Hospice Group across our communities.

You will take ownership of campaign planning and delivery across digital, print, events and media, translating priorities from Fundraising, Retail, Clinical Services, the People Team and Corporate Partnerships into audience-led marketing activity. You will balance planned campaigns with emerging organisational needs, making clear choices about where time and resource will have the greatest impact.

Alongside campaign leadership, you will help shape editorial and content planning, developing compelling, accessible content that communicates our impact and supports engagement. You will work closely with Brand, Digital and Creative colleagues to ensure campaigns are joined up, consistent and effective across channels.

You will be a trusted marketing partner to senior and operational stakeholders, using insight and performance data to improve activity and provide clear recommendations. You will also provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and direction to Marketing and Communications Officers and apprentices.

This is a fixed-term role where pace matters. Success will mean quickly building strong relationships, maintaining continuity through maternity cover and delivering measurable campaigns without losing quality, brand discipline or audience focus.

You'll be

You do not need to come from a hospice or charity background. What matters is that you can bring relevant expertise, understand the responsibility attached to our work and use your skills to deliver meaningful, measurable impact.

• Significant experience delivering integrated marketing campaigns from planning through to evaluation.
• Experience developing marketing plans and managing multiple campaigns, stakeholders and deadlines at the same time.
• Strong campaign management and project management skills, with evidence of delivering on time and within budget.
• Excellent copywriting and editing skills, with the ability to turn organisational priorities into clear, compelling audience-focused content.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including confidence advising senior colleagues and constructively challenging briefs.
• Experience using audience insight, segmentation and performance data to improve marketing activity and make recommendations.
• A strong understanding of digital marketing, brand management, accessibility and inclusive communications.
• Experience coaching, mentoring or supervising colleagues and creating clear priorities for delivery.
• A practical, collaborative and solutions-focused approach, with the confidence to make sound decisions in a fast-moving environment.
• Alignment with our values: Caring, Connected and Courageous.

Impact and Evaluation Manager

The Impact and Evaluation Manager will build on and shape an evolving charity impact measurement framework.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about building an evidence-based culture, integrating both data-driven insights and qualitative narratives to enhance outcomes for young people.

You will be working for a charity that transforms the lives of care-experienced young people through employment targeted interventions. 

Position: Impact and Evaluation Manager

Location: London Waterloo/Hybrid (2 days in the office for full time and 1 day for part-time staff)

Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 FTE, pro rata for part-time hours

Contract: Maternity cover, fixed-term for 12 months, with potential for extension

Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week (part-time considered)

Benefits: 27 days annual leave plus public holidays, 4% employer pension scheme contribution, professional development opportunities, individual professional development allowance and access to a Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

Closing Date: 30th September 2026

Interview Date: w/c12th October 2026

Start Date: from late November

About the Role

Your work will capture the effectiveness of the wide-ranging services and strengthen the evidence base that reflects the lived experiences of the young people the organisation supports. Reporting to the Director of Fundraising, Policy, Communications & Impact, you will be part of a dynamic team contributing to sector leadership by benchmarking practices, identifying emerging trends, and strengthening the advocacy work.

As maternity cover, you will build on strong foundations already in place, maintaining momentum across impact and evidence work while bringing your own expertise and ideas to its continued development.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Impact Measurement & Continuous Improvement
• External Research and Evidence Building
• Strategic Insights and Reporting
• Advocacy and Policy Influence
• Youth Voice and Continuous Improvement

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 the programmes and beyond.

About You

We are looking for someone with proven experience in impact measurement, evaluation, and research, preferably within the charity sector.

You will have:

• Strong analytical skills, with proficiency in qualitative and quantitative research methods including use of survey software (such as Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey or similar)
• Proficiency in using Excel to clean, manipulate, and analyse data.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement evaluation frameworks, in collaboration with programme users and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex data as actionable insights through engaging reports, infographics, or dashboards.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Familiarity with GDPR and data protection best practices in research and evaluation.

If you are passionate about understanding what works, using evidence to drive meaningful change, and ultimately improving outcomes for care-experienced young people, we would love to hear from you.

To apply, you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, motivation and experience meet the requirements of the role. CV should highlight your relevant skills, experience, and achievements (max 2 pages) – In your covering letter, please tell us:

• What motivated you to apply
• How your experience in impact measurement and evaluation aligns with this role.
• An example of when you used data to influence decision-making or improve a programme.
• How you ensure data is presented in a way that engages diverse stakeholders (e.g., programme directors, funders, policymakers).

You may have experience in roles such as Impact, Impact and Evaluation, Impact and Evidence, Evidence and Evaluation, Impact Manager, Impact and Evaluation Manager, Impact and Evidence Manager, Evidence and Evaluation Manager, Senior Impact Officer, Senior Impact and Evaluation Officer, Senior Impact and Evidence Officer, Senior Evidence and Evaluation Officer.

Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP

Our Vision for Transformation through Forests

This is a defining moment for the National Forest, with a renewed Vision to harness the transformative power of forests to restore nature, connect communities, and drive enterprise for a positive future. Over 30 years, this 200 square mile landscape has been reshaped, more than 10 million trees planted, and forest cover increased from 6% to 26%. Now, we are ready to build on this success  enabling three new national forests and championing a forest network for England.

We are now looking for an Evidence and Impact Manager to join us on a permanent, full-time basis, working 37 hours per week.

The Benefits

- Salary of £48,575
- Civil Service Pension scheme
- 30 days’ annual leave plus 10.5 days’ public and privilege holidays
- Staff bonuses
- Flexible working options
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts on gym memberships

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced performance and evidence professional with GIS expertise to join our ambitious organisation.

You’ll have the chance to work on a wide variety of projects that shape our work, ensuring insight sits at the heart of our future direction, and we can continue to deliver on our vision.

What’s more, you’ll discover a passionate and dedicated team all working towards the same goal of a future where people, nature and the economy can grow together.

If you’re passionate about evidence, impact and the power of forests to transform places and lives, read on and apply today.

The Role

As our Evidence and Impact Manager, you will lead the development and continual improvement of our Outcomes Framework, helping us evidence progress towards our vision of ‘Transformation through Forests’.

Working to deliver our vision for nature, communities and enterprise, you’ll establish meaningful metrics, effective data collection, evaluation and reporting processes.

Managing a small team, you will oversee the generation and delivery of robust evidence and insight, translating complex information for a range of audiences to inform decision-making, support programme development, and inform external messaging for communications and advocacy work.

Additionally, you will:

- Oversee reporting for the Defra England Tree Planting Programme
- Line manage a Grants Officer who administers £2m of grants for forest creation and woodland management

Some evening and weekend work may be required, for which time off in lieu will apply, and you may also need to travel to sites across rural locations.

About You

To be considered as our Evidence and Impact Manager, you will need:

- At least five years’ experience in a similar role
- Experience of leading corporate performance monitoring and reporting within the environmental field
- Proven experience of using GIS for dataset analysis and the presentation of spatial information
- Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research and information presentation techniques
- An understanding of the benefits of tree planting and habitat creation for nature, communities and enterprise
- A relevant degree or postgraduate qualification

The closing date for this role is the 28th September 2026.

Other organisations may call this role Impact Manager, Evidence Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Environmental Performance Manager, Research and Impact Manager, Insights and Impact Manager, or Evaluation and Impact Manager.

The National Forest is an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to use evidence and insight to help demonstrate the transformational potential of forests as an Evidence and Impact Manager, please apply via the National Forest website.