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We are looking for a dynamic, technically skilled Head of Evaluation to play a senior role in shaping and delivering Youth Futures’ evidence strategy.
You will lead a team of Evidence and Evaluation Managers and oversee a portfolio of complex evaluations, helping us generate credible, useful evidence about what works to support marginalised young people into good work.
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Evidence and Evaluation, you will be responsible for ensuring high-quality delivery of a portfolio of complex impact evaluations.
You will have a sound understanding of youth employment and/or skills and design evidence-generating projects in a complex field that includes partners from national and devolved government, the third sector and employers.
You will manage a team of Evaluation Managers, supporting their development while delivering projects that inform Youth Futures’ strategic goals.
This is an opportunity to shape some of the most important evidence being generated on youth employment in England. The role suits someone who enjoys combining technical evaluation expertise with leadership, judgement and collaboration, and who wants their work to influence real decisions about how services, funders and policymakers support young people.
We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.
Please download our recruitment pack for more information on this opportunity. To apply, please visit our website.
Due to receiving high volumes of interest in our opportunities, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline. To ensure your application is considered, please submit it as soon as possible.
We are the national What Works Centre for youth employment, with a specific focus on marginalised young people.



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Turn bold ideas into real‑world impact
At Community Integrated Care, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live the best life possible. Our Partnerships & Communities team delivers ambitious, multi‑partner programmes that tackle inequality, open doors, and create lasting change for disabled people and the communities we serve.
We’re now looking for an experienced Project Manager - Brand Partnerships, Innovation & Social Impact to lead the delivery of complex, high‑impact programmes across England and Scotland – working with partners, funders, colleagues and people with lived experience to turn strategy into action.
If you thrive in complexity, care deeply about social impact, and love bringing people together to deliver meaningful outcomes, this could be the role for you.
This is a full time permanent role with travel to our head office in Widnes at least once a week with regional and national travel as and when required so our ideal candidate will be based within an hours commute of Widnes.
What is "The Deal" for you?
You’ll lead projects end‑to‑end – from early concept and funding through to mobilisation, delivery, evaluation and legacy – ensuring programmes are well governed, well delivered and genuinely impactful.
In this varied and high-profile role, you will be:
This is a highly collaborative role, working closely with colleagues across Partnerships & Communities, Group Projects, Operations, Support Services and external organisations.
Our ideal candidate:
You’ll be a confident and values‑driven project professional who combines strong delivery discipline with empathy, creativity and influence.
Why join Community Integrated Care?
Ready to make a difference?
If you’re an experienced Project Manager who wants your work to mean something, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and help us turn partnerships into progress, and ambition into impact.
Please note, if you are interested in this role, we welcome your application as soon as possible! Depending on the volume of applications received, the vacancy may be closed before the expected advertising end date.
We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.
In our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% (nearly 3,800) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +34.
The Employee Net Promoter Score is a measure of how willing our colleagues are to recommend us as a good place to work to their loved ones – and a score of +34 is considered a Very Good score when compared to global benchmarks set by hundreds of other organisations.
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No one enjoys medical procedures, least of all children. From facing everyday vaccinations
to the most serious of surgeries and chronic conditions, all children experience varying
degrees of apprehension and fear. Feeling scared, powerless, or anxious in healthcare
settings doesn’t just trigger a child’s emotions; it can create traumas that impact treatment
success and that can have a life-long impact. Starlight’s aim is to transform children’s
health through better experiences, by putting play at the heart of every child’s healthcare.
Reporting to the Communications & Brand Manager, the Digital Content Creator will create
engaging, high-quality digital content that brings Starlight's work to life across social media,
the website and other digital channels.
The role will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to capture and tell stories
that demonstrate the impact of Starlight's work, amplify the voices of children, young
people and families, and support fundraising, campaigns, partnerships and organisational
communications.
The postholder will be responsible for planning, creating and publishing digital content
across multiple platforms, helping to build engagement with Starlight's audiences while
ensuring all content reflects the organisation's brand, values and strategic priorities.
Please apply for this role through Charity Job with your CV accompanied by a
supporting statement which demonstrates how your experience matches the person
specification and highlights your most relevant, recent experience for this role.
**Please include your portfolio, examples of, or links to your work**
In your application, we’d love to hear about what inspires you about Starlight’s purpose, beliefs and values with a statement that is very personal to you and gives us an insight into who you are, and how you would contribute to Starlight’s success with your experience, expertise and approach.
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Impact & Evaluation Manager
We are seeking an experienced Impact & Evaluation Manager to help shape how a growing national charity measures its impact, learns from evidence and strengthens opportunities for children across the UK.
Salary: £41,200 FTE (£24,720 actual)
Location: Hybrid with remote working and at least one day a week in London (SE11)
Hours: Part time, 21 hours per week (3 days)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Tuesday 11 August 2026
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead impact measurement and evaluation for a well-established national charity as it enters a new phase of growth.
You'll develop and refine evaluation frameworks and Theory of Change models, helping the organisation understand where it is making the greatest difference and how evidence can drive future decision making. Working closely with senior leaders and programme teams, you'll gather, analyse and interpret both qualitative and quantitative data, turning complex findings into practical recommendations.
Key responsibilities include:
Occasional travel across the UK will be required.
About You
You'll have experience designing and delivering evaluation frameworks and using both qualitative and quantitative research methods to measure impact.
You'll also bring:
Knowledge of the education, charity or social change sectors, experience with Salesforce or similar CRM systems, and familiarity with longitudinal research would be advantageous.
About the Organisation
This national charity is committed to improving opportunities for children through high-quality educational programmes. Working collaboratively with schools, educators and communities, it is focused on creating lasting change through evidence-led practice, innovation and continuous learning. The organisation offers a flexible, supportive working environment with excellent professional development opportunities and a strong commitment to employee wellbeing.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Impact Manager, Evaluation Manager, Research Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Learning and Impact Manager, Evidence and Insights Manager, Research and Evaluation Manager, Performance and Insight Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager, Data and Impact Manager.
Please note this role is being advertised by the recruitment agency on behalf of the hiring organisation.
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Role Overview
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with this charity on a fantastic Impact and Evaluation Manager role. This position involves leading impact measurement projects, developing KPIs, creating dashboards, and supporting organisational evaluation efforts on a flexible, part-time basis. This is a part-time, 3 day a week 12 month contract.
Key Responsibilities
Person Specification
What’s on Offer
Salary: £58,000 pro rata, 3 days a week. This is a 12 month contract, hybrid with 1 day a week in their London office.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Evaluation Manager
£47,150 per annum + benefits
Full-time, fixed term until January 2028
Central London (hybrid working, minimum one day per week in the office)
Education Endowment Foundation
Our client, Education Endowment Foundation is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and education achievement. They do this by supporting schools, nurseries and colleges to improve teaching and learning for two-to 19-year-olds through better use of evidence.
Role:
We’re looking for an Evaluation Manager to commission and oversee robust, cost-effective evaluations of promising projects, manage a portfolio of studies, and contribute to the development of methodological best practice at the heart of the EEF’s work. As an Evaluation Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in commissioning and managing high-quality, cost-effective evaluations of EEF-funded projects. You’ll oversee a portfolio of studies from design to delivery, working closely with external evaluators and programme teams to ensure rigorous, practical evaluations and clear communication of findings. This is a chance to shape influential research, strengthen the evidence base on what works in education, and contribute to the EEF’s wider strategic work.
In this role you will:
Candidate:
You'll be able to demonstrate:
In addition, there are a few desirable skills for this role which could help you to stand out. Great if you already have them, but we don’t expect any candidate to have them all, and will provide training as required for the right candidate:
Apply:
Please send (via the "Redirect to recruiter" button below) your CV together with a personal statement addressing the following:
Please only include your initials on the personal statement, no full names or contact details. These can be included on your CV. If you applied for this role recently and directly with EEF and were not shortlisted for interview please do not apply again.
Closing date: Tuesday 25 Aug (11.59)
First stage interviews: w/c 1 Sep 2026
Second stage interviews: w/c 7 Sep 2026
As specialist recruiters we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are offering an opportunity for a qualified Technical Officer in Conservation Design & Impact to play a central role in delivering and supporting Fauna & Flora’s work to understand impact at the organisational level, as well as to support work to strengthen project design and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) to understand impact and strengthen conservation practice.
You will have proven experience of working with both quantitative and qualitative data from collection to analysis, interpretation, visualisation and utilisation, working to data management best practices. You will have proficiency in a range of tools and technologies to enable this.
You will also have experience of theory-based project design and MEL, grounded in practical experience of delivering conservation initiatives, as well as an appreciation of the range of contexts in which Fauna & Flora works and the implications of these for design and impact work.
You will be able to think holistically and work collaboratively with project staff, partners, and technical specialists from diverse disciplines. You will be an excellent communicator, used to bringing diverse groups together to learn and problem solve. You will have the ability to prioritise and manage your time well to deliver work of a high quality and on time.
This position is based in Cambridge. Some local and international travel may be required. In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking and entrepreneurial organisation, at the forefront of global conservation. In addition, Fauna & Flora offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance. Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship of a Skilled Worker Visa.
Please visit our website for further details on how to apply.
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 23 August 2026. Interviews are likely to take place during week commencing Monday, 14 September 2026.
Fauna & Flora is a nature conservation charity protecting the diversity of life on Earth for the survival of species and habitats and the planet


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Network and Impact Manager
Location: London/Hybrid (London Bridge office, 2 days per week in office) Salary: £41,000–£44,000 Contract: 18 month fixed term
For nearly 30 years, In Kind Direct has been at the forefront of product redistribution in the UK, ensuring that no one misses out on life’s essentials. Founded by HM The King, we partner with leading brands and retailers to channel everyday goods—hygiene items, household products, toys, clothing and more—to our network of over 6,000 charities, community groups, foodbanks and schools. Every week, we help more than half a million people in need. Yet, poverty and exclusion remain as key challenges within the UK, and we’re on a mission to reach even more people with more products.
Our Values
We work with kindness, togetherness and integrity, and drive innovation.
The Opportunity
We are seeking an adaptable, enthusiastic self-starter to join our dynamic and passionate team with responsibility for truly understanding the needs of our network and how we can best support them with essential products to help people live well.
This role will represent the voice of our network and the end users they support, developing and implementing strategies at In Kind Direct to increase value and engagement, and strengthen our social impact together.
Key Responsibilities
Insight and Evidence
· Represent the voice of our network and the end-users they support in our planning, evaluations and decision-making
· Lead on network insights gathering, data analysis and visualisation, and interpreting findings into conclusions and recommendations, using for example, surveys, CRM data, Network Ambassador online meetings and Network Insights Panel consultations
· Proactively contribute to improvements in the customer journey for network partners – from registration through to fulfilment
· Support our collaborative ways of working with the VCSE sector and other infrastructure organisations to meet immediate need, deepen impact and support longer-term solutions
· Help scope, test and implement CRM enhancements to improve how we gather insights and measure impact
· Source, analyse and share relevant external social research and sector intelligence to help ensure organisational decisions and programmes are also informed by external insights, emerging trends and best practices
Network Engagement
· Develop and implement strategies to increase network engagement including visits, volunteering, webinars and spokesperson activities, that inspire our network to tell the story of our impact together
· Lead on network recruitment and retention
· Day to day management, evaluation and reporting for funded projects that use insights, research, and partnerships to get the right products to more people through network partners
· Test, implement and embed digital asset management tools and processes
· Act as an ambassador for In Kind Direct at external events
· Line manage the Charity Network Coordinator
Network Support and Communications
· Oversee and help produce a regular newsletter and ad hoc emails to involve the network more in advocacy, impact storytelling and direct action with us
· Oversee and help produce other network communications and content including service emails and FAQs to improve the service they experience from us
· Oversee network registration and renewal processes and comms, and act as a point of escalation for our Customer Service team
· Manage and develop our network compliance policies and processes, safeguarding quality and integrity while driving efficiency and systems-enabled automation. Act as a point of escalation
· Ongoing relationship and community building with network partners, including regular proactive outreach, visits and communications
· Help develop standards for network experience, value delivery and service quality in collaboration with our Customer Service team
What We're Looking For
· Knowledge of the VCSE sector and current challenges, ideally with a pre-existing network
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders
· Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, manage budgets, mitigate risks and meet deadlines
· Proficiency in using CRM systems to manage customer/membership information and generate insights
· Proficiency in using Excel, survey and data analysis tools to generate insights and measure impact
· Some experience of line management of volunteers or paid staff
· Able to work well as part of a team, but also a self-starter that's able to take initiative while working with little supervision
· Numerate with good attention to detail
· Excellent written communication skills
· Understanding of data privacy, protection and consent for marketing and communications
· Being an approachable collaborator at all levels of an organisation
· Aligned with IKD values of kindness, togetherness, integrity, and innovation.
Competences Required of a Manager
· Applies policies in their area and flags risks early
· Supports audits/quality checks as needed
· Encourages others to meet compliance requirements
· Balances risk in decisions with senior support when needed
· Leads projects/teams with clear ownership
· Motivates others and creates a positive environment
· Coaches and develops others; gives clear direction and feedback
· Role models integrity and continuous improvement
Why In Kind Direct?
As well as having the chance to work in a charity that helps thousands of people each year, our team benefits include:
· Volunteering days
· 28 days holiday each year including 3 days between Christmas and New Year (excluding public holidays)
· An interest-free travel loan
· A generous pension scheme entitlement
We are an equal opportunity employer and support our team to succeed in their roles through training, adaptations, flexibility in working, access to our Employee Assistance Platform, and a range of policies to support people in their personal, family and care responsibilities.
We are an accredited Great Place to Work – and have additionally been recognised as a Great Place to Work amongst small Charities and a Great Place to Work for Women.
We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to our values of kindness, togetherness, integrity, and innovation. We are on an organisational journey to achieving our EDI vision and welcome any questions about our progress and aspirations.
We especially welcome applications from anyone with lived experience of being on a low income or working with smaller charitable organisations.
We will meet all reasonable expenses that will support anyone invited to interview to be able to participate.
If there's anything such as a disability or other circumstance that might affect your ability to take part in any stage of the application or interview process, please don't hesitate to contact us. We'll do our best to provide any support or adjustments you may need to take part fully and comfortably. Sharing this information will not affect your application in any way.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV and a brief supporting statement (max. 500 words) by 2pm Tuesday 25th August 2026.
Applications submitted without a supporting statement may not be considered.
First stage interviews will take place 2nd/3rd September 2026.
Second stage interviews will take place 10th September 2026.
You may have experience in the following: Network Manager, Charity Partnerships Manager, Community Engagement Manager, Impact and Insights Manager, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Membership Manager, CRM and Insights Manager, Programme Manager (VCSE), Data and Insights Manager, Charity Relationship Manager, Sector Engagement Manager, Voluntary Sector Partnerships Manager, etc.
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The FA's Grassroots Division is looking for a purpose led Impact Manager, with a strong analytical skill set to lead the development and delivery of a robust impact framework for grassroots football, ensuring The FA and County FAs can clearly evidence the difference football makes locally and nationally. This will include the evolution of The FA's Social Return on Investment (SROI) approach, ensuring alignment with other football partners and enabling evidence-based investment decisions.
This role is a 12 month fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension, dependent on further funding.
What will you be doing?
What are we looking for?
Essential for the role:
Skills:
Experience:
Beneficial to have:
Skills:
Experience:
What's in it for you?
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles. To achieve this, we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire, which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.
We pride ourselves on offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:
For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page,
Currently, we are working within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model, and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary. The contractual location of this role can be found on the FA Careers page.
We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.
As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
We’re looking for someone who makes things happen
We’re looking for a proactive, curious and practical research and evaluation leader who spots opportunities, builds partnerships, and helps us turn lived experience into evidence that improves services, influences policy and drives change.
The Hepatitis C Trust is one of the UK’s biggest lived-experience organisations working in Inclusion Health. With almost 500 staff and volunteers, our teams work in communities and prisons across England, and in parts of Scotland and Wales, reaching people that mainstream health services routinely struggle to engage.
This gives us a unique reach among populations whose voices are too often missing from research, policy and service design.
Our research and evaluation programme aims to:
We’re looking for someone who:
Why this role?
You’ll have genuine autonomy to help shape a growing research and evaluation function within one of the UK’s leading lived-experience organisations. Most importantly, you’ll have the opportunity to generate evidence that changes services, influences policy and improves outcomes for some of the most marginalised communities in society.
Recruitment timetable
Application deadline: 11:59 PM on Sunday 23rd August
First-round interviews: 7-8 September 2026
Salary: £38-40k
The role can be full-time or part-time, depending on the successful candidate’s availability. Ideally, you’ll work from our London office at least two days a week, although we can be flexible for the right person.
The Hepatitis C Trust is committed to equity and inclusion, and particularly welcomes applications from people with lived experience of hepatitis C, drug use, homelessness, the criminal justice system, or other experiences of social exclusion.
The Hepatitis C Trust is a charity dedicated to eliminating hepatitis C in the UK by 2030.


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Help us turn data into meaningful change for children and families.
At HENRY, we believe every baby and child deserves a healthy and happy start in life. We work alongside parents, carers and professionals to build healthy habits, improve family wellbeing and reduce health inequalities. Through evidence-based programmes, training and community support, we help families develop the confidence, skills and knowledge they need to give children the very best start. As a values-led charity, we are driven by empathy, collaboration, respect and a commitment to using insight and evidence to create lasting impact.
We're looking for an experienced Senior Data and Impact Officer to join our Data and Impact team. This is a pivotal role for someone who is passionate about the power of data and evaluation to improve services, inform strategic decision-making and demonstrate meaningful outcomes.
Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will help ensure that HENRY has robust, reliable and accessible data systems that support excellent service delivery and enable us to evidence the difference we make. You'll combine hands-on operational delivery with continuous improvement, helping to strengthen our monitoring, evaluation and learning approach while embedding a culture of evidence-led decision making throughout the charity.
What you'll be doing
As a key member of the team, you'll:
About you
You'll be a highly organised and analytical professional with experience of managing, analysing and reporting data to support organisational performance or impact measurement. Comfortable working with both qualitative and quantitative information, you'll be able to translate complex findings into clear, compelling insights for a range of audiences.
Most importantly, you'll share our passion for improving outcomes for children and families and be motivated by the opportunity to use data and evidence to drive positive change.
Location: Primarily remote, with one day per month at our National Support Office in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, plus occasional travel.
Hours: Full-time (4 days per week may be considered).
Salary: £31,305.22
Interview date: Wednesday 19th August, virtual
Application deadline: Monday 17th August 2026, 9am
We apologise for the short turnaround between the application closing date and the interview date. This is due to unavoidable leave within the hiring team. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility, and we appreciate any efforts made to accommodate the interview schedule.
If you're excited by the opportunity to combine data, evaluation and insight with purpose-driven work that improves lives, we'd love to hear from you. Please click 'redirect to recruiter' to read more and apply today.
HENRY is a safeguarding organisation and this role requires a standard DBS check.
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The Director of Growth, Impact and Partnerships will provide strategic leadership for growth, partnerships, engagement and impact across Ormiston Families.
As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, the postholder will help turn strategy into action by building strong partnerships, growing sustainable income, strengthening organisational influence and ensuring the organisation has the relationships, reputation, resources and insight needed to increase its reach, deepen its impact and deliver its long-term ambitions.
The postholder will also play a central role in delivering Ormiston Families' organisational change journey, helping us grow well. They will work across Purpose, People, Process and Performance, helping to shape a more connected, insight-led and sustainable organisation by embedding strategic planning, organisational learning, performance measurement and continuous improvement into how the charity operates, grows and creates impact.
The main duties of this role include:
Benefits include:
• Competitive salary, benchmarked for a senior charity leadership role.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements, supporting balance and effectiveness.
• Generous annual leave and family-friendly policies.
• Pension contribution and employee support offer.
• Opportunities for professional development, learning and leadership growth.
• The chance to help shape the future of a values-led organisation making a lasting difference for children, young people and families.
Location: This is a hybrid role, offering a flexible combination of home working and attendance at our central office.
Salary: £85,000 gross per annum.
To apply, please submit your cover letter detailing how you meet the criteria (no more than 2 pages) and CV.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Who we are
Chefs in Schools is an ambitious charity that’s rapidly growing. Our mission is to improve kids' health, through improving school food & food education. We focus our efforts in areas of high socio-economic deprivation, where more than a third of children are entitled to free school meals, and diet-related disease is driving further inequality.
We support and train school kitchen teams to serve the best, freshest and tastiest food possible, alongside meaningful food education. We share learning and resources, aiming to inspire and enable others to follow our lead.
We’re backed by some of the biggest names in food and have ambitious targets to ensure every child has access to incredible school food and food education, setting them up for life with the skills and knowledge to feed themselves well.
About you and the role
This role comes at a pivotal time for Chefs in School and will be key to supporting our vision and ambitions for the next four year strategic period.
You will have significant experience in monitoring and evaluating programmes in a charity, non-profit, or social enterprise setting. As this is a standalone role with no direct reports, we are looking for a unique professional who is highly strategic but equally happy to roll up their sleeves and be hands-on. You will lead on high-level impact strategy, and you will also be the person designing surveys, managing databases, and directly analyzing the data.
To thrive in this role, you should be:
An Analytical Thinker & Practical Doer: You can confidently clean, manage, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data yourself, translating complex numbers into highly visual, easy-to-digest reports for our team and funders.
An Empathetic & Pragmatic Collaborator: You understand that school kitchens and delivery teams are incredibly busy. You excel at designing evaluation tools that are low-burden for our partners but high-yield for our learning.
Curious & Improvement-Driven: You don't just collect data to check a box for funders; you are passionate about building a "learning culture" where findings are actively used to iterate and improve our programmes.
As we work with children and young people, an offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS clearance, in line with our safeguarding policy.
Key responsibilities:
Leading on developing and implementing Chefs in Schools’ evaluation and learning strategy, in line with our Theory of Change.
Owning and overseeing the impact dashboard
Ownership for embedding a learning culture, ensuring that timely and actionable insights are generated and fed back into design and delivery to support continuous improvement.
Using internal data and external research to identify what works, ensuring these insights are shared internally and across the sector in line with our strategic objectives.
Support delivery teams to collect quantitative and qualitative data using the evaluation toolkit. Ensuring data collection is proportionate and meaningful with high completion rates.
Support delivery teams to understand how impact data can help to improve and develop programme effectiveness, whilst maintaining quality.
Lead on the dissemination of findings across the organisation, including presenting at internal meetings and events
Translating data into clear, evidence-based recommendations to guide decision-making
Work across the organisation to ensure our impact is effectively communicated with external audiences.
Identify future research, evaluation and learning priorities that could strengthen Chefs in Schools’ programmes and contribute to wider sector understanding of effective approaches to improving school food.
Work with external academics and researchers to commission external evaluations to develop our evidence base and contribute to national and international studies .
Essential Skills and Experience
MEL Experience: Proven experience in a monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) or impact measurement role within a charity, non-profit, or social enterprise setting.
Evaluation Design: Confidence designing and implementing practical evaluation frameworks, data collection tools, logic models, or Theories of Change.
Hands-on Data Skills: Strong analytical skills with the ability to independently collect, clean, and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data. You must be highly proficient in Excel/Google Sheets and comfortable managing data platforms.
Translation of Evidence: A track record of critically appraising evidence and translating findings into actionable, practical recommendations for delivery teams.
Communication & Reporting: Ability to produce high-quality, highly visual, and engaging reports and presentations tailored to different audiences (e.g., trustees, funders, operational staff).
Relationship Building: Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and support busy operational teams to value and embed data collection.
Desirable Skills and Experience
Sector Knowledge: Knowledge of food systems, school environments, or children and young people’s health and wellbeing.
External Evaluations: Experience commissioning, managing, or collaborating with external academics and research partners to evaluate programmes.
Tech & Systems: Familiarity with specific data visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau) or CRM databases (ours is Beacon) to streamline data capture and reporting.
Benefits
You would be joining a friendly, supportive team who work hard, but believe in a healthy work / life balance. We seek a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge. Joining a small, collaborative team means you’ll be able to contribute to, and draw on, a variety of projects and strategic insights.
We offer 33 days (pro-rata for part time positions) of holiday per year, including bank holidays, a Cycle to Work scheme, hybrid working, free access to the CODE app for discounted restaurants & hospitality venues, enhanced parental leave. We are committed to developing our team and will support you with relevant training opportunities including £250 towards elective training and development of your choice.
We also offer Bupa Dental Insurance, Income Protection Insurance, as well as access to the AIG Smart Health Platform which offers health benefits including free rapid access online GP appointments, free counselling and wellbeing support.
Application process
In line with our commitment to ensuring a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we invite candidates to answer a series of questions related to the role. Please follow this link to answer the questions and submit your application along with your CV.
We recommend that you develop your answers offline and copy them in when you’re ready to ensure you don’t lose your work if interrupted.
Your answers will go through our sifting process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers. A long list of candidates will then additionally have their CVs reviewed. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a 30 mins online interview. Successful candidates will be invited to attend a second, in-person interview and complete a task at our office in Brixton, London.
Expected duration of this application process: 4 weeks
1st Round interview will take place the w/c 7th September
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Are you passionate about using research and evidence to influence climate policy and support local and strategic authorities to deliver their climate targets? Do you enjoy working across research, policy and stakeholder engagement in a collaborative, mission-driven organisation? Are you interested in data and impact? Then you could be UK100's new Research and Insights Officer!
You will support the delivery of UK100's research programme, helping to design and deliver projects that generate practical insights for local government. From conducting desk research and stakeholder interviews to producing reports, you'll help turn evidence into actionable recommendations that support ambitious climate action.
You'll also play a key role in translating research into policy and advocacy, through monitoring policy developments and helping to coordinate member networks and working groups. You'll lead on tracking the impact of our programmes by gathering evidence and maintaining organisational knowledge and data systems.
Research programme delivery:
Policy, advocacy and parliamentary engagement:
Impact tracking:
Member engagement:
Communications and dissemination:
Job Specification:
Essential Criteria:
Desirable Criteria:
First interviews will take place online across the 22nd and 23rd of September.
For more information, please read the attached recruitment pack.
Please apply via the Charity Jobs portal.
UK100 is the only network of ambitious councils led by all political parties working together to tackle climate change.



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We are seeking an ambitious and motivated Head of Research to oversee the delivery of our research funding programme. You will ensure our funding is delivered strategically with the greatest impact possible for people affected by MND. You will manage our research team to oversee the development and delivery of effective funding schemes, partnerships and initiatives, whilst ensuring the outputs of our research are monitored and evaluated, to communicate our impact and inform our future activities.
This is a key role in our small, agile organisation that will involve close working across the charity, and the research community. We are looking for someone with strong experience in research and people management, working experience in drug discovery, with excellent communication skills and strong motivation to make a difference for people affected by MND.
Team Structure:
You will report to the Director of Research and manage a team of four: three Research Programme Managers and a Research Officer.
Key responsibilities:
Have day-to-day responsibility for distribution of the charity’s research funding, developing detailed annual plans and delivering against time and budget;
Be responsible for overseeing governance and compliance for all research funding activities, including adherence to standards set by the Association of Medical Research Charities;
Identify opportunities for improvements to grant management systems, processes and documentation and work closely with the research team to ensure they are implemented;
Maintain oversight of the research programme budget, working closely with the research and finance teams to plan, monitor and forecast;
Oversee the development and implementation of new funding schemes and research initiatives to ensure our funds are delivered for maximum impact and address gaps in the research landscape;
Oversee the setup and delivery of large collaborative research programmes including managing relationships with joint funders and other partner organisations;
Build and maintain strong relationships with the research community, including members of our review committees and grant holders;
Oversee the development and implementation of a robust impact evaluation framework to monitor, report and evaluate the impact of the research we fund and use this information to inform our future funding activities;
Ensure the outputs of our research funding activities inform the work of the charity, working with the research and communication teams to create and disseminate compelling and engaging scientific content to engage supporters and drive income;
Maintain a strong understanding of the MND research landscape, using those insights to inform our research activities;
Develop a high performing team, ensuring team members are supported and developed to contribute to their full potential in the achievement of the charity’s aims;
Oversee the delivery of research events e.g. annual meetings to bring together our researchers;
Support the development and implementation of future research strategies, working closely with the Director of Research;
Represent the Foundation at external meetings including international conferences;
Deputise for the Director of Research as required;
Undertake other appropriate work as required by the Director of Research.
Skills and experience required:
Educated to postgraduate level, or with similar experience in a relevant biomedical science subject e.g. biochemistry, molecular sciences, neuroscience, pharmacology;
Working experience of drug discovery, gained either in the bio-pharmaceutical industry or an academic setting;
Significant experience in research management, ideally within a charity or government funding organisation;
Proven leadership and people management skills with direct line management experience;
The ability to think strategically, navigate uncertainty and adapt to evolving environments;
A great communicator, with excellent written and oral skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders;
Motivated to make a real difference for those living with MND and future generations.
Please note, this role involves occasional overnight stays from home, occasional international travel and occasional attendance at meetings and events during evenings and weekends. Candidates must have the existing right to work in the UK.
We are My Name'5 Doddie Foundation and we're absolutely committed to our goal: A World Free of MND



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