Evidence and Impact Manager (The National Forest)

Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary

Civil Service Pension scheme

30 days’ annual leave plus 10.5 days’…

Staff bonuses

Flexible working options

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts on gym memberships

Job summary

Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Evidence and Impact Manager to lead the development of our Outcomes Framework and deliver robust evidence across nature, communities and enterprise.

You will manage data collection, evaluation and reporting, translating complex information for diverse audiences and supporting programme development and external communications.

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience leading corporate performance monitoring and reporting in environmental field.
• Proven experience using GIS for dataset analysis and spatial information presentation.
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research and information presentation techniques.
• Understanding of the benefits of tree planting and habitat creation for nature, communities and enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continually improve the Outcomes Framework to evidence progress towards Transformation through Forests.
• Establish meaningful metrics, data collection, evaluation and reporting processes.
• Lead a small team to deliver robust evidence and insights for decision-making and external messaging.
• Oversee reporting for the Defra England Tree Planting Programme.
• Line manage Grants Officer administering £2m of grants for forest creation and woodland management.

Skills

Data analysis

Leadership

Report writing

Project management

Communication

Education

Relevant degree or postgraduate qualification

Tools

GIS

Job description

Evidence and Impact Manager

Moira, Swadlincote, DE12 (with hybrid working options)

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.

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.

Webrecruit and the National Forest are equal opportunities employers, 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.