Impact and Evaluation Manager

Young Enterprise; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A national charity is looking for an Impact and Evaluation Manager to lead research and evaluation projects that drive impact for young people. This role involves turning data into compelling stories and supporting data quality across multiple programmes. The right candidate will be passionate about making a difference and possess strong problem-solving skills. This is a hybrid position, requiring some office presence in London or Oxford.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Flexible working

Cycle-to-work scheme

Ongoing learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in leading research and evaluation projects.
• Proven ability to communicate complex data insights clearly.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to synthesize information.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and evaluation projects to inform strategy.
• Turn data into compelling stories for young people's impact.
• Monitor and ensure high data quality standards.

Skills

Data analysis

Creative storytelling

Problem-solving

Clear communication

Job description

Role Overview

This is a role where your insights will shape real change. As Impact and Evaluation Manager, you’ll lead research and evaluation projects that strengthen Young Enterprise’s evidence base and inform strategy, turn data into stories that amplify young people’s voices and drive impact, and coordinate and align data across 15+ programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and evaluation projects that strengthen Young Enterprise’s evidence base and inform strategy
• Turn data into stories that amplify young people’s voices and drive impact
• Coordinate and align data across multiple programmes, supporting colleagues to improve data collection, consistency, quality assurance and reporting
• Monitor, clean and validate data, ensuring high standards of data quality and completeness
• Apply creative and innovative approaches to data collection, analysis and visual storytelling, ensuring young people’s voices are represented authentically
• Stay up to date with external research and sector trends, particularly in education and youth research, building strong peer networks
• Synthesize and communicate insights clearly through briefings, presentations and the organisation’s Evidence Hub to meet diverse internal needs
• Support external reporting and dissemination, ensuring funder monitoring and evaluation requirements are met and impact is shared effectively
• Act as a day‑to‑day research and insights contact, collaborating across teams and contributing to cross‑organisational initiatives

Key Competencies

• Passionate about making a difference: using evidence to unlock opportunities for young people
• A natural problem‑solver: finding creative ways to collect, interpret, and communicate data
• Detail‑focused and curious: ensuring accuracy while exploring what the numbers really mean
• Collaborative and proactive: working across teams and engaging external networks to make big ideas happen
• A clear communicator: turning complex findings into compelling stories that inspire action

Other Details

This is a hybrid role, requiring you to work from a YE office (London or Oxford) at least 8 times per month.

Keeping Young People Safe: At Young Enterprise, safeguarding is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All successful applicants will receive ongoing safeguarding training throughout their employment and will be expected to uphold excellent safeguarding practice at all times.

About Us

We are a national charity with a bold mission: to give every young person the skills, confidence, and mindset to thrive in the changing world of work. For over 60 years, we have empowered more than 7 million young people through hands‑on enterprise and financial education programmes.

What we offer

• A friendly and supportive team where your voice is heard
• A strong commitment to diversity and inclusion – we want everyone to feel they belong
• Generous holiday allowance and flexible working
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme, life assurance, and NHS top‑up plan
• Ongoing learning and mentoring opportunities
• A chance to directly impact the lives of young people every single day