Impact Manager (interim)

Be Applied Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Better Society Capital is seeking an Impact Manager (interim) to lead design and delivery of our tech-first, data-driven impact insights capability in London. The role sits in the Investment Team and reports to the Impact Director, with hybrid working including home and office.

You'll shape reporting to the Investment Committee and Board, build data infrastructure, run portfolio-analysis, and embed ESG and EDI practices across deals while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in impact management and measurement frameworks.
• Ability to analyse complex problems and communicate findings.
• Experience leveraging data/tech for insights.
• Experience in impact investing or sustainable investing.
• Knowledge of ESG/EDI analysis and regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of data-driven impact insights capability.
• Build internal data infrastructure with data/AI teams.
• Lead portfolio-level analysis during the annual cycle.
• Design management information for investments across the portfolio.
• Deliver reporting to Investment Committee and Board.
• Support external impact report and disclosures.
• Provide impact/ESG/EDI analysis across investment lifecycle.
• Agree KPIs in shared impact term sheets with fund managers.
• Contribute to market-leading impact investing approaches.

Skills

Structured thinker

Analytical skills

Data interpretation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Job description

Employment Type Contract 12 month full time fixed-term contract

Location Hybrid ·London, City of, UK Hybrid – London, EC1Y and homeworking

Seniority Mid-level, Senior

• Closing:11:59pm, 31st Aug 2026 BST

Job Description

Job Title: Impact Manager (interim)

Department: Investment Team

Reports to: Impact Director

Location: Hybrid – London, EC1Y and homeworking

The Opportunity:

This is a 12 month fixed-term opportunity to take on a central role in how BSC manages impact and systems change across all asset classes we invest in, at a pivotal moment as we become a tech-first organisation. We welcome applicants looking for a secondment as well as those seeking a fixed-term contract to cover a period of parental leave.

You will help shape how BSC generates, reports on and acts on impact and systems change insight across our whole portfolio. This spans building the data infrastructure and analytical capability behind our investment decisions, redesigning how we report to our Investment Committee, Board and external stakeholders, and working directly with the asset class teams and fund managers to embed rigorous impact, ESG and EDI practice into individual deals.

You'll be joining a team already recognised for the strength of its impact investing practice. In 2025 and 2026, following BlueMark’s independent verification, BSC was placed on the BlueMark Global Practice Leaderboard after ranking in the top quartile across all 8 dimensions of the Operating Principles for Impact Management. You will help carry that standard forward.

We invest in our people as seriously as we invest our portfolio. You will gain direct exposure to our Investment Committee and senior leadership, and accelerate your growth through hands‑on experience, tailored training and collaboration with sector‑leading specialists.

What you will do:

Help lead the design and delivery of our tech-first, data-driven impact and systems change insights capability

Shape the insights we build and prioritise across asset classes and impact themes, aligned with our 2026-30 strategy.

Help build the internal data infrastructure that underpins these insights, working with our data, AI and asset class teams to sharpen and scale what we can deliver.

Lead portfolio-level analysis through our annual performance cycle, turning data into insight the investment team, leadership and our Investment Committee can act on.

Help lead the redesign and delivery of decision-useful impact reporting

Lead the design of management information that supports how we make, manage and learn from our investments across the portfolio.

Support the delivery of reporting to our key governance bodies including our Investment Committee and Board.

Support the redesign and delivery of our external impact report, and lead on our impact, ESG and EDI disclosures.

Enable high quality deal‑level impact, ESG and EDI analysis and practice across the investment lifecycle

Deliver impact, ESG and EDI analysis for investment across their lifecycle, as needed.

Working with asset class teams, steward the effective completion of our shared ‘impact term sheet’ with our fund managers, including agreeing measurable KPIs.

Help lead the next phase of our market‑leading impact investment approach

Lead and contribute to parts of our market‑leading impact investing practice and process, in collaboration with colleagues across BSC and with external partners as the opportunities arise.

Contribute to team‑and organisation‑wide initiatives that help us deliver our mission, such as working groups to improve our approach on key areas.

What you will bring - Qualifications & Experience

A passion and demonstrable commitment to improving lives in the UK

Experience in the design and delivery of impact management and measurement frameworks, processes and tools

Experience undertaking and communicating detailed analysis of complex problems

Experience leveraging data and technology to deliver impact insights

Work experience that faces the financial, social or public sector

Proven relationship-building and stakeholder management

Work experience in impact investing or sustainable investing

Experience of ESG and/or EDI analysis

Experience or knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as TCFD and SDR, and/or reporting frameworks such as PRI

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

Structured thinker – able to deal with complexity and keep focus in the face of challenge or uncertainty

Innovative, creative and strategic approach to problem solving

Collegial team player – flexible and willing to work with and contribute to a team

Strong analytical skills and an ability to harness, analyse and interpret data

Relationship management – excellent interpersonal skills and able to build relationships at all levels

A confident and effective communicator with an ability to integrate within and across teams

Hunger for continued learning and development, including developing others

Self-starter – able to work under own initiative and source new opportunities

Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from racialised communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Other Terms

Location: We are a UK-based business with an office in the Old Street area of London, accessible via a number of public transport links. We envision that for this role, the successful candidate will be required to spend 40% - 60% of their working hours in the office, and the remainder from home. However, the exact requirements for this role can be discussed at interview.

Right to work: Candidates need to have the existing right to work in the UK and for the duration of employment as we are unable to provide work visa sponsorship.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Better Society Capital is committed to being a diverse organisation that is truly representative of the communities we serve. We therefore welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, particularly those under‑represented in the social impact investment sector (e.g. people from LGBTQIA+, racialised, disabled, or under‑served communities)

We are an equal opportunities employer with an inclusive environment where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. We want every colleague to be able to deliver their work with dignity, equality, comfort and independence. Our office is fully accessible with step‑free access and an open‑plan set up. We are open to accommodation requests regarding assistive technologies, accessibility tools, flexible working or any other reasonable adjustments that will make working or visiting here more accessible for you.