RAF Benevolent Fund – Research & Evaluation Manager

Confederation of Service Charities; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The RAF Benevolent Fund is looking for a Research & Evaluation Manager to join its Strategy & Impact team. This role involves managing research projects and using evidence to inform the Fund's operations, ultimately enhancing its impact on the RAF Family. The position, based in London, allows the successful candidate to contribute to meaningful work that makes a real difference in the lives of veterans and their families.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing research and evaluation projects.
• Proven ability to capture and maximize impact.
• DBS checked and right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage and implement research and evaluation projects.
• Ensure activities are informed by evidence and research.
• Capture and maximize the Fund's impact.

Skills

Research Management

Evaluation Skills

Analytical Thinking

Education

Degree in Social Science or relevant field

Job description

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Permanent, Full Time

Do you want to make a difference?

The RAF Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity for the RAF. Every year we make a real difference to over 40,000 people who benefit from our services. Working at the Fund is more than sitting at your desk ad in this role you will have the opportunity to be part of our RAF Family. Alongside helping our beneficiaries, we also get to hang out with Spitfires and Typhoons, take part in a Dambusters bike ride, attend events like Royal Ascot, the Chelsea Flower Show, and the Bomber Command Memorial Service. Every day you will make a difference and play your part in changing the lives of others and helping people in the RAF Family get through the toughest of times.

It doesn’t matter how long someone served or when. If they were part of the RAF, they and their family are part of our RAF Family. We will always be here to support them when they need it most.

Join the RAF Family and play your part in making a difference.

Do you want to play a part in what we do?

People are at the heart of what we do. Together we:

• Help reduce social isolation and loneliness among veterans.
• We support ill or injured men and women to have a safe place to call home, a home that meets their specific needs.
• We fund youth services on stations to provide clubs and activities for the children of serving personnel who move every few years.
• We provide grants to help with the cost of living. But this is just a few of the ways we help.

We are seeking an individual to join the RAF Benevolent Fund’s Strategy & Impact team as a Research & Evaluation Manager. The role requires the individual to manage and implement research and evaluation projects, helping to ensure that the Fund’s activities are informed by evidence and research, and that the Fund is capturing and maximising its impact.

The role will be office based at our London HQ, with a minimum of three days working in the office per week. The successful candidate for this role will need to be Standard DBS checked and prove they have the right to work in the UK.

To apply, please click on this link and send your CV, together with a cover letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role, providing examples of how you meet the job profile when you apply through our recruitment portal.

The closing date for applications is Friday 1 August 2025, 5pm.