Senior Impact and Insights Manager

Young Enterprise; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A national charity focused on youth empowerment is seeking a Senior Impact & Insights Manager to lead the impact and evaluation strategy. This role involves turning complex data into actionable insights that help improve outcomes and support fundraising efforts. The ideal candidate thrives on collaboration and has strong analytical skills, along with excellent communication abilities. This position is hybrid, requiring presence in the office at least 8 times a month, offering generous holidays and a friendly, supportive team environment.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Flexible working

Cycle-to-work scheme

Life assurance

NHS top-up plan

Ongoing learning and mentoring opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills to turn complex data into actionable insights.
• Proven ability to influence and build relationships across teams.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead the impact and evaluation strategy of Young Enterprise.
• Develop compelling insights to improve outcomes and support fundraising.
• Design and oversee monitoring, evaluation and KPI frameworks.

Skills

Analytical and insightful

Impact-driven

Collaborative and influential

High-quality reporting and presentation skills

Curiosity about external trends

Job description

This is a role where you'll see the difference your work makes every single day. As Senior Impact & Insights Manager, you'll:

Responsibilities

• Lead the way in showing how Young Enterprise changes lives, turning data into stories that inspire action
• Design and deliver our impact and evaluation strategy, ensuring every programme is measured and understood
• Provide clear, compelling insights that help our teams improve outcomes and our fundraisers secure vital support
• Shape organisational learning by embedding a culture of evidence‑based decision‑making across YE
• Represent YE externally, sharing our impact with funders, partners, and thought leaders to strengthen our voice nationally
• Lead Young Enterprise's impact, evaluation and research strategy
• Design and oversee monitoring, evaluation and KPI frameworks
• Produce clear, high‑quality impact reports for the Board and funders
• Generate robust evidence of impact to support fundraising and partnerships
• Translate data into practical insights for teams and senior leaders
• Lead research activity and external evaluations
• Support strategic planning and organisational learning
• Build relationships with funders, policymakers and research partners
• Represent Young Enterprise externally and contribute to thought leadership

Practical information

A few practical things: 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 be expected to uphold excellent safeguarding practice at all times.

Key Skills & Attributes

• Analytical and insightful: you thrive on turning complex data into clear, actionable insights
• Impact‑driven: you want to see evidence of change and use it to shape the future
• Collaborative and influential: you enjoy working across teams and building strong relationships with senior stakeholders
• A natural communicator: you can craft high‑quality reports and presentations that resonate with Boards, funders, and partners
• Curious and connected: you keep an eye on external trends, policy shifts and emerging evidence to inform strategy

About Young Enterprise

We're Young Enterprise – 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've empowered more than 7 million young people through hands‑on enterprise and financial education programmes. Whether it's launching a student business or learning how to manage money, we help young people develop key life skills such as teamwork, leadership, problem‑solving and resilience. We're a passionate, down‑to‑earth team of 90+ staff and 2,000+ volunteers who believe that every young person, regardless of background, deserves a fair start in life.

Why Join Us?

• 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