Evaluation, Research & Learning Manager in London

About Bean Research

Bean Research is an independent research, evaluation and learning consultancy. We help charities, foundations, funders and corporates understand and strengthen their social impact, working across sport for development, criminal justice, employability, and arts and heritage. Our clients range from The Rayne Foundation, Nando’s, King Charles III Charitable Fund and a range of Corporate Foundations to many grassroots charities. We are a social enterprise, a Living Wage Employer and a certified B Corp. Our BCorp assessors particularly highlighted that our evaluation and Social Return on Investment work consistently leads clients to deepen their social impact: 83% of clients confirm they had made improvements as a direct result. We are rigorous but never dull, and we see our job as translating evidence into something genuinely useful. If you want to work somewhere that lives its values, this is it.

Why This Role, Why Now

Bean has grown, then deliberately paused to build stronger systems and foundations. We are now ready to grow again. This is a pivotal delivery role at the heart of our evaluation work: you will manage and deliver a varied portfolio of evaluation and learning projects, work closely with the Director and Senior Managers, and be the dependable, day‑to‑day partner our clients trust. It will suit someone who takes pride in accurate, high‑quality work and wants to develop within a supportive, values‑led team.

Responsibilities

• Project Delivery: Delivery of research and evaluation projects, supporting the development of project plans, methodologies and data collection tools.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Own the analysis of quantitative, qualitative & SROI research data and contribute to the preparation of clear, engaging reports, dashboards and impact‑focused case studies for clients and stakeholders.
• Quality and Rigour: Apply high standards of accuracy and ethical practice across all project tasks. Proactively flag issues and contribute to continuous improvement of Bean’s processes and outputs.
• Industry Knowledge: Stay informed with developments in evaluation methods, social impact frameworks and best practice. Bring relevant insights to the team to strengthen our collective approach and capabilities.
• B Corp Commitment: Actively support and further improve Bean’s own environmental and social performance.

Working With Clients

• Client Relationships: Build and maintain strong, trusting relationships with client teams. Act as the day‑to‑day point of contact, ensuring clear communication, responsiveness and a consistently high‑quality client experience.
• Project Coordination: Help coordinate evaluation activities, fieldwork logistics and client communications, ensuring projects run smoothly and to schedule.
• Bean Operations Advocate and Thought Leadership: Be a vocal advocate for Bean and for social value, active on LinkedIn and across the sector, and help position Bean as a thought leader through articles, insights, events and panels.
• New business Opportunities: Support the identification and pursuit of new business opportunities, contributing to proposals and helping to position Bean’s services confidently and creatively in the market.
• Team Contribution: Work collaboratively and supportively within the team, sharing knowledge and contributing positively to a high‑performing, values‑led culture. Support interns or junior colleagues fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.

Bean’s 5 Pillars of Success

Own and deliver at least one agreed pillar project each quarter, aligned with Bean’s strategic priorities and agreed with the Director. This might include work on processes, positioning, potential business, client excellence and how we best partner with people.

Candidate Profile

You are a careful, methodical evaluation or research professional who takes genuine pride in getting things right. You combine methodological knowledge with strong attention to detail, and you are a natural team player: cooperative, supportive and reliable. You value clarity of task, high standards and seeing work through thoroughly, and you can translate findings clearly for clients who are not evaluators themselves.

Essential

• Experience delivering evaluation or social research projects, including data collection, analysis and reporting across qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Strong attention to detail and a clear commitment to accuracy, ethics and high‑quality outputs.
• Confidence supporting the design of evaluation frameworks, logic models or theories of change.
• Excellent organisation and project‑coordination skills, with the ability to manage several projects and deadlines at once.
• Clear, accessible written and verbal communication, including turning data into engaging findings for non‑specialist clients.
• A collaborative, dependable approach: comfortable being the day‑to‑day point of contact and supporting colleagues and junior staff.
• The right to work in the UK.

Desirable

• Experience in the charity, funder or wider social impact sector.
• SROI or value for money experience; Social Value International (SVI) Level 1, or an interest in working towards it, would be a real bonus.
• Knowledge of participatory or co‑design approaches.
• Willingness to travel for fieldwork and client meetings as required.
• Exposure to funder or government‑funded work, for example across central government departments, National Lottery funded organisations or Sport England.

Our Values

Everyone at Bean brings our values to life every day. For this role in particular, we are looking for someone who recognises themselves in them:

• Broad‑minded: you welcome diverse perspectives and design work that is sensitive to context, power and equity.
• Enthusiastic: you bring energy, optimism and ownership to every project, client and conversation.
• Adaptable: you respond constructively to uncertainty and balance rigour with pragmatism.
• Navigators: you are curious, evidence‑led and always looking for the most effective way forward.
• Scrupulous: you hold high standards of accuracy, ethics and transparency.

Benefits

In return, Bean commits to clear expectations, a supportive and high‑quality working environment, and real investment in your development, including a performance and objectives review every six months and an in‑depth annual review with a Director.

• Salary: c.£33,000 to £37,000 FTE, dependent on experience.
• Flexible working: This is a full‑time role, with 3 days a week in our office as standard and the rest worked flexibly. We know flexibility matters, so we are open to discussing arrangements that work for you and for Bean, including, for the right person, a four‑day week.
• Learning and development: up to 3 training days a year, plus sector events, peer learning and mentoring.
• Volunteering: 2 paid volunteering days each year.
• Wellbeing and inclusion: we actively support staff wellbeing, inclusion and work‑life balance.
• Annual leave: 25 days pro‑rata plus bank holidays.
• Pension: NEST (opt‑out).
• Culture: a social enterprise, Living Wage Employer and certified B Corp, and a member of the Better Business Alliance and Anthropy.

How to Apply

To apply, please click on apply below. We are an inclusive employer building a diverse team, and we particularly welcome applications from people currently underrepresented in our sector, those who have come to evaluation through different career routes or lived experience, and people at different stages of their career. If you need any adjustments to take part in our process, please let us know.