Impact, Reporting & Evaluation Lead

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.

About the role:

The Impact, Reporting & Evaluation Lead plays a central role in helping the Institute understand, demonstrate and maximise its impact. Working within the Strategy team, the role provides the Institute with a clear, evidence-based understanding of its strategic performance by leading evaluation of the Institute's strategy, generating insight from performance and impact data, and producing high-quality reporting for internal and external stakeholders.

As the Institute's expert in monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), the role will establish and maintain frameworks that assess strategic outcomes, measure impact and support evidence-based decision-making. By synthesising data, evidence and learning from across the organisation, the postholder will help shape future strategic priorities and ensure that the Institute can effectively demonstrate the value and impact of its science. This is an opportunity to build and embed a capability that will influence decision-making at the highest levels of the Institute and contribute to shaping its future direction.

We welcome applications from individuals with a broad range of skills and experience and encourage applications from curiosity-driven people with backgrounds that don’t exactly fit our requirements, but who can provide proof of exceptional work. We place a high value on work-life balance and are dedicated to supporting our team members with family-friendly policies and benefits, including flexible working arrangements. We welcome full- and part-time applicants for this role.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the development and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks that assess strategic outcomes and measure organisational impact.
• Maintaining the Institute-wide strategic evaluation framework and ensuring consistent monitoring and reporting of strategic performance.
• Translating data and performance information into clear, actionable insights that support decision-making and strategic planning.
• Coordinating the production of strategic reports, including funder updates, Board reports and senior leadership reporting.
• Developing compelling narratives that communicate the Institute's achievements, impact and progress against strategic priorities.
• Providing expert advice and guidance on impact evaluation approaches to colleagues, strategic initiatives and external collaborations.
• Working closely with the Portfolio Delivery Office (PDO) to align project-level and strategic data, supporting evaluation and reporting activities.
• Engaging stakeholders across the Institute to gather evidence, insights and inputs required for monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Collaborating with colleagues at Wellcome and across the wider organisation to align reporting frameworks, analytical approaches and evaluation methodologies.
• Coordinating contributions from subject matter experts and stakeholders to ensure high-quality reporting outputs and consistent messaging.

About you:

You are an experienced evaluation, performance or impact professional who enjoys turning complex information into meaningful insight. You are analytical and curious, with the ability to identify patterns, trends and evidence that help inform strategic decisions. You are comfortable working with both quantitative and qualitative information and can communicate findings in ways that resonate with a wide range of audiences. You combine strong technical evaluation expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills, enabling you to build trust and influence across a complex organisation. You are equally comfortable developing frameworks and methodologies as you are producing compelling reports and presenting insights to senior leaders. You are motivated by the opportunity to help demonstrate the impact of world-leading science and ensure that evidence and learning are at the heart of organisational decision-making.

To excel in this role, you will need the following skills and experience:

Knowledge

• Strong understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) frameworks, methodologies and theories of change.
• Knowledge of strategic performance measurement and impact evaluation approaches.
• Understanding of data analysis, interpretation and reporting methodologies.
• Familiarity with research, funding or evidence-based environments and their reporting requirements.

Experience

• Leading evaluation, impact assessment or strategic performance reporting activities.
• Producing high-quality reports that translate complex data into meaningful narratives and insights.
• Managing stakeholder relationships across complex organisations.
• Developing or implementing evaluation frameworks and approaches to measuring impact.
• Coordinating inputs from multiple contributors and delivering work to challenging deadlines.

Skills and Capabilities

• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret complex datasets and generate actionable insights.
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, compelling reports for a range of audiences.
• Strong data visualisation and presentation skills, communicating evidence effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship-building abilities.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate diverse inputs.
• Ability to synthesise information from multiple sources and develop evidence-based recommendations.

About Us:

The Strategy team helps shape and align the Institute's direction across science, operations, people, funding and impact. Working closely with Science Programmes, Institute leadership, Wellcome and external stakeholders, the team provides insight, coordination and strategic support to help the Institute achieve its long-term ambitions. The function brings together expertise in strategy, impact, policy and partnerships to maximise the reach, influence and impact of Sanger science.

Our work spans three core areas:

• Strategy & Impact: Setting and aligning institutional direction across science, operations, people, funding and impact. Ensuring coherence across Institute, programme and operational strategies. Tracking progress and evaluating strategic impact.
• Policy: Translating research into policy-relevant insight and influence. Positioning the Institute as a thought leader in areas where it has distinctive expertise. Advising on the implications of external developments for Institute priorities.
• Institute Partnerships: Developing and supporting strategic institutional partnerships. Increasing visibility of key external relationships across the Institute. Creating opportunities for collaboration that enrich science and maximise impact.

As part of the creation of Innovation & Impact, we are building a new team that operates at the intersection of science, strategy and external engagement.

Next Steps

If you’re excited by the opportunity to join a newly formed function and help shape how the Institute understands, demonstrates and maximises its impact we’d love to hear from you. Please include a cover letter along with your CV. In your cover letter, include detail on how your knowledge, skills and experience match the requirements of the role described.

Interviews will be held on 29th July 2026. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be asked to complete a short task in advance of a one-hour panel interview.

Additional information

Please note: This is a hybrid role with 2-3 days per week onsite.

Applications:

Salary: £55,000 – £66,000 per annum

Closing Date: 11:59pm Sunday, 19th July 2026

Contract duration: Permanent

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and the role may close when a successful appointment has been made.