Impact and Insight Manager

Location: Central London / Hybrid working

Salary: £45,500-£50,000

Length of Contract: Permanent

We are the national body for careers education in England, delivering support to schools and colleges to deliver modern, 21st century careers education. The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) is a great place to work. We operate within a fast-paced and collaborative environment. We are brought together by one thing: our passion to ensure young people get the best possible start in life and are supported to find their best next step. Do you want to be part of a mission-driven team focused on transforming young people’s lives? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Role summary

The Impact and Insight Manager will be responsible for leading an exciting range of high-profile research and analysis. Their work will develop the evidence base for careers education in schools, colleges and businesses, contributing to thought leadership. We are seeking an analytical, curious and collaborative individual as an expert on careers education. Identifying, generating and using a wide range of evidence and data, you will work with the Senior Manager Impact and Insight, within the Policy and Impact team, to build an evidence-led approach across all our work, also advising on evaluations.

Main responsibilities

• Evaluation and research: Generate insights from CEC and other data for the careers education system and demonstrate impact. Lead analysis of specific core datasets, including testing hypotheses, using quantitative analysis and working closely with external advisers where necessary. Lead new areas of research and evaluation, ensuring the activity contributes to the evidence base for careers education.
• Relationships, Influencing & Management: Build and develop trusted relationships with external research and policy organisations. Present accessible impact and insight findings and represent the CEC to stakeholders including government, employers and educators. Project management and accountability for evaluation and research projects, potentially with external partners, producing insights to drive improvements.

Essential criteria

• Experience of designing, delivering and managing evaluations in a social impact context.
• Proven track record of generating insights from data, using a structured approach including statistical analysis software (such as SPSS).
• Experience of engaging the support of stakeholders (internal and external) throughout the design and delivery of relevant research and analysis.
• Experience of communicating research (verbal and written) to a broad range of audiences.
• Proven ability to work and lead delivery at pace in a multi-project environment and to oversee and manage content from multiple sources.

TO APPLY

Please complete the application form including a cover letter and upload a copy of your most recent CV removing any personal details (i.e. name, DOB, address). Closing date Monday 13th April (Midnight)

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

At the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) we are committed to fostering a culture of belonging. We know that engagement at work relies on feeling included and valued. Inclusion is both a choice and a practice, for us as an organisation and for individuals within our team. We aim to drive inclusion through every aspect of our work and we understand that diverse teams are essential for innovative careers education and are central to our mission and impact. CEC values the visible and invisible qualities that make each member of our team who they are. We are a disability confident employer and if you need any help or support through the application process, please contact the HR team and details can be found on our website.