Data, Evidence and Learning Officer (August 2026)

Location: UK based with the option for remote working. This role will require occasional travel to HQ in London to fulfil operational requirements. Occasional overseas travel to support programme implementation and/or oversee activities is required for the position.

Benefits: Yearly performance related pay, generous leave, 4 wellbeing days per year, eligible for the Civil Service pension scheme option - employer contribution up to 28.97% and more.

Contract: Permanent. Working Pattern: Full-time: WFD will consider flexible working arrangements, including, job share, compressed hours, part time, flexitime.

Role Overview with key responsibilities:

• Evidence generation, coordination, and reporting: Undertaking data analysis and evaluation of WFD’s programme portfolio, contributing to improved lesson learning and sharing of evidence-driven good practice.
• Data systems and improvements: Participating in the development of guidance and good practice for system users. Also providing capacity to coordinate systems improvements and contribute to additional data analysis and improvement capacity within the Digital and Insights Unit.
• Addressing limitations in knowledge management capacity: Highly active in identifying systems improvement cases and identifying systematic ways to strengthen knowledge management practices and processes.
• Learning and Development: Contributing to the coordination of organisational learning initiatives and events and in time enabling reallocation of management level focus to other priority projects.

The Data, Evidence and Learning Officer will work under the direction of the Evidence & Learning Manager, closely with MEL colleagues and other teams and departments across the organisation.

About You - We are looking for the following:

• Experience in coordinating organisational projects, especially digitally related.
• Experience in research or monitoring, evaluation, and learning, preferably in an international development or democracy support context.
• High level English language, written and verbal skills.
• Proficiency in using the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Flexible, proactive, and able to work independently.
• Demonstratable skills in analytical and critical thinking.
• Awareness of agile project management principles.

About Us: WFD is the UK public body dedicated to supporting democracy and governance around the world. We collaborate with partners in over 50 countries and territories, supporting democracies to evolve, become more resilient and address the most urgent challenges societies face. Recognised as an expert, trusted partner and an influential voice, we are an organisation that shows how strong democracies are critical for sustainable outcomes for people and our planet. Our work with parliaments, political parties, electoral institutions, civil society and others helps encourage growth, respond to climate change, end corruption, protect elections, tackle disinformation, challenge barriers to women's participation, and protect and uphold the rights of young people, people with disabilities, and LGBT+ people.

Our Offer: With staff in the UK and in-country teams around the world that lead our work, we are a diverse, global organisation. Everything we do depends on our teams being able to thrive, so we pride ourselves on our supportive environment and benefits. As well as WFD's warm and welcoming culture, we offer flexible, hybrid, and remote working, generous leave, 4 wellbeing days per year, performance-related pay, and more.

This vacancy will close on 7th September 2026.