Impact and Insight Manager
| Posting date: | 24 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £45,500 to £50,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2026 |
| Location: | EC1A 4JQ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | The Careers and Enterprise Company |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 202603 - 77 |
Summary
Job Title: Impact and Insight Manager
Working For: The Careers & Enterprise Company
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: (please see the full job description for further information on the role):
The Impact and Insight Manager will be responsible for leading an exciting range of high-profile research, evaluation and analysis projects, examining the impact that the CEC’s interventions have on careers education. Their work will develop the evidence base on effective practice in schools, colleges and businesses, whilst making a key contribution to policy and impact thought leadership.
We are looking for a highly analytical, curious and collaborative individual to be an expert on careers education across England. Identifying, generating and using a wide range of evidence and data, you will work with the Senior Manager, Impact and Insight and across the Policy and Impact team to build a thoughtful, evidence-led approach across all our activity, also advising on evaluations across new areas.
The main responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Evaluation and research:
Generate insights from CEC and other data for the careers education system and demonstrate impact.
Lead on analysis of specific core datasets, including testing hypotheses, using quantitative analysis and working closely with external advisers where necessary.
Lead on high potential new areas of research and evaluation, ensuring the activity contributes to the evidence base for careers education.
Provide central evaluation advice across the organisation to ensure a consistent, high-quality approach.
Relationships and influencing:
Build and develop trusted relationships with specified external research and policy organisations.
Present impact and insight findings and represent the Company to specified stakeholders including government, employers and educators.
Ensure the results of the CEC’s insight output is accessible and of practical value to all leaders within the system.
Management:
Project management and accountability for evaluation and research projects, potentially with external partners, that produce insights that drive improvements.
Essential criteria:
Experience of designing, delivering and managing evaluations in a social impact context.
A proven track record of generating insights from data, using a logical, structured approach.
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.
A proven ability to work and lead delivery at pace in a multi-project environment and to oversee and manage content from multiple sources.
Experience of quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Experience of using analytical software such as Excel, SPSS, Stata, R.
TO APPLY: Please complete the application form including your cover letter and upload a copy of your most recent CV removing any personal details (ie) name, DOB, address.
Closing date: Monday 13th April (Midnight)
*PLEASE NOTE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS ADVERT EARLY SHOULD WE RECEIVE SUITABLE APPLICATIONS*
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 makes 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
Working For: The Careers & Enterprise Company
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: (please see the full job description for further information on the role):
The Impact and Insight Manager will be responsible for leading an exciting range of high-profile research, evaluation and analysis projects, examining the impact that the CEC’s interventions have on careers education. Their work will develop the evidence base on effective practice in schools, colleges and businesses, whilst making a key contribution to policy and impact thought leadership.
We are looking for a highly analytical, curious and collaborative individual to be an expert on careers education across England. Identifying, generating and using a wide range of evidence and data, you will work with the Senior Manager, Impact and Insight and across the Policy and Impact team to build a thoughtful, evidence-led approach across all our activity, also advising on evaluations across new areas.
The main responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Evaluation and research:
Generate insights from CEC and other data for the careers education system and demonstrate impact.
Lead on analysis of specific core datasets, including testing hypotheses, using quantitative analysis and working closely with external advisers where necessary.
Lead on high potential new areas of research and evaluation, ensuring the activity contributes to the evidence base for careers education.
Provide central evaluation advice across the organisation to ensure a consistent, high-quality approach.
Relationships and influencing:
Build and develop trusted relationships with specified external research and policy organisations.
Present impact and insight findings and represent the Company to specified stakeholders including government, employers and educators.
Ensure the results of the CEC’s insight output is accessible and of practical value to all leaders within the system.
Management:
Project management and accountability for evaluation and research projects, potentially with external partners, that produce insights that drive improvements.
Essential criteria:
Experience of designing, delivering and managing evaluations in a social impact context.
A proven track record of generating insights from data, using a logical, structured approach.
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.
A proven ability to work and lead delivery at pace in a multi-project environment and to oversee and manage content from multiple sources.
Experience of quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Experience of using analytical software such as Excel, SPSS, Stata, R.
TO APPLY: Please complete the application form including your cover letter and upload a copy of your most recent CV removing any personal details (ie) name, DOB, address.
Closing date: Monday 13th April (Midnight)
*PLEASE NOTE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS ADVERT EARLY SHOULD WE RECEIVE SUITABLE APPLICATIONS*
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 makes 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
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