Senior Impact and Insights Manager

Are you passionate about helping young people build brighter futures?
We’ve got a brilliant opportunity for you to join our team as a Senior Impact and Insights Manager, at Young Enterprise.

Who We Are
We’re Young Enterprise – a national charity with a bold mission: to give every young person the skills, confidence, and mindset to thrive in the changing world of work.

For over 60 years, we’ve empowered more than 7 million young people through hands-on enterprise and financial education programmes. Whether it’s launching a student business or learning how to manage money, we help young people develop key life skills like teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, and resilience.

We’re a passionate, down-to-earth team of 90+ staff and 2,000+ volunteers who believe that every young person, regardless of background, deserves a fair start in life.

Why Join Us?
We think Young Enterprise is a great place to work—and we’re proud of our people-first culture. Here’s what you can expect:

•    A friendly and supportive team where your voice is heard
•    A strong commitment to diversity and inclusion—we want everyone to feel they belong
•    Generous holiday allowance and flexible working
•    Cycle-to-work scheme, life assurance, and NHS top-up plan
•    Ongoing learning and mentoring opportunities
•    A chance to directly impact the lives of young people every single day

About the Role
This is a role where you’ll see the difference your work makes every single day. As Senior Impact & Insights Manager, you’ll:

•    Lead the way in showing how Young Enterprise changes lives, turning data into stories that inspire action
•    Design and deliver our impact and evaluation strategy, ensuring every programme is measured and understood
•    Provide clear, compelling insights that help our teams improve outcomes and our fundraisers secure vital support
•    Shape organisational learning by embedding a culture of evidence-based decision-making across YE
•    Represent YE externally, sharing our impact with funders, partners, and thought leaders to strengthen our voice nationally
This is a varied, strategic role with plenty of scope for creativity, influence, and collaboration.

You’ll love this job if you are…
•    Analytical and insightful: You thrive on turning complex data into clear, actionable insights
•    Impact-driven: You want to see evidence of change and use it to shape the future
•    Collaborative and influential: You enjoy working across teams and building strong relationships with senior stakeholders
•    A natural communicator: You can craft high-quality reports and presentations that resonate with Boards, funders, and partners
•    Curious and connected: You keep an eye on external trends, policy shifts, and emerging evidence to inform strategy

Key Responsibilities
•    Lead Young Enterprise’s impact, evaluation and research strategy
•    Design and oversee monitoring, evaluation and KPI frameworks
•    Produce clear, high-quality impact reports for the Board and funders
•    Generate robust evidence of impact to support fundraising and partnerships
•    Translate data into practical insights for teams and senior leaders
•    Lead research activity and external evaluations
•    Support strategic planning and organisational learning
•    Build relationships with funders, policymakers and research partners
•    Represent Young Enterprise externally and contribute to thought leadership

A few practical things
•    This is a hybrid role, requiring you to work from a YE office (London or Oxford) at least 8 times per month

Keeping Young People Safe 
At Young Enterprise, safeguarding is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All successful applicants will receive ongoing safeguarding training throughout their employment and be expected to uphold excellent safeguarding practice at all times.

How to Apply
Please send your CV and a cover letter (max 2 pages) telling us why you’re the right person for this role. Applications must be submitted by 23:30 on 14 January 2026. Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Interviews will be held in person at our London Office and shortlisted candidates will be invited to be interviewed either on 20 or 21 January 2026. Please note, we are only able to respond to shortlisted candidates.

Full details can be found in the Job Description.

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Join us – and help us give every young person the chance to thrive. Apply today!