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Impact and Learning Lead

The Country Trust
Hybrid or home-working, ideally within easy reach of Chelmsford

Posted: 17 Apr 2024

Deadline: 5 May 2024

Compensation: £38,000 FTE

Paid Part-time Remote working

Job description

Impact and Learning Lead 

• Hours: 21 per week  
• Salary/contract rate : £38,000 FTE   
• Location: Ideally within easy reach of Chelmsford. Hybrid/homeworking  
• Employed contract – benefits  
• Annual leave: 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (FTE)  
• Benefits: Workplace pension   
• Reporting to: CEO (and then likely change to Head of Programmes, once recruited)  

About The Country Trust 

As a nation we've lost our connection with the land that sustains us all, with big and urgent ramifications for health, sustainability and equality. The Country Trust is changing this through high quality food, farming and countryside experiences that empower children in the most disadvantaged communities across the UK. For 45 years, we've worked with farmers to bring the countryside alive for over 600,000 children least able to access it. Our impactful programmes include the Food Discovery Programme, Countryside Discovery Residentials, Farm Discovery, Farm in a Box and Plant Your Pants. 

About the Role 

The Country Trust Impact and Learning Lead is a flexible and fulfilling opportunity in our growing, energetic charity. You'll ensure evaluation and learning are embedded throughout the organisation, setting the standard for measuring and articulating our difference.  As a versatile senior leader, you'll shape our strategic direction by championing our Theory of Change and embedding impact across our activities from the start. 

Starting from a strong position with our existing evaluation framework, you'll nurture a culture of evidence-based improvement across programmes such as our Farm Discovery and Countryside Discovery Residential programmes, in all reaching over 70,000 children annually. This hybrid role involves some home-working plus seeing our programmes in action nationwide.  

About You 

• You are a team player, skilled in designing evaluation and learning activities ensuring all voices are heard.  
• Experienced in commissioning and/or managing external research or evaluation partners. 
• With strengths in quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis and storytelling, you'll create compelling reports that drive decision-making.  
• You are an excellent communicator engaging diverse stakeholders, and an inspiring presenter and writer advocating our cause. 
• You are a curious, creative thinker piloting innovative ways to gather and visualise data. While no deep academic research knowledge is required, you'll have an appreciation of different methods, tools and approaches. 
• You can balance priorities and get hands-on. 
• You are skilled at designing and delivering training. 
• You understand the realities facing disadvantaged children and are committed to creating quality opportunities through our work 
• You have strong IT skills. 
• You have firsthand experience working with or within primary education. 
• You ideally have experience in the charity sector and a passion for food, farming and the countryside.

Supporting documents / links: Our Vision and Mission and Our Impact

Application information

If you would like to discuss a possible combination with the Head of Programmes role also being advertised please contact us at senior-recruitment@countrytrust.org.uk 

Please apply at https://www.countrytrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/

Closing date: Midnight 5th May 

Shortlisting: w/c 6th May 

Interviews: w/c 20th May (to be confirmed)

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