Impact and Learning Lead

Country Trust Impact and Learning Lead 

Employed contract

• 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)

If you would like to discuss a possible combination with the Head of Programmes role also being
advertised please contact us at [email protected] 

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 like our Countryside Discovery
Residentials reaching over 15,000 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: www.countrytrust.org.uk/our-mission/vision-and-mission

Our Impact: www.countrytrust.org.uk/our-mission/our-impact

Closing date: midnight 5th May 
Shortlisting: w/c 6th May 
Interviews: w/c 20th May (to be confirmed) 

Due to our safer recruitment policy, we cannot accept CVs for this position.