Senior Content & Engagement Manager (16-19)
London, SW1P (with hybrid working opportunities)

About Us

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

We do this by supporting schools, colleges, and nurseries to improve teaching and learning through better use of evidence. We generate research evidence on effective practice in supporting learning outcomes and narrowing the socioeconomic attainment gap, and we work with education professionals to ensure this evidence is applied to achieve the maximum possible benefit for children and young people.

The EEF’s reach and impact has been tremendous: the English education system is now one of the most evidence-informed in the world. Over half of state primary and secondary schools have taken part in an EEF-funded trial, and 70% of all school leaders use the Teaching and Learning Toolkit to inform their decision-making.

We are now looking for a Senior Content & Engagement Manager to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £51,750 per annum
- Flexible working opportunities
- 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays, including 3 which can be taken flexibly)
- 2 festive season closure days
- 6% employer pension contributions, minimum 3% employee contribution
- Life insurance cover
- Interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay (conditions apply)
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme to help you deal with any personal and professional problems

This is an exciting opportunity for a further education professional with expertise in creating resources or training for teaching and training staff to advance their career with our vital charity.

You will have the chance to play a defining role in shaping national practice and driving improvements in educational outcomes for the further education sector.

Joining our world-class, highly respected team, you will perfectly position yourself to grow and enhance your skills and become a leading light, fulfilling your potential and gaining the recognition you deserve.

So, if you’re excited by the prospect of making a lasting difference and shaping the future of 16–19 education, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

As our Senior Content & Engagement Manager, you will seek to improve outcomes for 16-19 year olds in education by creating resources and content that practitioners and leaders can use to support them.

Specifically, you will develop, produce and review 16-19 educational content and communications, adding practical and technical expertise to their creation.

Leading the development of flagship, evidence-based content, you will communicate and plan content creation, forge and maintain relationships with stakeholders and the Communications Team, and lead engagement activity to support practitioners.

You will also play a key role in supporting our new Evidence Partnership network, leading or supporting the delivery of content training, enabling targeted QA for network content, and working with our Evidence Mobilisation Team to develop case studies.

About You

To be considered as our Senior Content & Engagement Manager, you will need:

- Experience working within, or closely aligned to, 16-19 education settings, with a strong reputation for excellence in the sector
- Experience using evidence to create accessible and relevant resources or training for 16-19 leaders or practitioners, e.g. creating evidence informed PD or writing educational blogs
- An in-depth understanding of the 16-19 educational landscape, with an advanced level of knowledge of practice, and evidence use, in such settings
- Strong project management skills and comfort working in complex and changing delivery environments
- The ability to understand complex challenges in the sector, identify opportunities for practice change, and support the development of that practice change
- A collaborative and pragmatic approach, an ability to balance a commitment to rigour with accessibility and impact, and an ability to work autonomously and proactively
- Strong attention to detail and a curiosity to engage deeply with evidence and research
- Strong advocacy for equity, diversity and inclusion, ensuring these principles are upheld in all aspects of your work
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to produce high-quality written communication to inform and influence a wide range of audiences

The closing date for this role is 11th January 2026.

Other organisations may call this role Learning and Engagement Manager, Learning Support Manager, Programme Lead, FE Programme Lead, FE Support Manager, or Educational Content Manager.

Webrecruit and The Education Endowment Foundation are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to apply your sector expertise as a Senior Content & Engagement Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Senior Policy Manager (16-19)
London, SW1P (with hybrid working opportunities)

About Us

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

We do this by supporting schools, colleges, and nurseries to improve teaching and learning through better use of evidence. We generate research evidence on effective practice in supporting learning outcomes and narrowing the socioeconomic attainment gap, and we work with education professionals to ensure this evidence is applied to achieve the maximum possible benefit for children and young people.

The EEF’s reach and impact has been tremendous: the English education system is now one of the most evidence-informed in the world. Over half of state primary and secondary schools have taken part in an EEF-funded trial, and 70% of all school leaders use the Teaching and Learning Toolkit to inform their decision-making.

Following an extension of our 2023 remit to expend into the FE sector, we are now looking for a Senior Policy Manager to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £51,750 per annum
- Flexible working opportunities
- 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays including 3 which can be taken flexibly)
- 2 festive season closure days
- 6% employer pension contributions, minimum 3% employee contribution
- Life insurance cover
- Interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay (conditions apply)
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme to help you deal with any personal and professional problems

This is a rare and meaningful opportunity for an educational policy professional with expertise in the 16-19 education landscape to join our mission-led organisation.

You will have the chance to lead on unique, transformative initiatives that make a tangible difference, helping improve the further education sector for both students and teaching practitioners.

What’s more, you will grow your expertise within our highly skilled, first-class policy team, gaining exposure, support, and insight that will strengthen your development and broaden your impact across the sector.

So, if you want to play a leading role in shaping evidence-informed policy across the 16–19 sector, apply now and help us drive meaningful change.

The Role

As a Senior Policy Manager, you will support the development of policies to support our work in the 16-19 age education sector.

Seeking to influence national education policy, you will work as part of a team to support policy makers and other parties operating at a national level to use evidence to support their work.

You will produce research and advice on the 16-19 sector policy area as it relates to our mission, forge high-quality evidence infrastructure within our organisation and collaborate with policymakers to ensure their work is informed by evidence.

Additionally, you will:

- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and identify priority issues
- Communicate our policy positions through briefings, reports, blogs, and papers
- Manage strategic projects that enhance the sector’s data infrastructure
- Maintain your understanding of 16-19 sector policies
- Ensure our activities reflect our policy priorities

About You

To be considered as our Senior Policy Manager, you will need:

- Experience working in education policy or a related field
- An excellent understanding of the 16-19 English education landscape and relevant government policies
- The ability to analyse complex policy problems and identify opportunities for research to inform policy solutions
- The ability to build relationships with policymakers and other stakeholders
- Strong project management skills and comfort working in complex and changing delivery environments
- Strong attention to detail and a curiosity to engage deeply with evidence and research
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong advocacy for equity, diversity and inclusion
- To be educated to degree level in a relevant field

The closing date for this role is 11th January 2026.

Other organisations may call this role Policy Manager, Education Policy Lead, Senior Policy Officer, Post-16 Policy Manager, or Policy & Research Manager.

Webrecruit and The Education Endowment Foundation are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to take on this Senior Policy Manager role, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Senior Research Manager (Responsive Synthesis)
Central London, SW1P (with hybrid working opportunities)

About Us

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement.

We do this by supporting schools, colleges, and nurseries to improve teaching and learning through better use of evidence. We generate research evidence on effective practice in supporting learning outcomes and narrowing the socioeconomic attainment gap, and we work with education professionals to ensure this evidence is applied to achieve the maximum possible benefit for children and young people.

The EEF’s reach and impact has been tremendous: the English education system is now one of the most evidence-informed in the world. Over half of state primary and secondary schools have taken part in an EEF-funded trial, and 70% of all school leaders use the Teaching and Learning Toolkit to inform their decision-making.

We are now looking for a Senior Research Manager to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £51,750 per annum
- Flexible working opportunities
- 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays including 3 which can be taken flexibly)
- 2 festive season closure days
- 6% employer pension contributions, minimum 3% employee contribution
- Life insurance cover
- Interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay (conditions apply)
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme to help you deal with any personal and professional problems

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced research manager with expertise in managing and producing evidence synthesis outputs to join our respected and mission-driven organisation.

So, if you are ready to play a key role in shaping evidence that improves outcomes for young people, we would love to hear from you.

The Role

As a Senior Research Manager, you will lead and manage responsive evidence synthesis projects that support policymaking, practice, and our strategic priorities.

Specifically, you will drive forward innovative approaches to responsive evidence synthesis, piloting new methods, exploring the potential of AI supported practices, and helping shape mechanisms such as our developing helpdesk function that make high-quality evidence accessible when policymakers and practitioners need it most.

At the same time, you will embed evidence synthesis practices into wider policy reforms, ensuring that the latest insights are reflected in government-supported professional development and other national initiatives.

Additionally, you will:

- Line manage Research Managers within the team
- Oversee the annual plan to ensure evidence synthesis outputs keep progressing
- Represent the evidence synthesis team at events
- Identify future innovations that could support our wider evidence synthesis work

About You

To be considered as our Senior Research Manager, you will need:

- Direct experience producing evidence synthesis outputs aimed at practice or policymaking
- Demonstrable experience across all stages of a systematic review process
- Experience working across teams and managing external stakeholders to deliver high-quality outputs
- A genuine interest in education and commitment to our mission
- Excellent communication skills

All EEF staff are subject to a check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The level of check which will apply shall be a “Basic” level check. 

Applications close: 22nd December 2025 (23:59 GMT or BST)
First round interviews: 13th January 2026
Second round interviews: w/c 19th January 2026

Other organisations may call this role Evidence Synthesis Manager, Systematic Review Lead, Education Evidence Manager, Senior Researcher, or Senior Evidence Analyst.

Webrecruit and the Education Endowment Foundation are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to apply your expertise to a Senior Research Manager role that shapes national evidence use, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.