Social Finance Limited
+44 (0) 20 7770 6836
87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ
socialfinance.org.uk
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The Analyst Programme
About Social Finance
We are an ambitious not for profit organisation that helps to design, fund and scale better solutions to complex
social problems. Our vision is a fairer world where together we unleash the potential of people and communities.
We do this by working in partnership with local and national governments, funders, communities, and the social
sector to tackle complex and enduring social problems in the UK and across the world.
Our skills include financial analysis, data and digital insight, outcomes-focused partnerships, strategy, research
and design. We combine these specialisms in different ways to address specific social challenges. We create
effective solutions that blend the expertise of communities and professionals to deliver better outcomes in issues
such as homelessness, domestic abuse, children’s services, health, employment and skills.
Ready to make your own impact on these issues? Then come and join us.
Our multi-skilled team of over 120 people come from diverse backgrounds in the public, private and charity
sectors, all sharing a passion for making change happen. We provide a high-quality training and development
programme in-house with great opportunities for career progression. We’re a friendly and intellectually curious
bunch, always up for a debate. Read more about what it’s like to work here.
Our values
Everyone at Social Finance believes that change for communities is possible. To help us achieve it, we have three
core values that guide everything we do. We are curious, empathetic and pioneering.
Our teams
We have six teams at Social Finance, each with their own specific focus and requiring their own specific skills.
While our teams tend to work independently, our approach is a collaborative one, where we bring the most skilled
people across the organisation together to solve the challenges we face. Find out more about the issue areas we
work on and the different team approaches here.
About the programme
Social Finance is looking for the next generation of social innovators to start their journey on our Analyst
Programme in Autumn 2023. The programme is three years in duration and consists of a minimum of two
rotations across social issues and teams. Training, both on the job and in group settings, coaching, and
mentorship opportunities will equip you with the skills and experience required to build your career.
This programme is designed for those who do not have a degree but have up to three years’ work experience or
those who have just completed their degree and are looking for their first role.
We are looking for individuals who are:
• Passionate about making a difference
• Intellectually curious
• Innovative thinkers, willing to challenge the status quo
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and confident to work independently
• Team players who can build good working relationships with internal and external partners
Social Finance Limited
+44 (0) 20 7770 6836
87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ
socialfinance.org.uk
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Social Finance is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FCA No. 497568
We work at the intersection of public services, user data, digital tools, and philanthropic and private investment,
and ask questions like:
• Where should governments, donors and philanthropy focus their efforts to improve society?
• How do you design public services that can respond to changing user needs and stay focused
on meaningful outcomes?
• How can data and digital tools be used to support better decision-making?
• How do you align financial success with social impact?
• How do you avoid introducing ethical, social, or cultural bias into solutions and services?
You will need to show potential and interest in the following areas, which will be developed over the course of
your time on the programme. You are not expected to arrive with a full skillset, as this programme is designed to
support you to learn:
Data and analytical skills: You have an aptitude for numerical information and analysis, including the ability to
collect, gather and analyse information. You show attention to detail and can quality control your own work to
produce accurate and reliable outputs in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. During the programme, you will learn how
to create the financial and operational models that support our work, drawing from comparable models in the
business, social and development sectors.
Problem solving: You are able to look at a problem creatively and suggest alternative, viable & impactful
solutions.
Project management: You can document and organise your work, are able to prioritise and plan your own work
streams, communicate project progress effectively, and invest your time appropriately to create high- quality
products and meet deadlines reliably.
Communication & relationship building: You have excellent writing, listening and inter-personal skills, can
summarise and share information effectively. You are able to develop insightful presentations of findings and
conclusions. During the programme, you will learn how to establish, support, and build strong relationships within
and outside Social Finance.
Teamwork: You work well in teams and independently, are receptive to feedback and use it to continually
improve.
User research and design thinking: You can design, coordinate, and implement research plans to understand
service users and their needs. You can synthesise research data to build clear pictures of potential service users
to feed into project / product design.
About your work here
As an Analyst, you will work on various types of projects, supported by a more senior member of staff and
project team. Social Finance aims to create social change in partnership with like-minded organisations, and
we use various avenues to do this.
Systems thinking and design: Developing innovative and long-lasting ways of solving social issues, ranging
from new funding models to policy approaches, to service re-design solutions. For example, we have brought
together several front-line charities to design a new programme of behaviour change to reduce domestic
violence that is being scaled with support from the Home Office.
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+44 (0) 20 7770 6836
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Data analysis and research: From carrying out detailed data analysis to understand complex social issues, to
conducting market research to advise investors on how they can generate a social and financial return, to
helping government use their data effectively to make better decisions. For example, we draw together multiple
data sets to identify which groups of young people are most at risk of poor long-term outcomes, such as
unemployment, and use our conclusions to influence policy.
Advisory work: Assisting social sector and development organisations, and governments worldwide, to create
new approaches to services and innovative funding mechanisms to underpin them. For example, we work with
local authorities to design contracts based on the achievement of social outcomes to prevent young people going
into care.
Market building: From developing national strategies to creating and developing social impact bond (SIB)
markets, to designing knowledge platforms that support the sharing of learning, to building the capacity of other
players in the market to help replicate our work. For example, we work with governments and donors all over the
globe to help create outcome-focused funds to improve the quality of primary and secondary education.
Operational support: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supports people with serious health difficulties to
find and keep a job in an area that they are passionate about. We are working with NHS England to expand the
number of people who have access to high quality IPS. We provide hands-on operational support to services,
create, and deliver free training and develop tools to help providers monitor their own performance.
Fund management: From supporting the development of an investment pipeline and carrying out due diligence on
potential investments, to monitoring the performance of existing investments and supporting investees achieve
their targets. For example, we manage a social investment fund in the health & care space which invests in social
enterprises and projects with the aim of improving community health and wellbeing.
Partnership building and relationship management: From working with frontline delivery partners, to
coordinating with a range of local authority partners, to bringing together diverse sets of funders and investors.
For example, through a Collective Impact model, the Black Thrive initiative is bringing together the council,
health commissioners, charities, and community groups in Lambeth to tackle high rates of mental illness
amongst the local black community.
Working at Social Finance
The fixed salary for this position is £33,000 per annum. Working for a mission driven organisation is more than just
what we pay though, it’s about our culture, our approach and what else we offer. Read more about working at
Social Finance here.
Equity, diversity and inclusion
We actively encourage applications from under-represented and minoritised groups, including those with lived
experience of the social issues we are working to address. We are an equal opportunities employer.
We support a range of flexible working options and welcome UK based applications from outside of London / the
Southeast so far as they can meet the in-person meeting requirements for the role. We can also accommodate
secondments and part-time working. Read more about our approach to equity, diversity and inclusion here.
We work on some projects where our clients may require different levels of DBS checking for our employees.
Candidates deemed suitable for a role after interview will be asked to declare any unspent convictions to ensure
that we are able to resource them to projects appropriately.
Social Finance Limited
+44 (0) 20 7770 6836
87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ
socialfinance.org.uk
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Social Finance is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FCA No. 497568
How to apply
We use Applied, an application platform developed by the Behavioural Insights Team, to record your application.
Applied uses behavioural and data science to improve hiring decisions and minimise unconscious bias in the
recruitment process.
You will be asked to respond to situational based questions which will allow you to express your ability. Your
answer to each question will be viewed in isolation. Please therefore ensure there is enough detail in that single
response, without any references to your other responses.
NB: While we are asking for your CV, please note that we will not be viewing it during the initial sift process. The
selection panel will not have access to the CV, so it is therefore essential that you respond to each question fully.
If you have any queries regarding the role, please contact jordan.jackson@socialfinance.org.uk
Apply for this position using this link or by copying and pasting the address below
https://app.beapplied.com/apply/cujbylvfei
Closing date for applications: Thursday 20 April 2023 at 1:00pm.
