Early-Stage Programme Development Lead (FTC)
London (hybrid working)

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 summarising the best available evidence in plain language for busy, time-poor teachers and senior leaders, generating new evidence of what works, and what doesn’t work, to improve teaching and learning. We support teachers and senior leaders across the country to use this evidence to achieve the maximum possible benefit for children and young people.

We are now looking for an Early-Stage Programme Development Lead to join our team on a fixed-term contract until August 2025.

The Benefits

- Salary of c.£40,000 - £50,000 DOE
- 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays) and 2 Christmas closure days
- Pension scheme matched with 5% employer contributions
- Flexible start and end working times
- Flexible working opportunities
- Life insurance cover
- Interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay
- Confidential access to Employee Assistance Programme

The Role

As an Early-Stage Programme Development Lead, you will focus on leading the day-to-day activities that support early-stage programme development - the earliest step of the EEF’s programme pipeline.

Specifically, you will identify, support and set-up early-stage programme development projects, enabling others to develop new interventions informed by promising areas of evidence.

You will support a range of organisations with a structured process of development, bringing in expertise from partners and ensuring everything is joined-up with the rest of the programme pipeline.

About You

To join us as an Early-Stage Programme Development Lead, you will need:

- Experience of contributing to and/or co-ordinating professional development or implementation plans
- A track record of project management and delivery
- An understanding of the education landscape and the school system
- The ability to articulate the role of evidence in driving improvements in pupil attainment
- An entrepreneurial, flexible and pragmatic approach
- Evidence of strong relationship management and communication skills across diverse audiences
- The willingness to travel regularly