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Lead Strategy and Impact Analyst
Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/82685/8746
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Employee
Contract Details:
Permanent role with the expectation of working from Church House on Mondays.
Salary/Stipend:
£59,248
Working Hours:
35
Location:
Church House, Great Smith Street, London
| The Old Brewhouse, Bishopthorpe, York
Closing Date:
22/06/2025
Vacancy Category:
Mission and Evangelism
Business Unit:
National Church Institutions (NCIs)
Organizational Unit:
CofE Central Services
Introduction
The Lead Strategy and Impact Analyst plays a key role in developing practical, evidence-based policies that support effective mission and ministry approaches within the Church of England’s Vision and Strategy priority areas.
In this role, you will analyse and synthesise data from evaluations of funded programmes, commissioned research, and wider social trends, building a coherent evidence base to inform both policy and practice.
As a member of the Insights and Engagement sub-team, you will work collaboratively across departments and teams to:
- Support strategic projects through analysis, reporting, and evaluation
- Engage with key stakeholders, fostering communication and knowledge sharing
- Assess the impact of grant-funded projects to ensure meaningful outcomes.
Summary of main responsibilities
- Convert analysis into actionable insight to inform decision-making.
- Conduct high-quality research to build evidence and support policy development.
- Lead strategy development initiatives, including stakeholder engagement, communication, analysis, reporting, and evaluation.
- Perform statistical modelling and quantitative/qualitative analysis to assess the impact of the SMMI grants programme.
Key role requirements
The post holder must attend a face-to-face meeting at Church House on Mondays, regardless of whether their primary work location is Church House or The Brewhouse at Bishopthorpe Palace.
About You
The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
You will need to be/have:
- Experience in handling complex datasets, projects and applying different strategic modelling approaches.
- Proficient in data visualisation tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
- A strong background in statistical modelling, including regression analysis (R, Python, SPSS).
- The ability to prioritise and structure the evidence base with technical expertise.
- Critical thinking to evaluate risks, develop options, and provide recommendations.
- Experience in staff management and development.
- The ability to perform under tight deadlines and high-pressure situations.
- Proactive and resilient, demonstrating energy and commitment to meaningful change.
- Expertise in identifying and sharing key learning from grant-funded programmes and projects.
- The ability to present findings persuasively and accurately in both written and spoken formats.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.
What we offer
Your Salary
- A salary of £59,248 per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
Your Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
- We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario, and if this fits within the department’s needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
- We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities, including apprenticeships.
- Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK’s leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & stress-related helplines.
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
- Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
- Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.
ABOUT NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS
The National Church Institutions comprises a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation - a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.
We Include. You Belong.
Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background.
Living out our values in all that we do, we:
- Strive for Excellence
- Show Compassion
- Respect others
- Collaborate
- Act with Integrity
We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values. Even if you have never thought about working for us before, if you have the skills and experience we’re looking for, then we would like to hear from you.
Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the role.
Closing date is Sunday 22nd June 2025, and interviews will be held in the week beginning Monday 30th June 2025.
Closing date is Sunday 22nd June 2025, and interviews will be held in the week beginning Monday 30th June 2025.
The post holder must attend a face-to-face meeting at Church House on Mondays, regardless of whether their primary work location is Church House or The Brewhouse at Bishopthorpe Palace.
