Senior Impact and Learning Manager

Find out more about this role and London Sport at our online candidate information session at 10am on Thursday 26th March.  Join the session using this link or watch the recording on our YouTube channel after the session.

Find out more from the hiring manager here: Senior Impact & Learning Manager

Please see the recruitment pack on our website for full details. 

The Role:

We’re looking for a Senior Impact and Learning Manager to join our Impact and Insight Directorate until March 2028, helping support the work we do internally and with partners across the capital.

This exciting new role will be fundamental in helping us achieve our goal of providing effective impact measurement and learning support for London Sport’s Place Universal Offer (PUO) programme funded by Sport England. In addition, the work will support the delivery of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) in three Place Based delivery areas (Enfield, Lambeth, and Newham).

In the role, you’ll report to the Head of Impact and Learning, and work alongside Insight and Impact colleagues to take ownership of four main workstreams:

  • Development, championing and delivery of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) of the PUO programme. (Workstream 1)
  • Oversight and project management of delivery of MEL supporting the roll out of the expansion of place-based working in three areas – Enfield, Lambeth and Newham. (Workstreams 2-4)

About You:

  • You have excellent understanding and evidenced experience of delivering impact measurement and evaluation practices.
  • You will be able to evidence your experience in designing and applying appropriate and proportionate MEL approaches, tools and methods to embed project impact measurement and evaluation to maximise learning.
  • You will have significant previous experience of independently commissioning and managing external contractors.
  • You have a strong understanding of, and high-level skills in, qualitative and quantitative research and analysis techniques with the ability to synthesise data from a range of sources.
  • You will have strong experience of coaching/teaching others to support the development of MEL leads.
  • You enjoy working with others and helping them learn. You can build rapport and develop positive relationships with colleagues as a basis for providing support and deliver workshops helping others improve their skills/understanding of MEL. 
  • You have strong verbal communication skills, project management and organizational skills with an excellent ability to demystify MEL and present learning using simple and tailored communication for maximum engagement.
  • You are able to demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion in relation to London.
  • You have lived experience of day-to-day life in London.   

Key Details:

  • Full-time (35 hours per week).  We are open to discussing flexible working options.
  • Salary: £49,903 per annum if full-time
  • Fixed-term contract until March 2028
  • Flexible working: we use a model of 2 plus days in our central London office at House of Sport and working from home, with travel required throughout London
  • By applying for the role, you are stating that you are eligible to work in the UK. London Sport is unable to apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Timeline:

  • Deadline for applications: EoD on Sunday 15th March
  • Interviews: Week commencing 30th March

If you have any questions about the role or London Sport, please email hr@londonsport.org.

Senior Impact and Learning Manager

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

SE1 4YB

£49,903 per year
Contract - Full-time
Posted 7 days ago
Closing date: 15/03/2026
Job reference: JF1507248LonSIALM
Documents
Senior Impact and Learning Manager Recruitment Pack - External.pdf
Senior I&L Manager - candidate webinar 26.2.26.pdf