Data manager, Better Futures Fund

Posting date:	03 June 2026
Salary:	£54,582 to £61,584 per year
Additional salary information:	National £54,582 - £61,584 + £4,200 analyst allowance (+ Benefits)
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	15 June 2026
Location:	M2 3AW
Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Job type:	Temporary
Job reference:	464447/1

Summary

The role we are recruiting for sits within the Impact Economy Team in the Civil Society and Youth directorate. The team has a responsibility for mobilising innovative sources of philanthropic and private capital alongside government spending. This has primarily been in support of encouraging a financially sustainable Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector.

The team is driven by a commitment to improving outcomes for communities, increasing the impact of the sector through innovation and championing what works, improving civil society access to funding, and unlocking and growing non-government sources of finance.

We are firmly committed to our people, and this is reflected in our values. We work hard to build an environment that is diverse and inclusive, as well as warm, friendly and collaborative; where each member of staff can flourish, feel comfortable being themselves at work, develop their skills and move their career forward.

We are seeking a Data Manager to join a new, £500 million major Government programme, the Better Futures Fund (BFF). It is the biggest programme of its kind in the world, cementing the UK Government’s leadership on the use of ‘social outcomes partnerships’. It’s the innovative financial mechanism that forms a social outcomes partnership that makes the BFF unique, and a demonstration of how the Government is working with the Impact Economy. The BFF is a 10 year fund that aims to help address child poverty - supporting up to 200,000 children. It builds on previous pilots led by DCMS to incentivise partnerships bringing organisations together at the local level, ensuring a tailored approach to meet each individual's unique set of (often complex) needs. It also ensures outcomes are achieved through a partnership with social investors. The role will oversee the data capture design and data platform implementation for the BFF. It will work with analysts internally and external stakeholders to understand the BFF’s data needs and aims, then develop the tools to achieve those aims.

This role suits a collaborative and innovative individual who is keen to work on a new complex programme that is not the usual way government does business. The Data Manager will help to empower the policy team with tools that provide a clear indication of the impact of BFF projects. This will principally involve the implementation of a data platform/strategy which builds on previous work and that captures inputs from frontline teams. Through the development of interactive tools, such as dashboards and reports, the policy team can build their knowledge of what works. In turn, the Data Manager will work with evaluators to design an evaluation that is fed directly by BFF data, to gain a deeper, more transparent understanding of the BFF’s overall impact.

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