Team

Social Finance is an organisation that actually makes a difference. At the heart of our model are brilliant, dedicated change-makers who do the doing as well as the thinking. We have expertise in social impact investing, data and digital, evidence-based policy, service design and systems change. Our people think big, act with integrity, and bring the commitment needed to tackle society’s toughest challenges.

Published:29 September 2022

Updated:23 November 2025

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Ivjyot Singh Oberoi

Ivjyot is an Associate at Social Finance, working across impact investing, evaluation, and public policy. He has led UK impact investing market…

Associate
Children & Young People
Employment & Skills
Social Investment
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Jack Roberts

Jack Roberts is a Social Finance Manager who brings seven years experience as a consultant at EY, where he helped banks to support vulnerable…

Manager
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Jake Osborn

Jake Osborn joined Social Finance as an IT Apprentice in 2019 and is now an IT Analyst. He is involved in all aspects of IT, including support,…

IT Analyst
IT & Technical Support Team
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Jan Hadfield

Jan is an IPS Grow Regional Lead within the Southwest of the UK. Supporting IPS services to embrace and deliver the IPS Fidelity model. Having…

Senior IPS Grow Regional Lead (Southwest)
Employment & Skills
IPS Grow
System Change
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Jana Bakunina

Jana focuses on social and impact investing, building on Social Finance’s outcomes-based social investment programmes, such as Community…

Social Investment Lead
Social Investment
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Jane Newman

Jane Newman joined Social Finance in 2012 and is a Director in the International team where she leads our work to develop and support a global…

International Director
International

Jenni Bates

Jenni is the Salesforce Administrator and Analyst at IPS Grow, supporting the development and day-to-day management of the organisation’s Salesforce…

Salesforce Administrator & Analyst
IPS Grow
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Jess Waight

Jess is a Project Manager in IPS Grow. Jess leads on various projects across the team, with a primary focus on workforce.

Project Manager
IPS Grow
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Jessica Davies

Jessica Davies is a Director. She supports charitable foundations to design and develop systemic solutions to entrenched social problems, and leads…

Director
System Change
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Joanne Barber

Joanne works as a Senior Workforce Lead within the IPS Grow team, supporting services across the Midlands and East of England. She brings a strong…

Regional Lead (Midlands), IPS Grow
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Joe Buckman

Joe Buckman is an IPS Grow Senior Workforce Lead for the North of England, helping services to expand their workforce by providing specialist IPS…

Senior IPS Grow Workforce Lead (North)
IPS Grow
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John Rowe

John Rowe is a Fidelity Assurance Lead for the Connect to Work programme. In his role, he collaborates with teams across the country to conduct…

Fidelity Assurance Lead
IPS Grow