Who we are

We are a not-for-profit enterprise. We have a team of over 130 people, diverse in skills and experiences, united in our passion for making the world a fairer place.

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We build and work in dynamic partnerships to unleash the potential of communities. Together we make change happen in areas such as social care, education and health, employment and children’s services, and issues such as homelessness and domestic abuse.

We have a huge range of skills and experience under one roof, so we can treat every issue as unique and build a bespoke team to tackle each one.

Our values

Curious

We unearth the evidence, ask the awkward questions and don’t give up until we get an answer.

Through rigorous thinking, and learning from others, we generate ideas that make a big social impact.

Empathetic

We look from all angles, welcome all viewpoints. We seek to understand without reproach.

We build strong teams from diverse backgrounds, with a shared goal to create lasting partnerships for change.

Pioneering

We are ambitious for lasting change and won’t stop until social systems truly meet people’s needs.

Change is hard. But by combining social insight, business flair and practical innovation – we make it happen. 

What we do

We work with our partners to help design, fund and scale solutions to some of the most challenging social problems in the UK and across the world. 

We started in 2007 with a pioneering idea for funding and delivering social change projects: social impact bonds. Now better known as social outcomes contracts, they have since generated over £600m worldwide and transformed the landscape for socially-motivated investment. 

We’re still the experts in this area – we’ve supported the development, contracting and delivery of over 100 social outcomes contracts, across 50 countries. But we also offer a full suite of services to design and deliver projects and take them to scale. 

There are so many people here from different backgrounds that it‘s not about what you did before, it’s about what you can bring to the job.

Matthew Pugh, Principal Software Engineer, Data + Digital Labs team

Our people and expertise

Across the board, we’re friendly, collaborative, rigorous and forward-thinking people. As an organisation, we continually develop and grow. We have hubs of expertise: 

Data + Digital Labs

Harnessing the power of data and digital for people and communities.

More about the Data + Digital Labs team

Government + Enterprise

Resolving complex social problems through innovative partnerships.

More about the Government + Enterprise team

Health + Social Care

Uniting operational, clinical and financial expertise to deliver new models of care.

More about the Health + Social Care team

Health + Work

Creating equal opportunities to fulfilling employment.

More about the Health + Work team

Impact Incubator

Creating new opportunities with philanthropy for lasting social change.

More about the Impact Incubator

International

Putting outcomes at the heart of development.

More about the International team

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Our multi-skilled people come from a huge range of backgrounds across the non-profit, public, private and financial sectors. They have a deep understanding of the issues we work on and the organisations and sectors we work with, and are highly experienced in supporting systems change.

We have experts in service and healthcare commissioning, design thinking, digital, data science, product development, financial analysis and much more. We’re working to recruit people with lived experience of the issues we address, and we’re connected to an extensive network of expert advisors.

Who we work with

We’re trusted to design and deliver life changing projects by local and national governments in the UK and across the world, along with charities, funders, commissioners and the people and communities we work with.

The social impact work we do is supported by a mixture of:

  • Public contracts awarded by local authorities, government departments and health bodies in the UK and abroad, donor agencies.

  • Grants and social investment from trusts, investors and organisations like the National Lottery Community Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

Join the team

IPS Grow Regional Senior Workforce Lead

We are recruiting a Senior Workforce Lead to support hands-on recruitment, onboarding, and training of IPS Employment Specialists across various regions. This role will include the development and delivery of in-depth IPS specific training and involvement in the delivery of a Level 3 accredited IPS qualification and apprenticeship.

IPS Grow Regional Workforce Lead (x3 vacancies)

We are recruiting three Workforce Leads to support hands-on recruitment, attraction and the on-boarding and training of IPS Employment Specialists and Team Leaders across the country. These will be dedicated, regional roles where you will support the scale up of the IPS workforce in your designated region. The Workforce Lead will provide specialist support to services embarking on recruitment campaigns, monitor their effectiveness and share learning. They will also provide hands-on support for recruitment efforts and training. This will vary according to the service need, but could include headhunting, sifting CVs, preparing for interviews, shortlisting and training.

Senior Service Designer

We are looking for a Service Designer who can bring their skills, energy and creativity to an expanding portfolio of human-centred design and research projects at Social Finance. As a service designer, you’ll engage with a broad range of stakeholders to design systems, products and services that meet the needs of the people who use them and those who deliver them. You will also champion the application of user-centred design approaches both within Social Finance and with our partners.

Marketing Manager (London)

We are recruiting for a dedicated Marketing Manager to join the IPS Grow team. The role holder will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive marketing initiatives to support the expansion and effectiveness of IPS. We are open to this as a full time or 0.8FTE (four days per week) role.

IPS Grow Research Lead

IPS Grow, is seeking a Research Lead (health, employment and individual placement and support), to help support the quality expansion of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services across England’s health systems.

Project Support Officer

We are looking for a Project Support Officer to focus on supporting the IPS Grow team and programme within the Health + Work team at Social Finance. This role will include providing project and administrative support to the team to ensure we have real impact. The role will report into the Team Head for IPS Grow.

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