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Working at Social Finance

The complex social problems we work on require the perspectives of many minds. Whatever your background, there are opportunities for you to step outside what you know, to think and work differently. 
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How we work

  • We bring people together in multi-skilled, outcomes focused teams.

  • We’re human-centred – working in the real world, in partnership with the people who are experiencing social injustice and those working to support them. 

  • We collaborate across teams with diverse skills and backgrounds – everyone’s voice, opinions and questions are valued. 

The reason I went into tech was to help people, so I knew working for Social Finance would be ideal. There are so many people here from different backgrounds that it almost doesn’t matter what you did before – it’s what you bring to the job.

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

Read more about why Matthew likes working here

Career progression

We have a well-defined career progression pathway from analyst to director and a unique three-year analyst training programme aimed at developing the social leaders of tomorrow. Whatever career stage you’re at, we have exciting opportunities to broaden your skills and experience.

  • We offer a high-quality skills-based training programme, developed and delivered in house.

  • The breadth of talent in our teams creates exceptional opportunities for learning and developing your own skills, experience and understanding. Through cross-team working on projects, you could work with data scientists, specialists in human-centred design, product developers, financial analysts, people with backgrounds in healthcare, charities, government and much more.

  • We also offer opportunities to work with a huge variety of partners and expert advisors from different sectors.

  • Analysts and Senior Analysts work across different teams and social issue areas, building a broad skill set and knowledge.

  • Associates are often a key part of project delivery teams, supporting Analysts and working closely with the Manager. 

  • Managers are generally the lynchpin of the project team, liaising with clients and managing the team.

  • Associate Directors lead projects, build and manage client and stakeholder relationships, and support the running of the team.

  • Directors identify and secure new business development opportunities alongside overseeing successful delivery of their projects.

My advice for someone applying to Social Finance? I’d tell them ​‘expect to have your expectations challenged’, which is part of the beauty of working here.

Jessica Davies, Associate Director, Impact Incubator

Learn more about Jessica‘s work at Social Finance

Practicalities and what we offer you

  • Hybrid working.

  • Healthcare cash plan.

  • Generous holiday allowance with ability to buy / sell additional days.

  • Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.
  • Volunteer leave.

  • Pension contributions.

  • Employee assistance programme – a free helpline for confidential advice.

  • Cycle to work scheme.

  • Give as you earn.

  • Twice monthly unplugged afternoons (digital detox).

  • Quarterly all staff offsites, including our summer fun day.

We are a Living Wage employer, a Disability Confident Committed employer, and are signatories to the Mindful Employer Charter and the Menopause Workplace Pledge.

The Analyst Programme

The Social Finance Analyst Programme is a unique three-year training programme aimed at developing the social leaders of tomorrow. Applications open each March.

Find out about The Analyst Programme from people who’ve done it by watching this video.

Learn more about The Analyst Programme

Our alumni network

Our former colleagues have taken their skills and experience forward in a wide range of jobs and sectors, including:

  • International development.

  • Local authorities.

  • The civil service.

  • Impact investment.

  • The NHS.

  • Social care, social work and more.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

We seek people with a range of backgrounds and life experiences because it makes our organisation stronger and is absolutely central to our mission.

We have developed a vision for race equity at Social Finance and established a Race Equity Advisory Group to provide expert insight and challenge.

Read more about equity, diversity and inclusion at Social Finance
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SIBs and RIBs, the Social Finance x RNLI softball team

Putting the ​‘social’ into Social Finance

This is a friendly place to work with many opportunities to socialise and have fun if you want to. We have a team of Chief Fun Officers with a budget to organise events and meet-ups. 

We’ve had bake-offs, an office-based escape room, board games tournaments, an art class and a casino night. We have also formed a softball team with the RNLI and play games during the summer months. 

Current vacancies

IPS Grow Lead (London)

We are seeking an experienced IPS professional with recent IPS team leadership experience at a Team Leader, Senior Employment Specialist or Service Manager level to cover the London region. The role will have a focus on working with regional and national stakeholder to support the national expansion of evidence-based employment provision within health systems. This will require the post holder to lead by example helping services translate research into on the ground practice, with a focus on quality and good performance.

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