Impact Analyst

Do you have a proactive, solutions-focused approach and extensive experience in data analysis and visualisation?

We are recruiting for an Impact Analyst to join on a full-time basis, working 35 hours per week on a fixed-term contract for 12 months (ending 31st August 2026).

The Impact & Evaluation Team has been evolving and positioning itself more strategically in the organisation. The team is fundamental in ensuring that the Alzheimer’s Society is seen as a trusted partner in delivering strategic & impactful activity for individuals & in systems locally & nationally. The team does this by undertaking activity that enables, evidences or informs impact, acting as a strategic partner to colleagues across the organisation. 

As Impact Analyst you will report to the Head of Evaluation & Impact and be responsible for delivering relevant monitoring/analytical activity as an expert in this field. You will need to have a proactive & solutions-focused approach, working with the wider team to setup this new function and demonstrate the value of bringing in this capability.

Impact Analysts will need to understand the breadth of impact activity, as well as relevant audiences in the charity sector, to target their activity appropriately. They will also need to be effective at collaborating with colleagues across the organisation, in particular in Quality & Insight and Data Teams, as well as with other members of the Evaluation & Impact Team.

In this role you will likely work on projects such as:

• Leading the design of our new shared impact activity measurement frameworks, and accompanying tools for measuring outcomes and impact across service delivery, policy & influencing and research.
• Gathering & analysing external data from established sources, supporting Alzheimer’s Society to contextualise internal data (e.g. in relation to prevalence, diagnosis rates, demographics), including through a place-based lens.
• Exploring & analysing data on CRS to establish new insight, leading with curiosity and with good strategic understanding.
• Designing dashboards and other data visualisations to better showcase our impact.

Interviews for this role have been provisionally scheduled to take place on Wednesday 1st and Friday 3rd October.

About you

Joining us, you will have good project management skills and a proactive and solutions-focused approach. You will be able to collaborate well with others, offering the appropriate level of support and challenging ways of thinking. You will have experience analysing external datasets and sources in particular health and social care data.

 What you’ll focus on:

• Supporting the Head of Impact & Evaluation to ensure that this new function is effectively mobilised, appropriately resourced & well-supported.
• Working with the Head of to identify opportunities to undertake strategically relevant activity, through the lens of monitoring & analytics, and proactively introducing new projects as needed.
• Ensuring that projects are delivered on time, to an excellent standard, and that all stakeholders are well informed.
• Acting as technical expert for monitoring & analytics in the role of impact, able to provide information, advice and guidance as required.
• Designing tools (e.g. outcomes tools) and approaches to generating & analysing data relevant to impact, across service delivery, policy & influencing and research.

Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.  

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society. 

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people. 

Our hiring process

During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply.  Please also contact Alzheimer’s Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.

We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.

We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.

Giving back to you

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society. 

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.