Are you looking for a life mission and a rewarding career where you can help find better ways of tackling social problems in the UK and globally. Do you want to change the world and people’s lives?  Bridges Outcomes Partnerships is looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who are intellectually curious and understand the value of how good data insight and state of the art delivery and implementation can contribute to achieving a positive social impact.

About Us

Bridges Outcomes Partnerships is a mission driven not for profit social enterprise.  We work with Government, community groups and specialist partners to design and deliver vital services that support people to improve their lives, in areas ranging from housing and employment to education and wellbeing.

BOP has been created by Bridges Fund Management, a specialist impact-driven investor. Over the last decade, we had the privilege of working on 55+ outcomes contracts, alongside 111 socially motivated delivery organisations, 86 payers, and 22 co-investors. We delivered £68m of outcomes for 29k people as of December 2020.

The role of BOP spans project development (working with Government and others to design and launch the service), project and performance management (coordinating the delivery phase and liaising with the various stakeholders) and project finance (funding the project until it starts to earn outcomes payments). Our own funding comes from a group of pioneering social investors, including The Office for Civil Society, Big Society Capital, Pilotlight, Trust for London, who, like us, are motivated by improving lives and changing the system for the better.

In the year to come we are focused on growing our direct and systemic impact nationally and internationally and we are incredibly excited about your help on this journey!  

We would love to hear from you if you are:

• Curious, analytical and great at solving problems 

• Exceptional at building strong working relationships with team members and across a range of stakeholders

• Flexible and adaptable team player with a can-do attitude

• Able to undertake a variety of activities with a substantial degree of personal responsibility and autonomy.

About the opportunity

As an Analyst you will report into the Head of Data and Analytics, who is also the Co-Founder of BOP, and work alongside teams on one of our many social impact projects and as you develop and grow in the role you will become responsible for:

• Leading on the creation of high-quality analysis and drawing out insights which enables the development, improvement, and innovation within the service

• Identifying patterns, trends, and root causes to anticipate potential challenges/opportunities, and recommend solutions to mitigate these

• Taking the lead on the assessment of our delivery partner operational processes and system inefficiencies and support them in developing more efficient processes which are streamlined and lead to an improvement in productivity

• Lead on the development of performance dashboards and reports

• Identifying, evaluating and implementing tools to support data validation and cleansing

 In order to take on the above responsibilities over time, we will be looking for you to demonstrate strength in the following competencies:

Curious and Inquisitive: You crave knowledge and consistently seek learning opportunities in every situation or interaction with people.  You love to understand why things happen and will look for patterns and ask questions that nobody else has thought to ask. 

Data and Analytical Skills: You are good with numerical data and analysis and you are able to accurately assimilate information, grasp concepts quickly and develop critical insights to inform decisions.

Problem Solving: You take a positive approach to tackling problems and have the ability to make sense of something complex and recommend practical solutions.

Adaptable:  You can adapt easily to changes in work and your effectiveness isn’t impacted. You are flexible and versatile and act as an advocate for change.

Communication: You can confidently communicate your thoughts and ideas both verbally and in writing and you are able to simplify complexities and adapt your communication so others can understand.

Relationship Building and Team Work: You are a team player and are able to build credible and trusting relationships both internally and externally.

Attention to Detail: You are detail focussed and you ensure the work you produce is accurate and of a high quality.

IT and Data Analytic Skills: You have a strong working knowledge and understanding of Word, Excel and Powerpoint, and you embrace the opportunity to learn new IT applications

 What we will offer you

• We are committed to developing you and will work with you to support you with your personal and career development plans.

• We are committed to the culture of learning and have regular learning opportunities within the team where we all come together as a team to learn more about other projects across the portfolio and learn more about impact investment.

• We are a flexible employer and we will support you to ensure that you achieve a healthy, happy work-life balance. 

• You will be joining an incredibly dedicated, vibrant, dynamic and talented team of people who are deeply passionate about services which improve people’s lives and public sector reform. 

• The health and wellbeing of our employees is really important to us.  We offer 24-hour impartial Employee Assistance line alongside other well-being initiatives to promote a more healthier working environment.

• You will start on a salary of £30,000.

• You will get 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 days for bank holidays.

• We offer a Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme.

• We offer 4 x Life Insurance and many other benefits.

This is an exciting role for someone who really wants to make a difference and is passionate about using data to change lives.