Welcome to our career site
What we do
Purposeful Ventures aims to create a fairer society where all young people thrive. We are the UK’s leading charity for researching, incubating, launching and scaling initiatives and funds that tackle issues across education and society, from cradle to career, creating wide-spread system change and providing young people opportunities in education and beyond.
Purposeful Ventures offers philanthropists and funders bespoke advice, using an evidence-based approach to help them to identify high-impact opportunities to fund.
We then partner with visionary individuals and mission-driven organisations with strong theories of change. We help them turn great ideas into sustainable and successful ventures by offering fully individualised and very hands-on support, access to funding and a ‘high-challenge, high-support’ home. We do the minimum necessary and whatever it takes to succeed.
Working with us
We are an experienced team with backgrounds in strategy consulting, education and non-profit leadership. Together, we have grown over 15 charities, collectively making an impact on the lives of over a million young people in the last decade.
Working here is stimulating and there is variety in our day-to-day. We work at pace with a relentless focus on impact, but we also take time to support colleagues, have fun and learn from one another. We want to work with interesting people who bring diverse perspectives; striking the balance between work and
outside interests is important to us.
When asked, people who work at Purposeful Ventures most enjoy:
(a) working with smart and passionate colleagues
(b) solving challenging real-world problems
(c) delivering work that translates into tangible impact
Our benefits
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27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 2-years’ service, then to 30 days after 3-years’ service
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Full office closure between Christmas and New Year and a Summer Shutdown
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Hybrid working, with at least two days in our state-of-the-art office in EdCity, West London, working alongside colleagues for collaboration, connection and sharing learning
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Access to discounts with leading retailers, leisure and travel brands
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Onsite showers and bike storage
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A commitment to excellence combined with support for your professional and career development
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A flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work life balance and personal commitments
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Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for advice and support including counselling
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11% employer pension contribution
Current job openings
About Purposeful Ventures
We are a not-for-profit that works with social entrepreneurs and philanthropists to build and strengthen organisations that deliver systemic impact. We provide young people opportunities in education and beyond, helping them reach their true potential.