About Nuffield Foundation
What is the Nuffield Foundation?
The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable trust, founded in 1943, that funds research and innovation to advance social well-being across education, welfare and justice. It also founded and hosts the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and the Ada Lovelace Institute.
Where will I work?
Hybrid. The Foundation's office is in central London; staff combine office and home working.
What is the Nuffield Foundation team like?
Around 80 staff across grant-making and programmes, research, communications, finance and operations — a small, knowledge-work-focused organisation.
Work-Life Balance
From the Foundation's job adverts: "Genuine flexibility - we are open to requests for part-time hours, compressed working weeks, or job shares." Compressed working weeks are an opt-in flexible-working arrangement.
Perks and Benefits
- Compressed working weeks — opt-in flexible-working arrangement.
- Hybrid working from the central London office.
- Pension scheme with generous employer contributions.
- Generous annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Learning and development support.
How to Apply
The Nuffield Foundation runs its hiring through the Applied (BeApplied) platform — skills-based, anonymised review.