87 Impact jobs in the United Kingdom

Sustainability & Impact Principal

About Sustainability & Impact at Luminous

Luminous is a strategic advisory and communications agency based in London and working with clients around the world. We have been building the Sustainability & Impact (S&I) offer in recent years, moving from a solid base of award-winning reporting to a diversified suite of services, including materiality assessments, strategy development, implementation and internal engagement. We are now an established team of four with a growing pipeline and an enviable client list and expect to double revenue over the next couple of years. To support this growth, we are seeking a strategic senior hire, in the role of Sustainability & Impact Principal.

Role Summary

As Sustainability & Impact Principal, you will play a pivotal role within our strategy team, working closely with the Director of Sustainability & Impact to shape and deliver impactful sustainability projects and relationships. You will lead the development and execution of our Sustainability & Impact offer - from conducting materiality assessments and crafting sustainability strategies to delivering high-quality reports and supporting internal transformation projects.

This is a client-facing, hands-on role where your deep technical expertise in ESG reporting, issue management, materiality, and transition planning will be critical. You combine strategic thinking with an eye for detail and the ability to communicate and influence effectively at all levels of an organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Consultancy and Subject Matter Expertise

You are an experienced sustainability advisor, confident leading our most complex and strategic projects. You thrive in client settings—guiding conversations, shaping outcomes, and building trust. You demonstrate resilience and professionalism, even in challenging scenarios.

• Advise clients on alignment with leading sustainability and ESG frameworks (GRI, ISSB, SASB, TCFD, CSRD), offering tailored, actionable guidance.
• Lead the development of high-quality sustainability reports, transition plans, materiality assessments, and ESG strategies.
• Deliver internal transformation projects that embed sustainability into the core of business operations and culture.
• Track and interpret emerging sustainability trends, offering strategic insights to clients and internal teams on issues such as climate change, regulation, and stakeholder expectations.

Team development and Practice Growth

You bring a commercial and collaborative mindset, helping strengthen our Sustainability & Impact offer and supporting the professional development of others.

• Partner with the Director of Sustainability & Impact to shape the strategic direction and growth of the practice.
• Provide day-to-day support and mentorship to team members, ensuring delivery against project scope, budget, and timelines.
• Act as a knowledge leader, sharing insights and best practices across the wider business.

New Business and Marketing

You are a confident communicator, skilled in identifying opportunities and positioning Luminous as a leader in the sustainability space.

• Lead client pitches and presentations to win new business.
• Contribute to the development of thought leadership—blogs, podcasts, and research—enhancing the visibility of our expertise.
• Identify opportunities to cross-sell the broader Luminous offer, helping to build integrated client relationships.

Skills, experience, attributes

• 8-10 years’ experience in sustainability, with either recent experience in a senior-level role or ready to take that next step
• Team or programme management experience
• In-depth knowledge of industry standards and frameworks such as the CSRD, GRI Standards, ISSB, TCFD, UNGC, and UN SDGs
• Experience delivering materiality assessments, sustainability strategies, and transition plans
• Proactive with meeting your targets, tracking budgets against project progress and delivery where required
• You are passionate about the work you do, taking immense pride in delivering work to a high standard and strive to give the best customer service
• You are positive, friendly and a team player who can help motivate colleagues and inspire others around you
• You have a can-do attitude with the ability to multi-task across different projects
• You can work both autonomously and as part of a team, being organised and possessing great attention to detail, to deliver the highest standards of output while working across multiple projects
• You are attentive and committed to clients’ needs, can be flexible in approach and always offer solutions to problems

Living our Values

At Luminous, the work we do matters. It has meaning, impact and builds belief. Our people are united by our common purpose and want to make a difference in business and society. They aspire to do their best work and be proud of what they achieve.

Our culture is a conscious choice and built around shared values and behaviours. We celebrate individual strengths and perspectives but together we are connected by a shared ambition, mutual respect, and kindness. We know what we stand for and what we want to be known for.

The whole company works to a clear set of values and behaviours that determine the way we do things. You can find these here

Job Title: Technical Consultant - Change Impact
Location: Basingstoke (Hybrid - 2 to 3 days per week on-site)
Salary: 65,000 basic + 6,000 car allowance + 10% bonus + 10% DV allowance
Security Clearance: SC required to start, with willingness to undergo DV clearance

A leading global IT consultancy is seeking a Change Impact Technical Consultant to join its expanding Defence and National Security division. This is a highly customer-facing role that demands strong technical leadership and a deep understanding of both business and technical requirements.

You will be responsible for designing and delivering secure, scalable network solutions, producing high-quality design documentation, guiding the technical delivery, and ensuring compliance through internal governance processes.

• Interpret complex business and technical requirements to create robust and secure network solutions.

• Lead the development of design documentation, ensuring all outputs meet internal quality and governance standards.

• Provide hands-on technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, from concept to operational handover.

• Collaborate closely with programme teams and cross-functional stakeholders to support integrated solution delivery.

• Proven ability to understand and address customer business and technical needs through effective solution design.

• Experience designing and implementing solutions with technologies from global network vendors such as Cisco and Juniper .

• Strong documentation skills with a track record of producing high-quality technical collateral.

• Industry-recognised certifications such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP , Juniper JNCIA-Design , or JNCIA-Junos .

• Ability to deliver non-standard solutions that span LAN, WAN, WiFi, VPN, Voice, Video, Cyber , and Security technologies.

• Solid understanding of the full project lifecycle, with an awareness of delivery risks, dependencies, and commercial considerations.

• Confident supporting programme managers with reporting and delivery tracking to ensure projects are completed on time and to specification.

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to lead discussions and make informed decisions under pressure.

• Previous experience working within the UK Defence sector or other secure environments.

If you're a technically strong consultant looking for your next challenge in a secure, complex, and mission-critical environment - we'd like to hear from you.

Change Impact Technical Consultant

Salary: 65k basic + 6k car allowance + 10% bonus + 10% DV allowance

Basingstoke: Hybrid circa 2 / 3 days a week on site

Security Clearance: Needs SC Clearance to start and willingness to go through DV Clearance

A global IT Consultancy are looking a Change Impact Technical Consultant to work within their growing secure Defence and National Security sector.

This role is highly customer facing, and involves providing technical leadership within a project, understanding the business and technical requirements being responsible for producing the relevant design collateral, including passing any governance reviews, and ensure effective technical delivery of the solution.

Your transferable skills and experience:

• Demonstrable experience of understanding the customers business and technical requirements and issues and producing solid network solutions.
• Demonstrable design experience in proposing and utilizing technologies from multiple global network vendors (e.g. Cisco and Juniper), including production of quality technical documentation for delivery and solution support.
• Strong technical networking knowledge with industry recognized network certifications such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Juniper JNCIA-Design or JNCIA-Junos.
• Able to create non-standard solutions that may incorporate any of the following: LAN, WAN, WiFi, VPN, Voice, Video, Cyber and Security technologies. Liaise with others in the Program team where solutions cross responsibility borders.
• Solid understanding of project end to end life cycle, through initial requirements gathering to Operational Acceptance into Service, including good commercial and financial awareness in terms of understanding risks and dependencies associated with any delivery project.
• Able to support project and programme management with any reporting, and to ensure timely project delivery that meets the customers expectation.
• Excellent communications skills with multiple stakeholders, able to take ownership and responsibility and make quick decisions. Ability to communicate calmly and concisely with the Customer.
• Ideally with previous experience working within the UK defence sector.

Job Title: Technical Consultant - Change Impact
Location: Basingstoke (Hybrid - 2 to 3 days per week on-site)
Salary: 65,000 basic + 6,000 car allowance + 10% bonus + 10% DV allowance
Security Clearance: SC required to start, with willingness to undergo DV clearance

A leading global IT consultancy is seeking a Change Impact Technical Consultant to join its expanding Defence and National Security division. This is a highly customer-facing role that demands strong technical leadership and a deep understanding of both business and technical requirements.

You will be responsible for designing and delivering secure, scalable network solutions, producing high-quality design documentation, guiding the technical delivery, and ensuring compliance through internal governance processes.

• Interpret complex business and technical requirements to create robust and secure network solutions.

• Lead the development of design documentation, ensuring all outputs meet internal quality and governance standards.

• Provide hands-on technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, from concept to operational handover.

• Collaborate closely with programme teams and cross-functional stakeholders to support integrated solution delivery.

• Proven ability to understand and address customer business and technical needs through effective solution design.

• Experience designing and implementing solutions with technologies from global network vendors such as Cisco and Juniper .

• Strong documentation skills with a track record of producing high-quality technical collateral.

• Industry-recognised certifications such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP , Juniper JNCIA-Design , or JNCIA-Junos .

• Ability to deliver non-standard solutions that span LAN, WAN, WiFi, VPN, Voice, Video, Cyber , and Security technologies.

• Solid understanding of the full project lifecycle, with an awareness of delivery risks, dependencies, and commercial considerations.

• Confident supporting programme managers with reporting and delivery tracking to ensure projects are completed on time and to specification.

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to lead discussions and make informed decisions under pressure.

• Previous experience working within the UK Defence sector or other secure environments.

If you're a technically strong consultant looking for your next challenge in a secure, complex, and mission-critical environment - we'd like to hear from you.

Change Impact Technical Consultant

Salary: 65k basic + 6k car allowance + 10% bonus + 10% DV allowance

Basingstoke: Hybrid circa 2 / 3 days a week on site

Security Clearance: Needs SC Clearance to start and willingness to go through DV Clearance

A global IT Consultancy are looking a Change Impact Technical Consultant to work within their growing secure Defence and National Security sector.

This role is highly customer facing, and involves providing technical leadership within a project, understanding the business and technical requirements being responsible for producing the relevant design collateral, including passing any governance reviews, and ensure effective technical delivery of the solution.

Your transferable skills and experience:

• Demonstrable experience of understanding the customers business and technical requirements and issues and producing solid network solutions.
• Demonstrable design experience in proposing and utilizing technologies from multiple global network vendors (e.g. Cisco and Juniper), including production of quality technical documentation for delivery and solution support.
• Strong technical networking knowledge with industry recognized network certifications such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Juniper JNCIA-Design or JNCIA-Junos.
• Able to create non-standard solutions that may incorporate any of the following: LAN, WAN, WiFi, VPN, Voice, Video, Cyber and Security technologies. Liaise with others in the Program team where solutions cross responsibility borders.
• Solid understanding of project end to end life cycle, through initial requirements gathering to Operational Acceptance into Service, including good commercial and financial awareness in terms of understanding risks and dependencies associated with any delivery project.
• Able to support project and programme management with any reporting, and to ensure timely project delivery that meets the customers expectation.
• Excellent communications skills with multiple stakeholders, able to take ownership and responsibility and make quick decisions. Ability to communicate calmly and concisely with the Customer.
• Ideally with previous experience working within the UK defence sector.

School of Architecture Building & Civil Engineering

Full Time, Fixed Term, until 31 December 2025.

We are seeking an assistant for our Impact Hub to provide administrative support to the C-DICE (Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Infrastructure, Cities and Energy) ‘Impact Hub’. You will be able to work independently and as part of a team; you will have experience supporting online and in-person events with a range of stakeholders. Key responsibilities include supporting the planning and organisation of activities and events, keeping financial records, organising travel purchasing and other administrative duties. You must have strong interpersonal, organisational and IT skills.

Previous applicants need not apply. 

For further information please refer to theJob Description and Person Specification.

For informal enquiries, please contact Swathi Mukundan via email at

The Role and Department

The overall purpose of the position advertised is to assist the University in developing research impact to enhance the societal benefits of its research, and to support the development and submission of impact case studies, engagement measures, and narrative statements to the Research Excellence Framework (REF).

The post-holder will contribute to the for the wider interpretation of the REF rules and regulations pertaining to impact and provide advice, guidance and support to academic leaders and researchers around impact and engagement within the REF context with the aim of achieving research impact that has broad reach, rigour, and world-leading significance.

Working closely with relevant academics, professional support colleagues, and the I&E team, the post-holder will contribute to a community of practice across the University to facilitate the development of high-quality impact and collection of robust supporting impact evidence. They will be involved in engagement activities working alongside academics and RIS teams to produce plans and activities that optimise impact potential. This post will support the critique and writing of impact case studies by relevant researchers in the A&H faculty and the Senior Impact and Engagement Managers who work across the other faculties. Working with the researchers the post-holder will be required to understand complex information and then communicate it in a concise and compelling manner.

The post-holder will support recording impact in the IT Systems and processes for recording impact including encouraging researchers and departments to record and share impact-related information that will enable the University to develop its impact case studies. This data and information will be used for the REF but will also contribute to the submission to the KEF, Higher Education Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey and any other reporting requirements.

The post-holder will, as required, be involved in identifying and addressing challenges in the impact and knowledge exchange space.

In addition to the above, key duties will include:

• Supporting academics and PS staff to use appropriate systems and processes to capture impact data, to support broader impact culture, REF impact, and knowledge exchange.
• Supporting embedding impact into research to support a research culture in which all can flourish. This will include working with academics, especially Faculty research leadership teams and other PS staff to communicate research impact and engagement to audiences effectively and compellingly, including through the preparation of impact case studies for REF2029.

The role is permanent and part time (0.5FTE). Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

This post will be based primarily at our exciting new professional services hub at Boldon House, which is situated on the outskirts of Durham near the Arnison Centre in Pity Me. Boldon House brings a number of professional services teams together in a vibrant office environment which supports collaborative working and is designed to embrace hybrid working.