THESCHOOL OF ARTISAN FOOD

Nutrition & Social Impact Lead (Maternity Cover)

0.6-0.8 FTE (Fixed-Term Maternity Cover)

24-32 Hr per week, typically 08:30-17:00 Monday to Friday with a 30-min break (unpaid for lunch on days exceeding 6 Hr), with some weekend work (approximately 5–8 weekend days annually).

Predominantly on site, with hybrid working possible up to 1 day per week.

Location

The School of Artisan Food, Lower Motor Yard, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, S80 3LR

Salary and benefits

Between £38,584-£45,590 p.a. FTE salary, pro-rata based on final agreed FTE, dependent on qualifications and experience.

Holiday entitlement will be accrued pro-rata based on a full-time entitlement (1.0 FTE) of 33 days' equivalent annual leave per leave year, inclusive of bank holidays. The Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day bank holidays will form part of the Christmas closure period for all employees. The School will gift additional days leave to employees for the period following Boxing Day up to and including New Year’s Eve (Christmas closure). Days will be allocated based on normal days worked.

Contributory company pension plan

Opportunities to access School of Artisan Food courses, additional professional development opportunities, and to gain certifications

The Welbeck Card – 9% staƯ cash discount plus ‘savings points’ at Welbeck Farm Shop, The Harley Gallery and The Portland Collection

Access to various discounts across the estate throughout the year, including School of Artisan Food Friends and Family Discounts, and discounts at Welbeck Holiday Cottages, Cuckney House, and Lady Margaret Hall bookings

Opportunity to join Westfield Health

Employee bike scheme

Monthly free drink at The Welbeck Abbey Brewery on the last Friday of every month for all employees. Family and pets welcome!

Role Description

The School of Artisan Food is seeking a capable, organised and motivated Nutrition & Social Impact Lead to join our team on a fixed-term maternity cover basis. This unique role sits at the intersection of food education, nutrition, public health and social impact, supporting the continued delivery and evaluation of high-quality charitable and community programmes.

The School of Artisan Food is a specialist food education charity based on the Welbeck Estate in North Nottinghamshire. Alongside our artisan food training and higher education provision, we deliver a growing programme of social impact activity through our Engage pillar. This includes our well-established Best Food Forward programme (led by our Interim Head of Best Food Forward), food education with community groups, workforce development opportunities, healthcare professional training, advocacy activity and research partnerships.

Our Engage work seeks to improve food literacy, increase confidence and practical skills, support healthier and more sustainable food choices, and create meaningful positive outcomes for individuals and communities. We work closely with schools, healthcare professionals, universities, charities, local authorities and community organisations, as well as seek opportunities to widen participation to achieve these aims.

This role will provide specialist nutrition/dietetic, public health and evaluation expertise across a range of projects and programmes. Working closely with the Interim Head of Best Food Forward, CEO and wider Engage team, the successful postholder will contribute to programme development and delivery, research and evaluation activity, help maintain the evidence base underpinning our work, and coordinate social impact measurement and reporting across the charitable portfolio.

A principal objective of this fixed-term maternity cover post will be to design and embed a proportionate School-wide impact reporting system that enables consistent measurement, evaluation and reporting of outcomes across Engage programmes and projects. This should include the development of social value and Social Return on Investment (SROI) approaches. Experience of developing or implementing impact measurement frameworks, social value reporting or SROI methodologies would be particularly valued. Whilst this is an area of organisational development for The School, external training, mentoring and support will be made available where appropriate.

Commented [JP1]: To be clearer?

Commented [JP1R2]: Maybe the next sentence clarifies?

Commented [LR1R3]: I prefer the title Nutrition & Social Impact Lead - great suggestion

Commented [JP2]: For discussion - as you say Lianna is leading on the Schools work

The role would suit a nutrition or public health professional who enjoys variety and is looking to apply their expertise beyond traditional settings. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable reviewing educational resources, delivering training and workshops, contributing to research projects, evolving impact data collection and analysis, and communicating findings to a range of audiences.

As a small charitable organisation, we value individuals who are collaborative, proactive and willing to contribute to the wider functioning of The School. The successful postholder may have line management responsibility for broader School team members and will contribute to trustee reporting and lead organisational impact reporting activities, whilst working within a supportive and flexible team environment. We are seeking someone with a pragmatic, hands-on approach, who is willing to support wider organisational activities and oƯ-site events where required, recognising that colleagues across the School regularly work together to ensure the success of our programmes, visitors' experiences and charitable activities.

Based on the proposed maternity cover arrangements, strategic leadership, executive responsibilities and organisation-wide decision-making will remain with the CEO and wider leadership team and therefore are not a requirement of this role.

Duties

Independently lead the design and implementation of a proportionate Schoolwide impact reporting system, establishing consistent approaches to the measurement, evaluation and reporting of outcomes across Engage programmes and projects. Develop and embed social value and Social Return on Investment (SROI) approaches where appropriate, helping to strengthen the School's ability to evidence and communicate its wider social impact.

Lead the development, delivery and review of nutrition and public health food education projects across the School's Engage portfolio, including healthcare professional training, health promotion interventions and collaborative projects with schools, charities and other third-sector organisations.

Work with the Interim Head of Best Food Forward to develop, review and update educational resources, training materials and supporting documentation, ensuring they reflect current evidence, best practice and organisational priorities. Occasional co-delivery of sessions alongside the Interim Head of Best Food Forward is expected.

Maintain oversight of the nutritional quality of programmes, resources and communications, ensuring all content remains evidence-based, accurate, relevant and appropriate for the intended audience.

Provide specialist nutrition advice and guidance across the organisation, supporting advocacy, dissemination and communication activities that promote evidence-based food education and public health approaches.

Commented [JP4]: Wouldn’t be traditional for a nutritionists, would, of course, for a dietitian.

Commented [JP5]: Is it more leading/ evolving this area?

Represent The School positively within relevant professional, public health and community networks, building and maintaining productive relationships with stakeholders and partner organisations.

Coordinate and support ongoing research activity, including collaborative projects with university partners and ethics committees, supporting the generation, interpretation and dissemination of evidence to strengthen organisational learning and impact.

Coordinate, supervise, and develop student, work experience, and volunteering placements, ensuring high-quality learning experiences and maintaining positive relationships with university partners.

Lead and manage designated reportees, fostering a proactive culture of excellence, continuous improvement and innovation across the School.

Prepare clear written and verbal reports for trustees in collaboration with the Interim Head of Best Food Forward and Executive Leadership Team, management meetings and external stakeholders, supporting informed decision-making and ongoing programme development.

Respond with flexibility and professionalism to changing priorities and emerging opportunities, contributing positively to the wider functioning of The School and its charitable mission.

Contribute, as a School of Artisan Food employee, to the day-to-day workings of The School as required, adopting a flexible and hands-on approach to support the successful delivery of courses, events, community engagement activities and wider charitable initiatives.

Application Process

To apply for this position, please send a maximum 2-page CV, and a tailored, personal and succinct cover letter explaining how you meet the person specification to recruitment@welbeck.co.uk no later than 5pm on Friday 7th August 2026; however, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications ahead of the advertised deadline.

If you would like to discuss this post informally, please call Jenny Paxman, Chief Executive OƯicer, or Lauren Rathbone, Director of Social Impact on 01909 532171 or email jenny.paxman@schoolofartisanfood.org or
lauren.rathbone@schoolofartisanfood.org.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or experience

Example			Essential/ Desirable
Degree qualified in a relevant subject	Registered Dietitian (HCPC), Registered Nutritionist (AfN) or degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Public	E
Postgraduate qualification in Public Health, Nutrition,	Health or a closely related field MSc, MPH, PhD or equivalent	D

Commented [JP7]: Something about ethics?

Commented [JP8]: I think volunteers/ WE can go inhere.maybe zoom out from dietetics placements.

Commented [JP8R2]: Esp if not directly ine managinganyone.

Commented [LR9]: Is there a need if Lianna is taking onoperational leadership? Could this post holder managespecific project staff only?

Commented [JP9R2]: I could LM Lianna and new roleholder if needed/ preferable since both are G7?

Commented [LR9R3]: Thinking more about who is takingline management responsibility for Aoife and Denis (ifstaying on)

Commented [JP9R4]: Ah yes. Denis - new GE/CommsMgr, Aoife - Lianna?

Commented [LR9R5]: I think Lianna already assumedtaking line management for Aoife - could we confirm thisin a meeting?

Commented [JP10]: Maybe this aligns with your KIT too?In collab with you and Lianna?

Commented [JP11]: Perhaps this needs to be furtheremphasised (see earlier point about operational hands onnature of all managers).

Commented [JP12]: This date could work. What do youthink?

Commented [LR12R2]: I think it might be a little tightfrom recruitment perspective, but would be helpful toknow who I'd be handing over to. Cons are that it'll costthe organisation more while paying for the role holder +enhanced mat leave, pros - gives the role holder moretime to establish self and actually achieve the task inhand without having a too short fixed term.

Commented [JP13]: I would try to collapse some ofthese. It's a long list with some crossover.

Professional registration	HCPC Registered Dietitian, Registered Nutritionist (AfN), or RSPH-registered public health professional, with significant E experience in public health, education and evaluation
Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating nutrition, food education or public health interventions	For example, within healthcare, public health, education, local E authority, charity or community settings
Experience of research, data collection, service evaluation and/or impact measurement	Designing evaluations, collecting and analysing data, monitoring E outcomes and producing reports for stakeholders
Experience of developing evidence-based educational resources and delivering training to a public range of audiences	For example, healthcare professionals, educators, students, E community organisations or the
Experience of working collaboratively with external partners and stakeholders Experience of line	For example, universities, schools, public sector bodies, charities, E healthcare organisations or community partners
management, student supervision, mentoring or workforce development Experience of contributing	For example, placement supervision, direct line D management, or project leadership
to funding applications, publications, conference presentations or dissemination activities Experience of impact measurement frameworks, social value reporting or Social Return on approaches Investment (SROI)	Academic, public health, charity or D service-development settings For example, Theory of Change, Logic Models, Social Value or SROI D

Skills and behaviours

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills Ability to work both	Ability to communicate complex E information clearly to a range of audiences and produce high-quality reports, resources and presentations Comfortable managing own E
autonomy and initiative. Excellent organisational Able to coordinate competing skills with the ability to
manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines Ability to collect, interpret and communicate	activities, maintain attention to E detail and deliver work to a consistently high standard Translating findings into meaningful reports, insights and
quantitative and qualitative data and trustees Strong analytical and critical thinking skills,	E recommendations for stakeholders Able to critically appraise evidence,
underpinned by a commitment to evidence- based practice Confident and professional	evaluate programmes and support E informed decision-making Able to engage and inspire diverse audiences with credibility and
facilitator and presenter Digitally confident	E enthusiasm Experienced user of Microsoft 365 and digital systems for data E
A genuine interest in food education, public health and social impact	collection, analysis and reporting Demonstrable enthusiasm for improving health, food literacy, E confidence and wellbeing through food education