Knowledge and Design Lead

The School of System Change at Forum for the Future is looking for a Knowledge and Design Lead to join our team.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape how knowledge is created, organised and shared across the School, while leading the development of engaging learning resources and visual assets that support systems change.

If you're passionate about knowledge management, design and creating meaningful learning experiences, we'd love to hear from you.

Salary: £47,261 - 52,625 per annum pro rata per annum Hours: 22.5/30 hours per week excluding lunch breaks (0.6/0.8 FTE)

Contract: This is a permanent contract. The notice period is three months in writing on either side. There is a probationary period of six months.

Location: The Trampery, 239 Old St, London EC1V 9EY - with opportunities for flexible working. Candidates must have a valid right to work in the country.

Benefits: Various opportunities for flexible working, generous time off policies, and other sector-competitive benefits.

Application process

To find out more about this vacancy, please download and read the full job description and person specification.

Application deadline is 9 am BST, 7 September 2026

To apply for this role, please send: your up-to-date CV with your name and photo removed, and a cover letter no longer than two pages that explains why you are suitable for the role. Please send these as individual documents that are no more than 4 pages total.

If you choose to use generative AI as part of your application, we ask that you state where in your application you have used it and for what purpose.

Your cover letter should clearly explain your motivation for applying for the post and provide specific evidence demonstrating how you meet the required capabilities as detailed in the person specification.

We will not consider applications without cover letters tailored to this opportunity. This information will be used to decide whether or not to invite you for an interview. Your cover letter should be no longer than two A4 pages.

We kindly ask you not to attach or insert your photograph in your CV or cover letter, nor put your name or surname anywhere in the letter. As part of our commitment to equal opportunities, we have introduced 'name blind’ recruitment, to help reduce unconscious bias when screening applications. By removing these details from the application, it helps our recruiting team to evaluate people on their skills and experience instead of factors that can lead to unconsciously biased decisions.

Interviews will be held in two rounds:

First round - 15th September Second round - 21st September

Candidates will be informed by the end of the w/c 7th September if they have progressed to the next round.

Please note we are unable to respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within the three weeks of the closing date, please assume we are not taking your application further.

The Applied platform includes instructions on how to use the portal. Once you start your application you will be presented with a dashboard which helps you to track your progress and reminds you of the closing date for the application. As you complete sections you can draft and save your responses to review and submit when you are ready to (as long as you’re within our required application deadline).

Please note: Some of the personal data you provide to Applied when you apply for a role with Forum for the Future will be passed on to us for the purposes of (a) reviewing your application; (b) inviting you for interview; and/or (c) offering you a job and getting you set up as an employee. For full details on how we collect and use your personal data please visit our privacy notice here.

If your application is not successful, any personal data provided to us by Applied (including any personal data relating to equal opportunities monitoring as set out above) will be retained by Forum for the Future for no longer than 12 months after the application deadline has passed, at which point your personal data will be securely deleted. We only keep your information for that period in order to allow us to comply with relevant legal obligations.

Please also note: If you do not already hold the right to work in the respective countries and/or require sponsorship in order to continue working in the country, you should think carefully before applying. This is because we will be unable to sponsor you.

Equal Opportunities

Forum for the Future wholeheartedly supports the principle of equal opportunities in employment. We promote and support equality, diversity and inclusion both in our own workplace and through our work with our partners and the wider public. We actively support and promote diversity as an essential component of sustainability, and as a key element of our organisational values. We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, caste, religion or belief. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those who identify as disabled, LGBTQ+, people from the global majority, and those come from diverse social and educational backgrounds