Thank you for your interest in the role of Investment Committee Member with the Nuffield Foundation.
The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable trust with a mission to advance social well-being in the UK, primarily by providing policy makers with independent evidence.
The Foundation funds research, and research-led organisations, which inform social policy and have an impact on people’s lives. Its £28m of spending focuses on the broad domains of Education, Welfare and Justice but much of its work cuts across them. In 2024, the Foundation spent £10 million on grants to external organisations as well as providing direct support for:
- The Nuffield Council on Bioethics, an independent body that informs policy and public debate about the ethical questions raised by biological and medical research
- The Ada Lovelace Institute, an independent research institute and deliberative body with a mission to ensure data and AI work for people and society
- The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, which improves the lives of children and families by putting data and evidence at the heart of the family justice system
Looking ahead, the Foundation hopes to improve the accessibility, use and collection of evidence in its research areas and increase the profile and influence of its research portfolio and the Foundation as a whole.
The Foundation’s income comes from its investments, which total c. £500 million; it does not fundraise or receive funding from the Government, making it financially and politically independent. The endowment’s strategic policy is 65% in global public equities, 25% in direct venture capital and private equity and 10% in short-dated gilts.
The Foundation’s investment objective is to have a diversified portfolio which will allow for high and stable long‑term spending. Further details of investment objectives, strategy and performance are contained in the Annual Report and Accounts can be found here.
The Nuffield Foundation is now seeking an individual to join its Investment Committee, which fulfils a key role on behalf of the Board of Trustees by monitoring and overseeing its financial objectives which are to:
- Have the ability to spend at a sustainable rate over the medium term (more than five years),
- Seek to maintain in real terms the value and purchasing power of the endowment in the longer term
- Reflect the Foundation’s purpose of advancing social well‑being in how it invests through its responsible investing policy
Please click through to the following pages to find out more about the committee and this role.