Marshall Institute

10/08/2026

August Job Opportunities

From social innovation and philanthropy to impact measurement, these opportunities offer a range of ways to contribute to meaningful social change.

Explore the roles below:

🔹 Assistant Manager / Manager – Social Ventures (Hong Kong)
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4450307098/

🔹 Impact Manager - Better Society Capital (London)
https://app.beapplied.com/apply/fscdperedu

🔹 Impact Operations Lead - Acumen (London)
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/acumen/jobs/8675764002?gh_src=9636a6ca2us

🔹 Global Learning Lead, Fellowship Programs - Tech for All (Remote)
https://teachforall.org/jobs-and-graduate-programs/jobs?gh_jid=7810514003

🔹 Program Associate, Strategic Impact Evaluation and Learning - Innovations for Poverty Action(Multiple locations)
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4444019380/?trackingId=nsqw1bzj28N%2F5Jq47CLzog%3D%3D&refId=bxTQDGFSDEAtVFlD4075Xw%3D%3D&eBP=NOT_ELIGIBLE_FOR_CHARGING&alternateChannel=search&isJobSearch=false

🔹 Senior Manager Microfinance - Many Rivers (Melbourne)
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4448935158/

07/08/2026

One of the greatest strengths of the Executive MSc Social Business and Entrepreneurship is that our students don't have to step away from creating impact to keep learning - they bring new ideas straight back into their organisations.

As a Marshall Institute Scholar, Chandni Chopra, Co-Founder and Chief Program Officer at the Simple Education Foundation, has spent the past year balancing executive study with leading teacher development programmes that now reach more than 150,000 teachers and 4 million children across India.

In her latest reflection, Chandni shares how the programme challenged her thinking - moving beyond programme delivery to systems change, cross-sector collaboration, and a broader approach to leadership.

Read Chandni's story here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/marshall-institute/learning/chandni-chopra

Learn more about the Executive MSc Social Business and Entrepreneurship: https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/graduate/executive-msc-social-business-and-entrepreneurship

If you're considering applying, we'd be delighted to connect you with one of our alumni to hear first-hand about their experience and answer your questions.

04/08/2026

As we turn the page on July, thoughts naturally begin to turn to autumn - and the start of a new academic year 🎉

Whether you’re looking to deepen your understanding of social entrepreneurship or broaden your leadership practice, the LSE Social Entrepreneurship Online Certificate Course offers the opportunity to learn alongside a global community of professionals while gaining practical insights from faculty at the Marshall Institute.

Over eight weeks, you’ll explore:
• Social entrepreneurship and systems change
• Sustainable business models
• Funding and financing
• Impact measurement
• Practical approaches to leading social change

📅 The next cohort begins on 16 September.

Learn more and enrol:
https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/executive-education/programmes/social-entrepreneurship

24/07/2026

If you missed our recent event Can Impact Entertain?, you can listen back to the full conversation between Alisha Fernandez Miranda, Georgia Arnold, Marya Bangee and Professor Jonathan Roberts.

The discussion explored how storytelling can shape attitudes, behaviours and social norms, the relationship between commercial success and social purpose, the role of philanthropy in supporting impact-driven entertainment, and the challenges of measuring the influence that stories can have on individuals and society.

Listen to the full podcast here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/asset-library/audio/Can-Impact-Entertain-audio.mp3

22/07/2026

We're delighted to welcome the 2026/27 cohort of 100x Impact at the Marshall Institute.

Selected from nearly 2,000 applicants, these 12 outstanding social ventures are working to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges across health, education, mental health, nutrition, conservation, economic empowerment, AI and disaster response.

With this latest cohort, the 100x Impact portfolio now includes 47 ventures that are collectively improving an estimated 500 million lives worldwide. Previous portfolio organisations have gone on to raise 16 times the capital invested and reach three times more people after completing the programme.

Over the coming year, these ventures will receive catalytic funding alongside tailored strategic support, peer learning and access to the expertise, research and convening power of The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Together, we'll explore how proven solutions can be adopted, embedded and scaled through governments, markets and communities to create lasting systems change.

Please join us in welcoming the 2026/27 cohort:

• ARMMAN
• DeepLeaf
• doctorSHARE / Yayasan Dokter Peduli
• Educate Girls
• Fortify Health
• Friendship Bench Zimbabwe
• Gooey.AI
• Haqdarshak
• Lively Minds
• Planet Indonesia
• Simprints
• Yayasan Peta Bencana [Disaster Map Foundation]

We're looking forward to working with this remarkable group and learning together as they take the next step in scaling their impact.

Read more: https://www.100ximpact.org/resources/100x-impact-announces-new-cohort-of-social-ventures-scaling-proven-solutions-globally

21/07/2026

July Job Opportunities

Whether you're looking to lead the development of innovative solutions, support high-impact philanthropy or help measure and strengthen the impact of investments tackling poverty, these opportunities offer the chance to contribute to meaningful social change across a range of organisations and locations.

Explore the roles below:

🔹 Venture Lead – Innovation Foundation (Zurich)
Lead a Venture Team from prototype to product, building solutions that help underserved populations access work.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/venture-lead-job-description-ugcPost-7483508567518449664-bp1M/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADMVzoYBJt3jL_VuwqwfsykP03O9nQ0rcnM

🔹 Grants & Operations Associate – Giving What We Can (Remote)
https://www.theimpactjob.com/jobs/521541369-grants-operations-associate

🔹 Impact Manager – Acumen (Nairobi or Mumbai)
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/acumen/jobs/8613003002?gh_src=9636a6ca2us

🔹 Grant Manager – Fidelity UK Foundation (London)
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4438638138/

14/07/2026

How do we feed a growing global population while protecting the planet? And what role can philanthropy play in making this possible?

In the latest episode of the Do One Better Knowledge Hub and Podcast, Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett, the Co-Founder of the Marshall Institute and the Chair of the John Innes Centre, and Alberto Lidji, the Founder and Host of the podcast, explore how innovations in precision breeding, artificial intelligence, and world-leading research are transforming what plants can do.

Sir Thomas also reflects on a challenge familiar to many philanthropists: how to fund research whose impact may not be realised for years or even decades depend on patient, visionary philanthropy that is willing to invest in long-term discovery rather than immediate outcomes.

Listen to the conversation here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sir-thomas-hughes-hallett-creating-the-plants-of/id1458730778?i=1000776539263

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Podcast Episode · Do One Better with Alberto Lidji in Philanthropy, Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship · 13 July · 29min

10/07/2026

There are few things more rewarding than seeing a community come together.

This week, the Marshall Institute was delighted to welcome colleagues, current students, alumni, Fellows, professionals, partners and friends to our annual Summer Party.

The evening was a wonderful reminder of what makes the Marshall Institute so special. In his remarks, Professor Julian Le Grand reflected on the idea that the Marshall Institute is, above all, a place of inspiration. While our research, teaching and programmes are central to what we do, it is the people -their ideas, generosity and willingness to collaborate- who truly define our community.

Standing on the terrace, surrounded by so many inspiring people, it was impossible not to feel incredibly grateful. Every conversation reflected a different journey, perspective and ambition, yet everyone shared a commitment to creating positive social impact and tackling society's most complex challenges.

We feel incredibly fortunate to be part of such an extraordinary community and are excited for everything we will continue to build together.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us and made the evening so memorable. Here's to another year of learning from one another, building meaningful connections and creating impact together.

07/07/2026

Where are the greatest opportunities for philanthropy to make a difference? And how can funders respond to today's rapidly changing global health landscape?

These questions shaped the third session of the LSE Marshall Institute's Gender Equality Philanthropy Fellowship, which explored women's health and wellbeing through multiple perspectives.

Starting with a visit to Hopscotch Women's Centre, where participants learned about the realities of supporting women experiencing multiple forms of disadvantage.
Back at the Marshall Institute, Stephan Chambers welcomed the Fellows before Swatee Deepak set the scene with an overview of the global women's health landscape. She highlighted that while women, on average, live longer than men, they also spend 25% more of their lives in poor health or with disabilities, resulting in the loss of 75 million years of healthy life globally. Closing this women's health gap is not only a matter of equity, but also represents a significant economic opportunity, with the potential to add at least $1 trillion to the global economy every year by 2040 (The State of Women's Health, World Economic Forum, 2026).

The afternoon's conversation brought together Peter Barton (Gates Foundation), Ann Starrs (Kinaura Partners) and Sonali Silva (LSE and YIELD Hub). They explored the evolving priorities in women's health, reflected on lessons from decades of progress, and discussed where philanthropy can have the greatest impact.
We are deeply grateful to our speakers for sharing their expertise, experience and reflections, and for the vital work they continue to do to improve women's health around the world.

The Gender Equality Fellowship is delivered by the Marshall Institute in collaboration with Swatee Deepak, Sonal Sachdev Patel and Muna Wehbe supporting philanthropists to deepen their understanding of gender equality through learning, dialogue and engagement with leading practitioners and researchers.

03/07/2026

Business leaders today are expected to do more than build successful organisations.
They are increasingly expected to navigate complexity, work across sectors, and create lasting social impact.

The Executive MSc in Social Business and Entrepreneurship at the Marshall Institute, LSE combines the foundations of business education - including finance, marketing, strategy - with the study of social entrepreneurship, the hybrid economy, systems change and leadership for impact.

For professionals working across business, government, philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, it offers a space to develop the knowledge, networks and perspectives needed to lead in a rapidly changing world.

Our final information session before the September 2026 cohort begins will take place on 7 July. It's the last opportunity this year to meet the programme team, hear from members of the EMSBE community, ask your questions, and learn what to expect before the cohort comes together in September.

We'll also be joined by EMSBE alumna Caitlin Semo, Senior Vice President and Head of Partnerships and Events at the Edelman Trust Institute, who will share how the programme has informed her leadership journey.

📅 Tuesday, 7 July 2026
🕒 3:00–4:00pm (London time)

Register here:
https://www.lse.ac.uk/marshall-institute/events/emsbe-info-session-7-july-2026