Manager (Mental Health)

• Love digging into data to understand the why behind young people’s experiences and behaviours.
• Understand the mental health and wellbeing data landscape in the UK and are excited about using novel methods to fill gaps.
• Get energy from engaging partners, shaping strategy, and driving real-world action.
• Communicate clearly, creatively, and persuasively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Want high ownership in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment that favours out-of-the-box, analytical thinking.
  
  

What you’ll achieve:

• Manage day-to-day delivery of key workstreams, from scoping and design to insight generation and partner engagement.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (e.g. data science, behavioural science, research, product) to ensure we deliver high-quality outputs on time.

• Be a front-facing point of contact for UK-based partners, including funders, implementation partners, and youth- and community organisations.
• Develop a deep understanding of partner priorities and pain points, and help them get the most value from Surgo’s data, tools, and insights.
• Help design and facilitate co-creation sessions and workshops with partners and, where relevant, with young people and those who support them.

• Work with data scientists and behavioural scientists to uncover the drivers of youth wellbeing from complex datasets and novel AI methods.
• Turn advanced analytical outputs into crisp, accessible insights and recommendations for a range of audiences (funders, policymakers, practitioners, youth advocates).
• Develop compelling presentations, reports, and briefs that clearly show what the data is telling us and how it should shape decisions.

• Support partners in translating insights into concrete changes in policy, programmes, and implementation on the ground.
• Help develop strategies, action plans, and measurement frameworks that ensure our work leads to real improvements in youth wellbeing and equity.
• Identify where further data, analysis, or tools could unlock additional impact and feed these back into our roadmap.

• Help identify new opportunities to grow Surgo’s data, products and offerings  and support pitches and proposals.
• Work with colleagues to refine Surgo’s offerings in mental health, bringing a UK and youth wellbeing lens to product and data roadmap discussions.

About you:

• 5–8+ years’ experience in public health, mental health, social or policy research, consulting, strategy, or a related applied field.
• Background in public health, psychology, behavioural science, data science, social policy, epidemiology, or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of and network  in the UK mental health and wellbeing landscape for children and young people—including key actors (government, NHS, charities, foundations, community organisations), policies, and service or support pathways.
• Demonstrated experience working with complex  data on mental health, wellbeing, or related outcomes (e.g. surveys, administrative data, education or service data, community or digital data sources).
• Ability to synthesise complex data into clear insights and practical recommendations that drive action.
• Comfortable working with technical teams using advanced analytics and AI, and translating their work for non-technical partners (you don’t need to code, but you need to be able to “speak data”).
• Strong client- and partner-facing skills, with experience building and maintaining relationships, especially with public sector, charity, or philanthropic partners.
• Skilled project manager with excellent organisational abilities; you can juggle multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and deadlines.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, self-motivated, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Location & travel

• Location:  London. We have a hybrid schedule with 2 days in our London office.
• Travel: Some travel within the UK (e.g. to partner sites, workshops, and events) and occasional international travel may be required.