Jobs at the Internet Watch Foundation

Job Opportunities

Looking for a rewarding career where you can make a real difference? The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) offers diverse opportunities to join our passionate team dedicated to making the internet a safer place for everyone. Discover how you can contribute to our vital mission, develop your skills and grow professionally within a supportive and innovative environment. Explore our current openings and take the next step in a career that truly matters.

Head of Data and Insights

As our Head of Data and Insights you will play a critical role in advancing the Internet Watch Foundation’s mission by unlocking the full potential of the data and intelligence we hold.

We’re looking for a strategic, hands-on leader to shape how we understand and respond to the growing and evolving threats which children and young people face online. You’ll lead a small quality assurance and data team to transform IWF’s unique data into powerful insights that shape policy, influence dialogue, and drive strategic decision-making.

You will have responsibility for the quality and integrity of IWF data, working with the QA and Data team to develop analytics, dashboards, and reports for internal and external stakeholders. You will be involved in all aspects of the data lifecycle, from collection to analysis, ensuring good data governance and data literacy across the organisation. This includes embedding a culture of data excellence across teams. Your leadership will help ensure our insights are trusted, actionable, and aligned with our mission to protect children and make the internet safer.

If you're passionate about using analysis and insights to drive meaningful change and have experience in fast-paced, mission-driven environments, we’d love to hear from you.

Download the Recruitment Pack for more info.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 14 September 2025.

Applicants will need to complete the following:

Applications and questions about the role can be emailed to [email protected]

Caring for our staff

IWF may operate in a highly advanced technological world, but it’s the expertise and experience of our analysts that sets us apart. We give all our staff the flexibility and reassurance they need to manage their home and work life.

All new analysts go through a specially developed induction training programme to help them mentally process and cope with exposure to disturbing images.
Our analysts’ working hours are restricted; they take regular timetabled breaks and are encouraged to take more breaks as and when they need.
All our staff work shorter days to ensure their personal lives don’t suffer, and we don’t allow analysts to work overtime.
Each month our analysts have individual mandatory counselling sessions and all employees who see criminal imagery have an annual full psychological assessment.
Everyone who works for us is offered counselling support.

We work in partnership with internet service providers, telecommunication companies, mobile operators, software providers, the police, Government, the public, other NGOs and charities to minimise the availability of child sexual abuse images and videos online. Our tech-for-good solutions make the internet safer for everyone to use and help children move on from their traumatic experiences.