Interview with Angela Kail, a research analyst in the community home team, about what it's like to work at NPC.

What have you been involved in since joining NPC?

When I joined NPC I was put on the team looking at violence against women and thrown straight into visiting charities. In fact my first charity visit was on my second day. I spent months visiting charities around the country and looking through the information they gave us, before writing reports on our charity recommendations. These recommendations have to go through a charity committee which gives the final approval on them.

I have also carried out a piece of research for a client into vulnerable young people. I met with many experts—from government and from charities. I also read hundreds of reports on the subject. This report was a great opportunity to see the sort of work that our donor advisory team often does. As NPC is young and evolving, there are so many opportunities to do lots of different types of work.

Why did you choose to work at NPC?

Before I worked at NPC I worked for an investment manager. I really liked the analysis of companies and researching different sectors and I get to do the same sort of work on charities now. We have to meet management, hold opinions about the effectiveness of charities and then be prepared to stand by those opinions. 

Although I worked in the private sector, I had always been interested in the charitable sector, and so when I heard about NPC I was really interested. It is unique, and at the forefront of engaged philanthropy.

What struck me about NPC is how strongly everyone here believes in what they do. People really want to make a difference and ensure that funding goes to the most effective charities, so that the lives of more people can be improved. Everyone here works really hard to make sure that happens.