Initiative will help to measure impact of Social Enterprise in Ireland.
The main purpose of the Postdoctoral ‘Impact’ Fellowship in Social Enterprise is to develop a methodology to measure the impact of social enterprise in Ireland in the context of the new Policy and international best practice.
Announcing the Postdoctoral Fellowship Minister Ring said:
“The National Social Enterprise Policy, which I launched in July, sets out a series of 26 commitments on the part of Government for the development of social enterprise over the period 2019 to 2022.
“A key theme which emerged during the development of the Policy was the need to establish a reliable evidence-base on social enterprise, and to develop a robust framework to understand its social, environmental or economic impact.
“Social enterprises do fantastic work providing vital goods and services in communities throughout the country. In fact, they contribute significantly to the delivery of many Government policy objectives in a wide range of areas such as employment activation, affordable childcare, and the green economy. However up to now, we have not been able to accurately quantify their considerable impact in our society.
“This Fellowship, which will be managed through the Irish Research Council, will lead to the development of a robust methodology to measure the impact of social enterprise in Ireland. The research will enable a greater understanding of social enterprise in all of its forms in the Irish context.”
Full details of the Social Enterprise Impact Fellowship, including application forms are available on the Irish Research Council website: http://research.ie/assets/
The deadline for applications for the Fellowship is 20 November 2019.
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