Early Careers - Graduate Analyst – Social Research Institute - Policy and Evaluation

Graduate Analyst – Social Research Institute - Policy and Evaluation
Location- London, UK
Salary- £26,500 plus benefits

Please note that as well as London, we will also be accepting candidates who are able to commute to Manchester or Edinburgh.

About Us

Ipsos’ Policy and Evaluation Unit works with public institutions to help them set policy priorities, assess the effectiveness and impact of policies and programmes, and improve delivery of public services. We are a multi-disciplinary team of evaluation specialists and economists, with expertise in social, economic and environmental policy.

Our work covers all major areas of public policy and our clients include all UK central Government Departments, the Directorates-General of the European Commission and international institutions such as the World Bank. Analysts will have the opportunity to work on complex evaluations across a diverse set of policy areas, spanning education; cohesion and security; employment, welfare and skills; trade, innovation and enterprise; transport and infrastructure; health; government and society. Our current analysts have been involved in evaluations of high-profile public programmes, including studies that aim to determine:

• The effectiveness of the UK’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
• The benefits of investments in superfast broadband infrastructure
• How the NHS should roll out screening programmes for lung cancer
• The effects of business R&D grants on developing technologies to support the reopening of the economy after COVID-19 lockdowns
• How the Government can accelerate the development of the whole house retrofit market to support the transition to a zero-carbon economy
• The contribution of a global vaccination strategy to reaching “zero-dose” children and missed communities
• How to measure the impact of the Online Safety Bill
• The feasibility of implementing a common charger across all electronic devices in the EU
• The impact of funding support for charities and voluntary organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Role

We are currently looking for enthusiastic and motivated graduates to join our team. Successful applicants will support a growing area of evaluation and consulting services across a range of policy areas. You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of projects, and reporting to the project manager while contributing to the growth of the team through your research and evaluation inputs.

Main responsibilities:

• Analysis of the design of policies and programmes and their anticipated impacts
• Literature reviews and analysis of socioeconomic data to describe the context for policy delivery
• Contributing to development of research tools (e.g. questionnaires, topic guides)
• Co-ordinating and supporting depth interviews with key informants
• Analysis of statistical evidence on the performance of public programmes
• Analysis of qualitative evidence on the performance of public programmes
• Drafting accessible and concise sections of reporting outputs of evaluation findings
• Contributing to the team winning new contracts by helping to develop research proposals with oversight from a bid manager
• Attending and contributing to client presentations

About You

• A strong interest in one or more areas of public policy
• A desire to build a career in policy evaluation and consulting and a commercial attitude
• A strong academic background in economics, economic geography, social policy or other social sciences
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills – including proficiency in MS Excel
• Knowledge of quantitative and/or qualitative research methods
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively to non-technical audiences both in writing and verbally
• Fluency in English, any other languages are an advantage
• Desirable: knowledge of statistical or econometric methods.

Our Offer

Our Generation Ipsos programme provides a comprehensive foundation in research and how it’s practically applied in a commercial environment. You’ll be trained in client management, project management and the nitty-gritty of research including methodologies, sampling, weighting and ethics. You’ll learn through real life, hands-on experience, webinars, seminars and specialist workshops. We’ll provide you with dedicated training designed to achieve the industry recognised Market Research Society (MRS) Advanced Certificate accreditation. Networking is a key skill so we have Early Careers events with other Graduates, Placement Students and Interns across the company.
Having a flexible working culture where we support our colleagues and celebrate our successes is important to us. We invest our time in you and you’ll benefit from working alongside our expert teams. Your manager will help you set goals to achieve your personal objectives throughout the year and help you exceed these.

And the fun stuff …

• 25 days’ holiday which increases over time to 30 days, plus an extra day for your birthday.
• 4pm finish on a Friday
• Annual summer and All Staff events
• Team Christmas parties
• Season ticket loan
• A huge variety of benefits e.g. pension contributions, income protection, winter flu jabs, eye care vouchers, online and high street discounts
• Opportunity to participate in and benefit from participation in our multiple Diversity and Inclusion ‘Belong’ groups, which bring together people with shared identities and interests to ensure that their voices are heard through the company and that Ipsos can continue to carry out research that is most representative of the UK and wider world today. (Our current – highly active – groups comprise: the Gender Balance Network, the Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage group, Ipsos Pride, Parent Network, Menopause Support Group, Neurodiversity Network, Carers Network, and the International Employees Network, and we are always open to creating more groups where they represent our people and our values).
  

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please follow the link below. From here you will be taken to our Pinpoint website where you can fill out our application form. Those who are successful at this stage will be progressed to a Gamified Test and a Microsoft Teams interview.

https://ipsos.pinpointhq.com/postings/8325cd1f-fd6f-4b46-aebe-bf48e1ad9cad

Applications will close 28th April 2023, however, we may close the advert sooner if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible!

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We understand the importance of commitments you may have outside of work and we consider all flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.