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Ipsos UK Public Affairs are leaders in social research. We bridge the gap between government and the public, providing robust research, evaluation, and analysis. We cover broad issues that shape the delivery of public services in modern society and how to engage the public in the policy-making process.

This vacancy is for an Associate Consultant role within the Policy and Evaluation Unit. The team 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.

Associate Consultants will work on a range of evaluations across social policy areas. For example, our current work includes evaluations of programmes that tackle issues such as youth violence, domestic abuse, and education recovery, and/or assess societal benefit of high-profile government initiatives and policies.

The role…
This is an exciting opportunity for an early career evaluator to learn more about methods and project management and take on an increasing role in high profile studies that influence and inform decision-making. You will learn this in a friendly environment where you have multiple people to learn from to develop your skills.
We are looking for an evaluator with quantitative or mixed-method research skills.

What will I be doing...?

• Supporting the delivery of evaluation projects through the full project cycle, from evaluation design, to data collection and analysis, through to developing conclusions and recommendations;
• Expanding your methodological knowledge through the delivery of complex quantitative and qualitative evaluations;
• Supporting day-to-day client relationships while ensuring projects are delivered to budget and timescale through efficient working practices;
• Undertaking 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, monitoring, and undertaking quantitative and qualitative fieldwork;
• Close working with research teams to execute evaluation studies and provide consultancy inputs;
• Effective communication with clients and project partners;
• Supporting analysis of quantitative and qualitative datasets;
• Contributing to drafting accessible and concise reporting outputs of findings, with guidance and oversight;
• Supporting with the presentation of results to clients and stakeholders;
• Contributing to winning new contracts by supporting the development of research proposals, reporting to the proposal manager.

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

What do I need to bring with me….

• A strong interest in one or more areas of public policy and a desire to build a career in policy evaluation and consulting.
• A strong academic background in economics, social sciences, or a related area.
• Knowledge of quantitative and/or qualitative approaches to evaluation problems.
• Well-developed analytical and problem solving skills – including proficiency in MS Excel and at least beginner-level knowledge of a statistical software, e.g., SPSS, Stata or R.
• Ability to understand and interpret qualitative and quantitative data.
• A commercial attitude with strong time management skills and an ability to work across multiple projects, prioritising tasks efficiently.
• Excellent attention to detail, organised, and solutions-focused.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively to non-technical audiences both in writing and verbally.
• Desirable: Knowledge of statistical or econometric methods for conducting impact evaluations using quasi-experimental designs and/or randomised controlled trials.

About us

We are one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers. With offices in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts globally with local knowledge to deliver top-quality research.

Our culture is unique - we have the entrepreneurial spirit and quirkiness of a small boutique, but we also have the resources, scale and diversity of a large global agency. We have more bright, friendly, hard-working and enthusiastic people, from more backgrounds, with more interests, skills and experiences to learn from. Our values are based on our diverse cultural backgrounds, helping us to be responsive, client-focused and flexible.

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.

If this is what you are looking for from your next role, we look forward to hearing from you!