Senior Consultant / Associate Director – Economics and Evaluation

Overview

In this role, you design and deliver evaluations and economic studies for public sector clients, helping translate complex evidence into actionable policy insights. You will work within Ipsos’ Evaluation unit, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to assess impact, delivery and value for money. You’ll manage multiple projects, guiding teams and stakeholders toward robust recommendations. This is a chance to help shape public policy across transport, infrastructure, trade, and enterprise policy while advancing your leadership and client development skills.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• pension contribution
• income protection
• life assurance
• health & wellbeing benefits
• flexible working opportunities

Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering evaluations, economic studies and appraisals from inception to reporting
• Developing theories of change, evaluation frameworks, and mixed-method approaches
• Overseeing economic analysis including value-for-money and cost-benefit analysis
• Integrating quantitative and qualitative evidence to form credible conclusions and practical recommendations
• Managing clients, teams, budgets, risks, and deadlines
• Drafting reports and presentations for senior stakeholders
• Contributing to proposals and business development at Associate Director level
• Coaching colleagues and collaborating with specialists across Ipsos and partner organisations

Key requirements

• Applied economic research, appraisal or evaluation experience for public sector clients or within the public sector
• Solid experience of evaluation and economic analysis with appropriate methods
• Experience managing projects, teams, budgets, risks and priorities
• Ability to translate complex evidence into clear reports and recommendations
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills
• For Associate Director: demonstrable experience of business development, proposal leadership and sales

• stakeholder management
• communication
• leadership
• Stata
• R
• Python

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