Senior Consultant/Associate Director – Economics & Evaluation

Overview

In this role you lead applied economic research, appraisal and evaluation for public sector clients, shaping evidence on impact and value for money. You will manage multidisciplinary teams across a diverse portfolio and steer projects from design to reporting. You’ll work with senior stakeholders, develop evaluation frameworks and ensure technical quality. This is a chance to influence policy insights within a leading global research organisation.

Pay / Benefits

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

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver economic studies, appraisals and evaluations from inception through reporting
• Develop theories of change, evaluation frameworks, and mixed-method designs
• Conduct or oversee cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, and value-for-money analyses
• Assess value for money using NAO 4Es and Green Book principles
• Integrate quantitative and qualitative evidence to form actionable recommendations
• Manage clients, teams, budgets, risks, and deadlines
• Draft reports and presentations for senior stakeholders, support proposals and client development
• Lead projects and major workstreams at Associate Director level, ensuring technical quality and client relationships

Key requirements

• Substantial experience of applied economic research, appraisal or evaluation for public sector clients or within the public sector
• Strong understanding of economic evaluation and proportionate methods for complex policy questions
• Experience with cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness analysis and assessing value for money (economy, efficiency, effectiveness, equity)
• Ability to quantify economic outcomes (GVA, productivity, employment, additionality, distributional effects)
• Experience managing projects, clients, multidisciplinary teams, budgets, risks and priorities
• Ability to translate complex evidence into clear reports and recommendations
• Degree-level economics training or equivalent practical experience
• For Associate Director: experience directing complex evaluations, assuring technical quality, leading proposals and client development

• Client management and relationship building
• Clear communication of complex findings to diverse audiences
• Coach and develop colleagues
• Stata
• R
• Python

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