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Ipsos UK Public Affairs are the leaders in social research. This role will be working within the Employment Welfare & Skills team. Our clients are some of the biggest most high-profile government departments (HMRC DWP DfE DCMS MaPS).
Recent studies have included assessing the effects of changes to Universal Credit service delivery on claimants; public perceptions to inform development of Pensions Dashboards; experiences of using Tax Free Childcare and studies evaluating the impact of DWP skills and employment programmes.
What will I be doing
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced researcher or evaluator to lead high profile studies for key clients across the public sector whilst taking an active role in expanding the business and developing the team.
We are looking for someone with strong experience in social policy research and evaluation with direct experience of work in relevant policy areas.
The main responsibilities will include:
What do I need to bring with me
This role will suit candidates who enjoy working closely with clients often delivering at a fast pace. We welcome interest from people with either a research or evaluation background though you will need to have experience of delivering evaluations within relevant policy areas. We are looking for someone with:
Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave pension contribution income protection and life assurance. In addition there are a range health & wellbeing financial benefits and professional development opportunities.
We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application. We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week.
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 are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 1 Disability Confident Committed. We are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
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