Economic Researcher

Economic Researcher
Location: Option of London or Leicester offices
Salary: £25,200-£34,125 per annum (Depending on experience and location)
The Role
This is a key role within the Institute’s research and development team, with responsibility for developing high-quality evidence and knowledge. You will play an integral role in maintaining excellence in the production of evidence and advice on learning, skills and employment. The ideal candidate will bring strong knowledge and experience of a range of statistical, analytical and evaluation techniques and an interest in the policy context for learning, skills and employment.
Key Duties:

• Undertake quantitative analysis to explore the effectiveness of different interventions and identify cohorts and areas most likely to benefit from them.
  
• Support the implementation of evidence-based approaches and the development of new trials and pilots. Develop and utilise appropriate research and analytical methods and tools.
  
• Develop and manage systems for gathering, recording, analysing and presenting data from a range of projects for maximum impact.
  
• Contribute to the production of high-quality research, policy and evaluation reports, interpreting often complex evidence in a way that is accessible to a wide range of audiences.
  
• Contribute to high quality evidence synthesis projects and evaluations to support policy makers, commissioners and practitioners to make decisions grounded in the latest, best available research.
  
• Ensure research and findings are communicated to key stakeholders, including policy makers, commissioners and practitioners, in an informative and accessible way.
  
• Support the design of toolkits and other dissemination products which key stakeholders can engage with and use to drive change in the way they design and deliver services.
  
• Manage small projects and lead on elements of large projects.
  
• Support the development and training of the wider team in collaboration with senior R&D staff.
  
• Support income generation, in collaboration with other L&W staff, including contributing to the preparation of funding proposals.
  
• Represent L&W at external meetings and undertake public speaking/presentations with support as necessary.
  
• Undertake project administration and coordination tasks related to research activity.
  
• Supervise interns, associates and temporary staff in relation to research activity, including possible line management responsibility for research interns.
  
• Contribute to a positive, open and collaborative approach, operating in line with Learning and Work Institute’s core values and Staff Charter.
  
• Demonstrate a commitment to equality of opportunity.
  
• Travel and occasional overnight stays will be required.
  Skills and Qualifications
  
• Degree (in economics, statistics, research or social science with significant statistics element), equivalent qualifications or evidence of equivalent experience
  
• Quantitative analysis skills, including regression, weighting, significance testing
  
• Skills in conducting analysis using statistical software packages such as Stata and SPSS
  
• Ability to develop sampling strategies and draw samples using statistical software
  
• Knowledge of large administrative and survey datasets in the areas of lifelong learning, employment and skills
  
• Strong track record of organising, co-ordinating and managing a range of activities against competing deadlines and priorities
  
• Experience of designing complex quantitative analysis projects (Desirable)
  
• Experience of designing and analysing experimental or quasi-experimental
  
• evaluation projects (including randomised control trials, matched statistical
  
• designs, difference-in-difference designs or regression discontinuity
  
• designs) (Desirable)
  
• Skills in designing and analysing value for money and/or economic evaluation (including cost-benefit analysis, Social Return on Investment) (Desirable)
  
• Experience of disseminating statistical findings from research and evaluation via written reports, workshops and presentations (Desirable)
  
• Experience of undertaking policy-related research projects, using a range of research methods (Desirable)
  Benefits
  Salary of £25,200 - £34,125 (Depending on experience and location)
  31 days' holiday increasing to 33 days after 5 years’ service, of which 3 are shutdown days in addition to public holidays.
  Generous company pension scheme with 8% employer contribution
  Group Life Assurance 3*salary
  Hybrid working (with 40%-60% of your time in the office)
  Flexible working practices
  Employee Development Scheme
  Retailer Discounts
  Enhanced occupational maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental pay
  Enhanced occupational sick pay
  Eye care scheme
  Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programme
  Silver award in Investors in People
  To Apply
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