About Us:

Ipsos MORI’s Policy and Evaluation Unit 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. We are a multi-disciplinary team of evaluation specialists, economists, management consultants and experts in social, economic and environmental policy.

Our work covers all major areas of public policy and our clients include all UK central Government Departments, the Directorates-General of the European Commission and international institutions such as the World Bank. Analysts will have the opportunity to work on large evaluations of high profile public programmes across a diverse set of policy areas, such as assessing the benefits of investments in superfast broadband infrastructure, determining how the NHS should roll out screening programmes for lung cancer, or exploring how the Government can accelerate the development of clean energy technologies to support the transition to a zero-carbon economy.  

The Role:

We are currently looking for enthusiastic and motivated graduates to join our team. Successful applicants will support a growing area of work offering evaluation and consulting services, working across a range of policy areas. We are seeking Graduate candidates who are able to start immediately. Our offices are located in central London near Tower Hill.

You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of projects and reporting to the project manager while contributing to the growth of the team by developing our approaches, techniques and wider thinking.

Main responsibilities

• Analysis of the design of policies and programmes and their anticipated impacts

• 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 and supporting depth interviews with key informants;

• Analysis of statistical and qualitative evidence on the performance of public programmes;

• Contributing to drafting accessible and concise reporting outputs of findings;

• Contributing to winning new contracts by supporting the development of research proposals, reporting to the proposal manager;

• Attending and contributing to client presentations.

We are looking for people with:

• A strong interest in one or more areas of public policy

• A desire to build a career in policy evaluation and consulting and a commercial attitude

• A strong academic background in economics, economic geography, social policy or other social sciences

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills – including proficiency in MS Excel

• Knowledge of quantitative and/or qualitative research methods

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively to non-technical audiences both in writing and verbally

• Fluency in English, any other languages are an advantage

• Desirable: knowledge of statistical or econometric methods.

What we offer you...

As part of Generation Ipsos, you will be encouraged to take responsibility from the outset and will be working on live client projects. Our structured training programme will provide a comprehensive foundation in research and how it is practically applied in a commercial environment. You’ll be trained in client management, project management and the fundamentals of research including methodologies, sampling, weighting and ethics. You’ll learn through real life, hands-on experience, webinars, seminars and specialist workshops. We’ll provide you with dedicated training designed to achieve the industry recognised Market Research Society (MRS) Advanced Certificate accreditation and commit to developing you throughout your career at Ipsos.

About Ipsos MORI:

We are not looking to fill jobs, but to partner with our people. Our values (Integrity, Curiosity, Client First, and Entrepreneurial Spirit) are based on our diverse cultural backgrounds, helping us to be responsive, client-focused and flexible.

We encourage and reward individual initiative, innovation and creativity. We offer the opportunity for rapid personal development where your efforts and achievements are recognised and rewarded and you have the autonomy to develop and grow the business area with support from senior directors and the wider team.

Ipsos MORI is an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that everybody is different and strive to harness those differences to create an inclusive environment where individuals feel valued, their talents are recognised and they are given every opportunity to develop their full potential. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Your Application:

Once you've filled out the answers to the 3 application questions, those shortlisted will be progressed to an initial skype interview and gamified test. The final stage will be a virtual interview.

Applications will be reviewed on a daily basis until the roles have been filled. Therefore, if you are interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you!