# Senior Evaluation Analyst **Company**: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology **Location**: Birmingham, West Midlands, England; Bristol, South West, England; Darlington, County Durham, North East, England; City of Westminster, Greater London, England; Salford, Greater Manchester, North West, England; Cardiff, Wales, Wales; Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Salary**: GBP 58,275 - 71,040 per year **Category**: Policy & Public Affairs **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/senior-evaluation-analyst-107723?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_ce095f2f-9da ## Description At DSIT we're all about improving people's lives by maximising the potential of science & technology. We accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, research and development. We use technology for good by ensuring new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK, with the benefits more widely shared. We are driving forward a modern digital government which gives citizens a more satisfying experience and their time back. We do all this to enable the Government's 5 national missions: kickstarting economic growth, making Britain a clean energy superpower, taking back our streets, breaking down barriers to opportunity and building an NHS fit for the future. Above all, we focus on improving people's lives. Whether it's researching new treatments for disease, developing better batteries, reducing burdens through better public services, keeping children safe online, and much more, outcomes for citizens are at the heart of what we do. **Job description** In the Digital Infrastructure Directorate, we work to create the conditions that will ensure world-leading communications infrastructure and services are available to every UK individual and business, in order to support economic growth and enrich lives. Analysts in the Digital Infrastructure Directorate are a key part of the Directorate. They work collaboratively to support policy and delivery teams in using evidence, data and analysis to make better decisions. The successful candidate will work lead our Monitoring and Evaluation work across DI, providing direction and leadership to ensure programmes have robust monitoring and evaluations in place. The role will primarily focus on evaluating our research and innovation programmes designed to promote the development and adoption of future telecoms technologies including 5G, OpenRAN and Advance Communication Technologies (ACT) programmes. We are currently at different stages of evaluating (or implementing findings from the evaluation of) the following programmes that are driving telecoms research, innovation, and technology implementation across the UK economy: - Our £200m 5G Testbed and Trials (5GTT) Programme which was established in 2017 to stimulate market development and deployment of 5G technology and infrastructure in the UK. - Our £250m Open Networks Programme was launched in 2021 to build a more competitive and diverse telecoms equipment supply chain following recent and ongoing changes in the market. - Our 5G Innovation Regions: A £40m fund that was aimed to accelerate 5G adoption in regions by bridging the gap between the technical trials undertaken in the 5GTT Programme and using 5G in the real world. - Our Smart Infrastructure Pilots: A £3m allocation to Local Authorities for Local Authorities and Private Sector Companies to work together to implement Smart Lampposts. - UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL) which provides an independent testing environment to evaluate hardware and software (5G core, RAN equipment) used in UK telecoms networks. You will lead and manage the evaluations for these programmes, as part of our evaluation team with support from our wider team of analysts. This will include providing advice and assurance on Monitoring and Evaluation plans for Business Cases, supporting legislation with Impact Assessments, Post Implementation Reviews, and social research best practice for consultations, surveys and research specifications. This is a fantastic opportunity to apply established and innovative methods to high-profile programmes, as well as build social research and evaluation expertise among colleagues. Due to the nature of our work, you will also get the opportunity to work on evaluations of other schemes, such as the rollout of gigabit broadband. And you will get the opportunity to travel to events and meet with project organisations and industry situated across the UK. This is a unique opportunity to use analysis to build a programme-level evidence base, use insight from analysis and evaluation to influence important future policy decisions. If you are inquisitive and excited about our digital future, and passionate about helping the UK become a world-leading digital economy, then we would love to hear from you. **Person specification** This is a high-profile analytical role, involving close collaboration with senior policy makers within DCMS and across the civil service. Some of the responsibilities will include: - Overseeing evaluation work on individual projects and the programme, developing robust monitoring and evaluation plans for the programmes. - Commissioning and project managing external contractors who are delivering evaluations for us. - Acting as subject matter expert on evaluation and benefit realisation. - Providing technical support and advice to policy colleagues on research methods. - Leading regular assessments of the Programmes against our key success measures. - Providing quality assurance on research projects. - Ensuring regular reporting of market monitoring and performance of the Programme. - Mentoring junior analysts and contributing to analysis across DI, and wider Department Evaluation and Analytical Community. **Essential Criteria** - Evaluation: Experience of evaluating projects or policy interventions according to best practice (Magenta Book). - Delivering at pace: Ability to deliver high impact analysis to tight deadlines. - Analysis of data: Strong analytical experience in analysing costs and benefits of complex policy projects or government interventions. - Communicating and influencing: Experience of effectively communicating complex issues to senior colleagues or stakeholders. **Desirable Criteria** - Experience of evaluating government policies, programmes or investments using HM Treasury Magenta Book principles. - Knowledge of telecommunications, spectrum and digital infrastructure policy. - Experience developing Green Book business cases, Regulatory Impact Assessments, or cost-benefit analysis. **Qualifications** You must hold a 2:1 or higher numerate degree (economics, social research, mathematics, econometrics, statistics, Operational Research, etc), or a 2:2 with relevant work experience. **Memberships** Memberships: Badged: (The role is reserved for badged Government Analytical Professions). **Behaviours** We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: - Communicating and Influencing - Delivering at Pace **Technical skills** We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: - Analysis of data - GES (application of economics, appraisals and impact analysis) - GSR(Research design and social/behavioural evidence) - GSS (Data acquisition, measurement and analysis) - GORS (Problem solving, modelling and optimisation) **Benefits** Alongside your salary of £58,275, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology contributes £16,882 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. ## Skills ### Required - evaluation - data analysis - communication - influencing ### Nice to have - telecommunications - spectrum - digital infrastructure policy - Green Book business cases --- Source: [Apply at jobsgopublic.com](https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/senior-evaluation-analyst-107723?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)