Policy Consultant

**Location: London or Brighton, UK**

**Position: Full time, permanent**

**Salary: £35k-£45k (depending on experience)**

Technopolis Ltd (UK), part of the international Technopolis Group, is looking to recruit **Policy Consultants** to join our team in London or Brighton.

**About Technopolis**

Technopolis Group is an international consultancy with over 30 years’ experience in policy advice and research. Our multidisciplinary teams work at the interface of policy and evidence. We are a staff-owned organisation with more than 300 professionals across 12 offices in Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

In the UK, our 60 consultants work from offices in London and Brighton across a wide variety of policy areas including science and innovation, digital, research, enterprise, education, green economy, health and life sciences, and development.

Our technical expertise spans the full range of social research methods used in policy evaluation, from econometrics and cost-benefit analysis to contribution analysis and foresight. We also deliver advanced, forward-looking data analytics.

We are proud of our strong values and culture of openness. We bring together the talent and enthusiasm of our multicultural, multilingual staff and provide a stimulating, learning-based environment for all.

**The role**

You will lead specific tasks and work packages within projects, contribute to business development, and begin managing small projects independently. The role requires a strong understanding of the policy environment and knowledge of UK and/or EU policy topics aligned to our core areas of business. We are particularly interested in those with a background in STI and / or the Green Economy.

**Your profile**

You must have:

- A Master’s degree (or above) in a relevant field (e.g. public policy, economics, social sciences, science and technology studies)
- At least three years’ relevant experience in consultancy, research, or policy analysis
- Proven ability to manage tasks, work packages, or small projects, including client-facing responsibilities
- Strong command of both qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods
- Ability to draft report chapters and deliverables to a professional standard, in English
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to meet strict deadlines
- Confidence in presenting complex information to specialist and non-specialist audiences
- Self-motivation, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to work both independently and in multidisciplinary, international teams
- Willingness to travel

**Other desirable attributes include**:

- Experience writing and contributing to proposals/tenders
- Proficiency in statistical analysis software
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain client relationships
- Strong oral communication skills

**Duties**
- Manage defined tasks or work packages within projects, including planning, delivery, and client interaction
- Lead elements of data collection and analysis, both qualitative and quantitative Draft report sections and contribute to final deliverables
- Support proposal preparation and business development activities
- Contribute to internal and external meetings, representing Technopolis professionally
- Ensure high quality and timely delivery of assignments

**Why join us?**

In addition to the dynamism of the business and the intellectual challenge of our project work, we offer a number of **benefits to our staff**. We offer a competitive salary, a 10% contributory pension, performance-related bonus, private healthcare, an employee assistance programme, and a cycle-to-work scheme.

We also provide:

- 33 days’ holiday (including 8 national holidays), with additional days based on length of service
- Flexible working arrangements, supported by the right infrastructure
- Training and development opportunities, including mentoring by senior colleagues
- Genuine career progression, with most of our senior team having grown their careers with us

**Our values**

We are also committed to creating social value, both within the assignments we undertake and for our team as a whole. Our initiatives include:

- A Scholarship Programme for Black British Students at Sussex University
- Outreach with schools and colleges to raise awareness of societal challenges and policy solutions
- Environmental policies to ensure we work in a sustainable and environmentally positive way

**How to apply**

To apply, please upload a copy of your CV on our website, together with a covering letter explaining your interest in the specific job, how your skills and experience meet our requirements and why you believe you would be a good addition to the Technopolis team.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay

Work Location: In person