Associate Advisor - Education and Skills

The Behavioural Insights Team

Location London
Salary £25,840 - £34,960 per annum, plus benefits
Team Education and Skills
  • Closing: 12:00pm, 25th Jun 2018 BST

Job Description

The Behavioural Insights Team

The then Prime Minister created BIT in 2010 to apply behavioural science to public policy in the UK. In February 2014 we became a social purpose company, owned by the Cabinet Office, Nesta (an innovation charity) and our employees.

The Behavioural Insights Team works with governments around the world in almost every area of Government policy. Whilst the subject and output of our projects varies considerably, there are common threads: we try to understand the contexts in which people make decisions; we notice small details; we find out what has and hasn’t worked before; we come up with innovative ideas for solving policy problems and we measure everything we do as robustly as we can.

BIT selects staff on the basis of cultural fit: all our staff believe passionately in our company values: always prioritising social impact; empiricism and humility; fresh thinking, collaboration; and public service.

Role and Responsibilities

As an Associate Advisor you will support a wide range of projects, providing advice and project management. You will likely lead aspects of projects working to a Senior or Principal Advisor, and will also undertake discrete pieces of work (such as literature reviews or scoping out various aspects of projects). You will help to plan and organise randomised controlled trials, conducting qualitative and desk research during explore project phases. You will also develop and suggest workable policy solutions, and prepare deliverables with a clear understanding of the overall project objectives.

You will get regular exposure to a range of senior stakeholders and be expected to actively contribute to company development. Many of our Associate Advisors have a Masters degree in a relevant subject (economics, psychology or similar) and/or prior work experience in either a policy or consultancy role.

Essential
  • An understanding of the behavioural science literature and how it can be applied to help solve complex policy problems;
  • Excellent organisational skills;
  • Ability to support the design and implementation of rigorous evaluations, including but not limited to randomised controlled trials;
  • Excellent written and verbal communication (for example ability to write short, to-the-point policy papers for Government Ministers or senior officials);
  • Strategic thinking and creative problem solving; and
  • Strong teamwork skills ¬ - as a part of a small team you will need to be reliable and willing to take responsibility for the small details of projects and meetings.
Desirable
  • Masters in a relevant subject area (including, but not limited to behavioural economics, psychology, evaluation methods);
  • Experience of working with or within the UK education system;
  • Previous experience in experimental methods (perhaps as an RA or as part of a university project);
  • Competent analytical skills and an understanding of mixed methods of research and evaluation; and
  • Experience working on the development or delivery of policy in government, academia, industry, or for a consulting firm or a design agency.
Please note:
  • If you do not already hold the right to work in the UK and/or require sponsorship in order to continue working here, you should think carefully before applying. This is because we will be unable to sponsor you unless there is no other suitably qualified settled worker available to fill the role or your current immigration status means that the resident labour market test will not apply in your case.

  • To find out more about the organisation and the type of people who work in the team visit: http://www.behaviouralinsights.co.uk

  • The Behavioural Insights Team is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

  • Some of the personal data you provide to Applied when you apply for a role with The Behavioural Insights Team will be passed on to The Behavioural Insights Team for the purposes of (a) reviewing your application; (b) inviting you for interview; and/or (c) offering you a job and getting you set up as an employee/contractor.

  • If your application is not successful, any personal data provided to us by Applied (including any personal data relating to equal opportunities monitoring as set out above) will be retained by The Behavioural Insights Team for no longer than 6 months after the application deadline has passed (other than in exceptional circumstances where we may need to retain your personal data for longer), at which point your personal data will be securely deleted. We only keep your information for that period in order to allow us to comply with relevant legal obligations.

Removing bias from the hiring process

Applications closed Mon 25th Jun 2018

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Removing bias from the hiring process

  • Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
  • You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review

Applications closed Mon 25th Jun 2018