Government Social Research Service Fast Stream 2025

GSR members come from a wide range of professional backgrounds and disciplines, covering the breadth of social and behavioural sciences. Our work puts people at the heart of government decision making by providing expertise and interventions to solve complex problems. GSR takes a scientific and tailored approach supported by bodies of knowledge and a range of research methods to inform, influence and provide robust and defensible decision-making at all levels.We aim to deliver the best social science evidence for the government and we need highly skilled social and behavioural scientists to do that. You can read more about our strategy and commitment to diversity and inclusion in our strategies. As a Government Social Research Fast Streamer, youll contribute to the identification, investigation and reporting of social trends, the development of government policy, and the monitoring and evaluation of how policies make a difference to public services.You will develop your social research skills, learning how social researchers operate in government, contributing to evidence-based decision making, evaluation, and consideration of the social dimension of differing policy areas and challenges.Fast streamers are represented in all the main government departments, as well as the devolved administrations and other government bodies. On scheme, you will therefore undertake a broad range of tasks, building up your professional and leadership experience, and developing your skills as a social researcher. Your work might involve developing surveys, analysing data, producing statistics and reviewing existing research evidence. The work you do may also involve working with other analysts in government to provide timely, relevant and robust briefings for policy colleagues and ministers.Promotion and successful completion of the scheme will see you earn between 45k and 55k. The scheme is designed so that, wherever you find yourself working in government beyond the Fast Stream scheme, you will have the skills and experience that allow you to be a professional leader within government, helping ensure that social research and analysis sit at the heart of the policy-making, monitoring and evaluation processes.