Senior Evaluation Analyst

Independently manage workstreams, including work or line managing other analysts, taking responsibility to deliver a suite of analytical solutions to a wide range of questions.Inform and shape the design of new and existing BDUK interventions through timely evidence-based advice. Assess the impact and effectiveness of current and past BDUK delivery and inform decision making through innovative research and analysis.Lead on delivery of complex, high-profile mobile evaluation and benefit realisation projects. This includes:Procuring and contract managing external contractors to lead a programme of research and evaluation.Reviewing, synthesising and improving evidence and understanding of digital infrastructure, market behaviours and delivery models. Designing & implementing primary research to fill data gaps and meet stakeholder needs.Effectively communicate complex analytical findings:Internally; to BDUK and DSIT senior stakeholders, Ministers and various non-analyst audiencesAcross Government; where this affects agendas such as boosting rural economies through digital infrastructure (levelling up), enabling a green economy (net zero), and bringing forward the digitisation of local services such as schools (future-proofing public services).Externally; such as telecommunications suppliers and local government representatives including at Conferences and events.Contribute to the wider analytical community to ensure BDUK follows research best practice in the design, implementation and analysis of research and that information gathering is conducted effectively and is designed to avoid bias and misleading conclusions.