Research and Analysis Lead
2 Month Contract | £550 - £650 a day, dependant on experience (outside IR35) | Full time – 3-4 days on-site – Westminster
I am currently recruiting for a Research and Analysis Lead, for a 2-month contract working for the Department for Business and Trade.
The government is tasked the Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) and the National Technology Adviser (NTA) to lead a review of barriers to the adoption of transformative technologies that could enhance productivity, with a focus on the growth-driving sectors identified in the Industrial Strategy green paper.
The Research and Analysis Lead will be crucial in leading on synthesizing the evidence already available, and new information coming in from Whitehall, academia and business), and run the analysis to evaluate the potential impact of policy recommendations. You will also be lead on the implementation, monitoring and evaluation plan. The client is especially looking for someone who has the ability to break the mould and contribute new ideas that could really shift the dial on tech adoption.
The review will identify the barriers businesses face when adopting both established and novel technologies, building from existing analysis, industry insights, and the forthcoming AI Opportunities Action Plan. It will also provide practical recommendations on how the government can work with businesses to address these obstacles.
Working in a team that embodies this government’s vision of an agile, silo breaking civil service with a ‘start-up’ mentality. They have a flat structure and task orientated approach where our people collaborate on every challenge bringing their diverse experience and skills to bear.
As the team moves now into synthesising the evidence and developing policy recommendations, this role will provide “SME” with tech adoption, with past experience of policy programme design and/or advising individual firms on tech adoption.
Key skills:
* Good tech knowledge is desirable (from enterprise software, to photonics)
* Business knowledge and economic analysis
* Strong programme/policy design experience
* Business tech advisory experience is highly desirable;
* Experience of one of the 8 high growth sectors of the industrial strategy (advanced manufacturing or PBS is desirable
* Knowledge of digital and hardware where adoption lags among some firms.
* Ability to work at pace and resilient
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