SQW is looking for skilled and motivated Senior Consultants to join our team, focusing on local/sub-national economic development and innovation.
SQW is a leading independent consultancy in economic and social development. We provide research, analysis, and insight to support public policy, working with a wide range of clients including central government, local authorities, universities, and the private sector. Our 50 consultants are based at our offices in London, Edinburgh and Manchester, with a hybrid working approach in place.
Role Overview
We are recruiting Senior Consultants with experience of, and interest in, the policy areas of local economic development and innovation, enterprise, and business growth. In practice this means:
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o Conducting socio-economic research
o Preparing HM Treasury Green Book-compliant business cases
o Completing economic impact assessments
o Designing and delivering evaluations
o Supporting strategy development and action planning
Senior Consultants contribute substantially to project deliverables, including preparing reports and presentations. They manage smaller projects and deputy project manage those which are larger or more complicated. They should therefore be comfortable engaging with clients and team members, both more senior and junior, using their confident analytical skills to oversee the work of m...