Head of Behavioural Science

We are looking for an ambitious, commercially minded Head of Behavioural Science (Director Level). This role will suit someone with proven experience of leading bids, directing client projects, and supporting the growth of behavioural science more broadly across Ipsos. We are looking for applicants with a proven track record of delivering behavioural insight and developing interventions in either a UK Government behavioural insights function, agency or consulting environment. You will be supported but will be given autonomy and leadership to develop your career. If this sounds like you, please read on… What will I be doing? You will be working with the Head of Behavioural Science in Public Affairs to help public sector organisations implement successful behaviour change programmes, and help further establish the Behavioural Science specialism in Ipsos. This involves working in collaboration with our policy, methods, data analytics and innovation experts to help clients scope, design, implement and evaluate behaviour change programmes. The role will work across a wide variety of policy areas, supporting the delivery of behaviour change relating to energy use, environment, travel and transport, health, and online behaviours and regulation. The role involves:

• Driving business development and growth of behavioural science in PA. As well as building effective client relationships and leading our responses to proposals, developing solutions and commercial propositions.
• Directing research projects through the full project cycle, from design, to data collection, analysis, conclusions and recommendations. Ensuring projects are delivered to budget and timescale.
• Thought leadership and profile raising, helping us grow our market presence, demonstrating (through publications) how the application of behavioural science creates value for individuals, organisations and society.
• Consulting on application of behavioural science, including leading evidence reviews, application of behavioural frameworks, theories of change, intervention design, testing and evaluation across relevant opportunities in PA.
• Harnessing innovation and mixed methods, applying a mixed methods approach, to inform intervention mapping, design, testing and evaluation. This may include deliberative research, quasi experimental designs, or data science; drawing on novel approaches such as passive data and neuroscience and conducting.
• Supporting internal and external training and capability building. Designing and running training courses, producing toolkits and resources. Building internal networks to raise awareness of behavioural science generally at Ipsos. Developing external partnerships with Universities and Suppliers.
  
  Expertise: We are looking for someone with a first degree in psychology, (or similar) and/ ideally a Masters or PhD (but this is not essential). This could include behavioural economics, behavioural science, neuroscience, health psychology, social psychology, applied psychology, anthropology.
Experience: We are looking for applicants with a proven track record of delivering behavioural insight and developing interventions in either a UK Government behavioural insights function, agency or consulting environment. Excellence: the skills and attributes we are keen to see demonstrated are:
• Proven ability to support effective behaviour change through insight, design and evaluation, including use of innovative methods and experimental design.
• Flexible and creative thinking, entrepreneurial initiative and commercial acumen to help develop and grow application of behavioural science.
• Leading winning proposals and responses to tender, designing solutions to answer complex strategic policy challenges.
• Good leadership and communication skills, alongside ability to develop strong internal networks fostering collaboration and teamwork.
• Ability to balance competing demands of a fast-paced commercial environment, with proven ability of delivering projects to timescale and budgets with limited supervision.
• Expertise in one or more of the following key behavioural challenges facing the public sector at a national or local level: energy use, environment/climate change, transport and active travel, health, wellbeing., consumer regulation or organisational change.
  
  Ipsos is committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We also recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients.
  
  Ipsos UK offer an attractive basic salary and a rewards package including 25 days annual leave, a pension scheme and a great range of flexible benefits to suit your personal needs. For roles at Research Manager level and above we also offer private healthcare.