Senior Evaluation Analyst

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Benefits Realisation and Evaluation team, part of the Analytical Community in Building Digital UK (BDUK). BDUK is and Executive Agency of the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The BDUK analytical community is made up of two dozen analysts, who support the directorate through analysis, evaluation and modelling, forecasting and reporting to enable the effective investment of over £5 billion public funding of UK digital infrastructure.

We evaluate the success of the programmes BDUK delivers, and work to better understand and monitor the benefits of the programmes. This role will primarily lead on the evaluation and analysis of the £1bn Shared Rural Network Programme, which aims to bring improved mobile 4G coverage to the UK.

BDUK has an outstanding track record of high-quality evaluation, research and statistical analysis. This provides accountability for public spending, and insight on performance and effectiveness that is used to refine live programme delivery and improve future programme and investment decision making. We consistently look to innovate and improve; whether that is through the data and evidence we collect and analyse or in evaluation and research design and application.

Examples of the questions we use analysis to answer: What benefits to the economy, society, and environment does mobile connectivity unlock? Are there disbenefits? How should BDUK measure these and understand attribution to improved connectivity?

How can we ensure our programmes deliver value for money, and how do we test whether this was achieved?

What methodological approaches are best suited to evidencing the barriers and enablers to the expected benefits of BDUK interventions?

Working in BDUK offers brilliant opportunities: you'll have a diverse workload, access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, experience working across government agencies, and exposure to our most senior leaders.

• 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 audiences


• Across 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.