Senior Economic Evaluation Manager

Job summary

Senior Economic Evaluation Manager
EPSRC
Salary: £46,743 per annum
Band: UKRI Band E
Contract Type: Open ended
Hours: Full-time/ Part Time (minimum 0.8 FTE) (flexible working available)
Location: Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire - Hybrid working available in line with UKRI policy
Closing Date: 5th July 2026

Job description

About the role

The key purpose of the role of the Senior Economic Evaluation Manager is to work with colleagues in the Performance and Evaluation Team and across UKRI to support the development of robust socio-economic evaluations as well as support the development and quality assurance of persuasive business cases (often asking for significant funding of around £100M plus).

This role supports EPSRC staff to run often complex socio-economic evaluations or write and produce detailed cases which make the case for further funding. Both business cases and evaluations have a strong focus on understanding and evidencing the benefits at a UK level of the research EPSRC fund, with impact wide ranging from scientific, to economic, social and environmental. This enables EPSRC to use evidence to improve the narrative to government; providing sound economic evidence for the case for further funding and driving best practice in strategic decision making through data and evidence.

Support for cases will involve the use of robust evidence to make the case for funding, supporting the development of logic models, theory of change and monitoring and evaluation plans for the proposed funding, and often supporting the creation, development and quality assurance of the economic case.

This role will work closely with EPSRC and UKRI Portfolio Managers and Analysts, with a strong focus on supporting project teams through the sharing of best practice in economic analysis.

Hybrid Working

These posts are based at our Swindon office, but hybrid working is available in accordance with UKRI policy. This post also may require travel to attend external visits and meetings. We welcome applications from candidates with special requirements.

Your responsibilities:

• Working with portfolio managers and external consultancies to ensure economic analysis within EPSRC’s evaluations is robust, independently accepted and well defined, thus enabling our evaluations to make the strongest case possible for Government funding.
• Working with colleagues to directly run economic analysis on available data to produce new insights for the benefit of the whole of UKRI where possible.
• Working closely with the Theme Lead and the wider Evidence and Evaluation team to ensure EPSRC’s monitoring and evaluation approach remains fit for purpose, working to adapt to and influence thinking in high-level monitoring and evaluation policies and developing innovative solutions.
• Working autonomously but in close collaboration with UKRI economists to develop and deliver a high-quality work programme across priority areas and providing a quality assurance function of the economic impact of investments in science and research.
• Translating evidence effectively, explaining technical information clearly, and describing the implications and uncertainties of analysis.
• Maintaining awareness of current best practice and latest thinking on economic evaluation approaches and methodologies relevant to assessing benefits and impacts of research.

Person specification

The below criteria will be scored during Shortlisting (S), Interview (I) or both (S&I).

Essential

• Professional competency and technical skills reflecting expertise in economic analysis, ideally through a recognised and certified qualification. (Degree or equivalent in Economics (or international equivalent), or a postgraduate degree in Economics.) If it is a joint degree, a good proportion of the degree modules should be in Economics. (S)
• Key skills should include advanced quantitative analysis, data modelling, and knowledge of micro/macroeconomic theory, including the use and development of economic tools, analytics and theories to demonstrate the robust evidence of investments return in publicly funded research. (S)
• Sound knowledge or experience of business case development tools and techniques within public sector guidance frameworks (e.g. Green Book / Magenta Book, logic models, theory of change tools etc.). (S)
• Sophisticated analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, and an ability to think strategically. (S/I)
• Translating evidence effectively, explaining technical information clearly, and describing to varied audiences the implications, risks and uncertainties of such analysis. (I)

Desirable

• The ability to build influential networks and experience in managing relationships across a broad range of stakeholder and cross-functional teams. (I)
• A strong background of facilitation and/or stakeholder engagement and relationship management with experience of, for example, using focus groups or workshops to develop business case models and approaches. (I)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £46,743, UK Research and Innovation contributes £13,541 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Benefits

We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package. We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning!

A list of benefits below:

• An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme.
• 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent).
• Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities.
• Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice.
• Flexible working options.

Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance!

For further information on our benefits please see:

Benefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

How to apply:

For full details, please visit our careers site. Please submit an application including your CV and a Cover Letter that showcases how your skills and experience align to the requirements of the role.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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