Policy Analyst

Policy Analyst - Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) are looking for a Policy Analyst/Modeller to join their team on a hybrid full-time, permanent basis, based at their Central London office on the Strand.

Company benefits include:

• Competitive Salary:£38,000 – £42,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Holiday: 25 days annual leave plus Christmas closure
• Pension: Group Personal Pension (8% employer contribution plus matched contributions up to 4%)
• Additional: Group Income Protection and Life Assurance, continued professional development and payment of professional membership fees, Employee Assistance Programme, carers leave and volunteering leave.

About the role:

This Policy Analyst role sits within the PPI’s new integrated Policy Research Team, combining modelling and policy analysis. Reporting to the Head of Research, you will provide modelling analysis and collaborate with the team to integrate modelling outputs into publications and contribute to the maintenance and operation of the PPI Modelling Suite. Working hours for this role will be Monday – Friday. This is a hybrid position, with office attendance typically required around twice per month for team meetings and events.

The PPI uses a suite of models to analyse the current pension system and explore alternative policy options, including hypothetical individual modelling, aggregate expenditure and contributions, pensioner income distribution, dynamic projections and stochastic economic scenarios. Most models are spreadsheet-based, with key components programmed in Visual Basic. Through its annual research programme, the PPI undertakes both commissioned and self-developed projects, and the Policy Analyst supports in helping to identify, analyse, clean, and manipulate data to be used in the models, and in producing model results to feed into PPI research publications. The Policy Analyst will also contribute to the maintenance and coding of the models by implementing updates, preparing data, running models, and ensuring their own outputs are accurate.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Contributing to the maintenance and operation of the PPI Modelling Suite, producing accurate and timely modelling outputs to support PPI research.
• Incorporating announced changes to pension policy and other reforms into the PPI Modelling Suite.
• Undertaking statistical analysis of published datasets.
• Draft research outputs and other material for publication, in particular with respect to quantitative policy analysis.
• Communicating findings to technical and non-technical audience both in writing and verbally through presentations.

About you:

As a Policy Analyst, you will have strong quantitative and analytical skills, with experience developing or maintaining modelling code (e.g. Excel, Visual Basic, Python). You will be confident interpreting complex outputs and communicating findings clearly to varied audiences. You will be highly organised, able to manage multiple projects, and ideally have at least 2 years’ experience in pensions, long-term savings or economic policy. A relevant degree or equivalent analytical experience is essential.

Please note: Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK and must not require visa sponsorship now or at any point during their employment.

About Pensions Policy Institute:

Pensions Policy Institute is the UK’s leading independent authority on pensions and retirement policy. Conducting rigorous, non-political, evidence-based research, their work informs Government, Westminster, industry and consumer groups, shaping decisions that impact millions of people’s lives. This is a unique opportunity to join a respected organisation at the forefront of pensions policy analysis.

If you have the relevant skills and experience for the Policy Analyst position and would like to be considered, please apply by submitting an up-to-date CV, with a covering letter as the first page of your CV, as soon as possible, (please contact Spider for  the full job specification). Interviews will primarily be held late June/early July with the possibility of earlier interviews for applicants who meet the essential criteria. We look forward to hearing from you.

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