Senior Economic Evaluation Manager

UK Research and Innovation

Senior Economic Evaluation Manager developing robust socio-economic evaluations for UKRI. Collaborating across teams to enhance funding narratives and strategic decision making.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeSwindon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £46,743 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.
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.
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.).
Sophisticated analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, and an ability to think strategically.
Translating evidence effectively, explaining technical information clearly, and describing to varied audiences the implications, risks and uncertainties of such analysis.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

economic analysisadvanced quantitative analysisdata modellingmicroeconomic theorymacroeconomic theoryeconomic toolsanalyticsbusiness case developmentevaluation methodologiesquality assurance

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsdecision-making skillsstrategic thinkingcommunication skillscollaborationadaptabilityinnovation

Certifications

degree in Economicspostgraduate degree in Economics