Research Assistant

About ICF

ICF (icf.com) is a global consultancy firm working in the UK, across Europe, the US and worldwide. At ICF, we combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help governments, international institutions, public services and charities solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and improve the quality of life of people around the world.

We are a purpose driven company with a strong culture and underlying values that prize collaboration, diversity, mutual respect, innovation, open communication, and opportunity for growth. At ICF, we are not all the same. And that has always been our greatest strength. We apply our passion for meaningful work with intellectual rigour. We see strength in difference and pride ourselves in welcoming people from all backgrounds into our community.

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We are looking for Research Assistants to join our UK policy research and evaluation teams.

The Research Assistant role is an entry-level role for social researchers who are new to the profession. The role will give you experience of working across a wide range of projects and topics, coupled with research training that will enable you to grow your career at ICF.

We welcome applications from people with a demonstrable interest in working across varied topics relevant to our UK public and third sector clients . Our work includes research, evaluation and consultancy working with people and clients in policy areas including the environment and biodiversity, health, education, employment, social care, children and young people, food and agriculture, regulation, crime and justice, and housing.

We are also interested in recruiting people with experience of one or more applied research methods, and the analysis of primary and secondary data , including: qualitative analysis; quantitative analysis; statistics; economic analysis; literature reviews; evaluation of programmes and projects; service design / user experience research; data science and data visualisation.

People who have experience of working in front line services with an interest in pursuing a career in research are very much welcome to apply.

What you’ll get to do:

From day one, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a varied range of influential research projects across the UK. Our work is multidisciplinary, and by becoming part of a growing team, you will gain experience of different policy areas and research methods. You will be working across multiple projects and we will support you to develop your own career as you grow your skills, through excellent training and development opportunities .

ICF’s clients include government departments and agencies such as DEFRA, Natural England, the Department for Education, NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Food Standards Agency, the Department for Business and Trade, and the Environment Agency – as well as local government and leading charities. Many of our researchers also support wider ICF teams with a range of social and economic policy research projects for the European Commission.

Examples of some of our recent projects include the impact evaluation of the Transforming UK Food systems research programme for UKRI; the impact evaluation of the Food Roots 2 programme for the GLA; the evaluation of the Sustainable Farming Initiative; the evaluation of Local Nature Recovery Strategies; the evaluation of SEND and AP reforms for DfE; the process evaluation of Drug Recovery Wings in prisons for the Ministry of Justice; the evaluation of the Southwark School Meals Transformation Programme; and the evaluation of the Independent Prescribing programme for pharmacists for NHS England.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

Perform research and analysis on public policy issues and programmes for public and third sector clients, by:

Essential Requirements:

Desirable:

Personal Qualities:

Ready to apply?

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 21st October.

The base location for the role will be either London or Leeds. Please state your preference in your covering letter. We have a hybrid working model that supports our employees to work from a base office and from home.

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