Research Director - Economic Evaluation

Research Director, Economic EvaluationCompetitive London | Hybrid (2-3 days in office) Full time | PermanentReporting to: Head of Quantitative Impact EvaluationTeam: Policy Research Centre NatCen is looking for an experienced economist to help build and grow its economic evaluation and value-for-money offer. This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who can lead economic evaluation work independently, shape methodological approaches, support business development and strengthen NatCen’s capability in this area.The successful candidate will play a leading role in designing and delivering economic evaluations, value-for-money assessments, cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, economic impact assessments and economic appraisal work. They will also support the growth of a new economic evaluation strand at NatCen, with an immediate focus on winning new work and building internal capability.This role is particularly suited to someone with experience in a research agency, consultancy, economics consultancy, public policy consultancy or international development organisation, where they have led value-for-money or economic evaluation studies from design through to final reporting.