Senior Policy Analyst
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 06 Mawrth 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £49,000 i £53,000 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, WC2B 6LE |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Spider Web Recruitment |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | SWR4769 |
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Senior Policy Analyst - Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) are looking for a Senior Policy Analyst 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:£49,000 - £53,000 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 newly created role sits within PPI's new integrated Policy Research Team, combining modelling and policy analysis. Reporting to the Head of Research, you will maintain and develop PPI's modelling suite, quality assure outputs and support the communication of findings through publications and stakeholder engagement, ensuring models remain robust and responsive to policy change. Working hours for this role will be Monday - Friday. This is a hybrid position, with office attendance typically required around once per week for team meetings and events.
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, PPI undertakes both commissioned and self developed projects, and the Senior Policy Analyst supports this work by identifying research opportunities and helping shape robust, feasible research specifications, while maintaining the organisation's independent, non political, evidence based approach.
Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining and developing PPI's modelling suite and documentation
- Quality assuring modelling outputs
- Analysing and preparing datasets for research publications
- Incorporating pension policy changes into models
- Supporting new model development and research projects
- Contributing to the Model Review Board
- Communicating quantitative findings to varied audiences
About you:
As a Senior Policy Analyst, you will have strong quantitative and analytical skills, with experience developing or maintaining modelling code (e.g. Excel, Visual Basic, Python) and applying quality assurance processes. 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 experience in pensions, long-term savings or economic policy. A relevant degree or equivalent analytical experience is essential.
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 Senior 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 if you would like the full job specification). Interviews will primarily be held on 8th and 9th April with the possibility of earlier interviews for applicants who meet the essential criteria. We look forward to hearing from you.
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