Government Operational Research Analyst

The Government Operational Research Service (GORS) currently supports policy-making, strategy and operations in many different departments and agencies and employs over 1,000 analysts, ranging from sandwich students to members of the Senior Civil Service. 
 
We're the analytical minds behind many of the Government's policies - policies which, when brought into being, touch the lives of everyone in the UK. Yours included. Using various scientific and mathematical techniques, we add empirical weight to a new or revised policy. Our work, in effect, helps bring it to life. Join us, and you'll be part of a small and select team who are able to influence the decisions of policy makers at more than 25 government departments and agencies. From justice to health to education and beyond, we look objectively at the complex problems they face and apply an array of analytical and modelling techniques to help them find better solutions. 
 
Better solutions, of course, mean better policies. And once these are formulated, we use advanced modelling techniques to gauge their potential impact before they're delivered. In this way, we can help ensure that public money is spent wisely on policies that our analysis predicts will be effective. 

Candidate criteria: 

You must have (or expect to have in the next year) a highly mathematical degree to join GORS, which must be one of the following: a minimum 2:1, or a 2:2 with relevant work experience, or a postgraduate qualification. To meet our definition of a highly numerate degree, at least half of your degree course must be from one or more of the following subjects: maths, physics, astrophysics, operational research, management science, engineering (civil, chemical, electronic), data science, decision science, statistics, econometrics or similar. 

You must be able to explain highly technical concepts in plain English. 

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. 

Successful candidates must pass basic security checks.

This job is broadly open to the following groups: 

• UK nationals 
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK 
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland 
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) 
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service 
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service 
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals 

Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.