The Head of Analysis is responsible for the management, delivery and development of all of PBE’s analytical output. They are a source of advice and leadership for members of the Research, Policy & Communications team, serving as the organisation’s data quality assurance backstop and driving analytical skills development across PBE. They will also play a key role in supporting the expansion of PBE’s research work into new areas, helping with the exploration of new data sources and the establishment of new networks across academia and the research community.
The Head of Analysis provides deep experience and expertise in relation to secondary quantitative analysis. They are proficient in a wide range of statistical methods and modelling and fluent in Stata (or similar). They have good familiarity with large UK microdata sets such as Understanding Society and the Labour Force Survey.
They work alongside the Chief Economist and the Director of Research, Policy & Communications to oversee PBE’s overall research programme, and they provide direct line management to several of the organisation’s Economists and Research & Policy Analysts.