Reference: 98714
Date Added: 3 March 2026
Closing Date: 27 March 2026
Job Title: Researcher - Education and Skills Policy
Working For: Policy Connect
Location: London
Salary: £26,936-£32,000
Length of Contract: Fixed-term, 12 months
Job Details
Policy Connect is looking for 1 new team member to join our busy Education and Skills team, working across Education and Technology projects.
The focus of the roles for the first 6 months will be a combination of the following:
- Supporting the delivery of our ‘Health Education and Training’ report on the education and training pathways for NHS staff.
- Supporting the delivery of a programme of policy events in parliament (a secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Skills, Careers and Employment: on topics such as Post-16 skills, devolution and skills funding.
- Supporting the impact work from the Skills Commission’s forthcoming report ‘Earning or Learning’.
- Supporting the development of plans for new inquiries within the Higher Education Commission and Skills Commission.
- Supporting the pursuit of impact from previous reports on education, skills, and technology.
- Additionally, you will be part of scoping for new projects, planning and delivering policy roundtables alongside the Education and Skills team members, and colleagues across Policy Connect whose policy briefs intersect with skills policy.
In the medium to long term, the focus of the role can be flexible and can respond to the personal expertise and preference of the chosen candidates.
Closing Date: 27 March 2026
Interview/Start Dates
Closing date: rolling – we strongly advise applicants to apply early
Likely interview date: we will interview on a rolling basis from w/c 16 March
Start date: as soon as possible
Application Details
Please read the job description and candidate specification below, and email your CV of no more than 2 A4 pages, a covering letter of no more than one A4 page along with a completed equal opportunities monitoring form to Careers@policyconnect.org.uk
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
The full job description and details can be found here: https://policyconnect.org.uk/about/careers/
Please contact Victoria.Zeybrandt@policyconnect.org.uk if you have any questions regarding the role or Policy Connect. We welcome informal enquires ahead of application.
Website: https://policyconnect.org.uk/