Do you want to provide the insight required to inform the new government’s climate change policies and make a positive impact to the UK’s net zero and fuel poverty ambitions? Then this opportunity is for you!
DESNZ’s new policies all rely on the evaluation evidence you will produce, to understand our stakeholders, embed best practice and ensure DESNZ is learning the right lessons.
DESNZ are recruiting for the following senior executive officer (SEO) – grade analyst roles:
We are recruiting for the following senior executive officer (SEO) – grade analyst roles:
Role 1: Net Zero Buildings: Home Upgrade Grant scheme Evaluation Lead
The Buildings Energy Evaluation Team is a friendly, inclusive and supportive team of 15 evaluation analysts that place a strong priority on individuals’ development. DESNZ’s team prides itself on its high quality, innovative and impactful evaluations of DESNZ schemes delivering energy improvements to UK homes. DESNZ’s Analytical team has 88% Team Satisfaction (People Survey 2023).
DESNZ are looking to recruit an SEO social researcher to lead our flagship evaluation of Phase 2 of the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2). The scheme was launched in January 2023, allocating up to £630 million of grant funding to Local Authorities to help them upgrade energy inefficient homes of low income households in England that were not connected to the national gas grid. The scheme aims to deliver substantial improvements in fuel poverty and health for these more vulnerable groups, while advancing the mass decarbonisation of domestic heating necessary to meet the UK’s Net Zero carbon target.
They will be given a high degree of flexibility and creativity in actively setting direction for our appointed contractors, developing and quality assuring research materials and outputs, as well as strong support from their line manager and our wider team of evaluation experts. They will use evidence to underpin the design of how future government Net Zero domestic retrofit policies are delivered.
There is scope for the role to also support or lead on new monitoring and evaluation work in response to emerging challenges in the Net Zero Domestic Buildings policy area, workload permitting.
There are also opportunities for optional travel within the UK to attend meetings, conferences, workshops or site visits.
Role 2: Senior Green Gas Evaluation Analyst
In Clean Heat Analysis (CHA) we produce high quality, multi-disciplinary evidence and analysis; working proactively to deliver the best policies that work for all consumers and the environment as well as promoting economic growth. DESNZ are a team of around 40 friendly and motivated analysts, who work collaboratively to help achieve the department’s priority of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050, through the decarbonisation of heating.
The Biomethane Analysis branch of CHA is responsible for ensuring biomethane policy is developed with the best available evidence, working with multiple stakeholders to deliver a range of analytical projects that influence decision making.
DESNZ are looking for an SEO social researcher to lead our biomethane evaluation programme. This is a critical time to join the team as we reach important delivery milestones on the evaluation of the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) and Green Gas Levy (GGL), which will shape DESNZ’s view on the success of the scheme. These insights will be used to inform a future framework for biomethane over the next year, where the post holder will also be responsible for leading the development of a future M&E plan.
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