Key Notes
Analytical leadership covers Active Travel England’s research, evaluation and data-science programme; the role pays £69,501 and may qualify for an allowance of up to £5,000. Full-time hours are 37 weekly; part-time applicants must work at least 30. Hybrid working requires 60% workplace attendance and weekly York travel, potentially overnight. Applications close 20 September 2026; Skilled Worker sponsorship is unavailable.
What You'll Work On
- Lead and line-manage Active Travel England’s multidisciplinary analytical team and set the function’s analytical and evaluation strategy.
- Commission and manage suppliers and contractors delivering research, evaluation and analytical work.
- Apply analytical-assurance principles to ensure research, analysis and evaluations meet professional standards.
- Drive adoption of modern digital and data technologies, including reproducible analytical pipelines.
- Translate strategic questions into evidence that informs guidance and products for local-authority active-travel investment.
Why This Role Matters
- Active Travel England’s commissioned analysis must be robust and impartial, with professional assurance supporting the reliability of research and evaluation delivered to its decision-makers.
- Local-authority guidance and products draw on evidence of what works in active travel, linking this analytical programme to the investment tools supplied to those authorities.
What They Are Looking For
- Experience: Leading multidisciplinary analytical teams and projects, and shaping an analytical function’s delivery strategy, are required.
- Technical: Applying Green Book, Magenta Book or Aqua Book principles to analytical assurance is required.
- Experience: Delivering complex analytical programmes, including commissioning and contractor management, is required.
- Technical: Transforming analytical teams through modern digital technologies and reproducible analytical pipelines is required.
- Qualification: Candidates must meet minimum qualification requirements and align to GES, GORS, GSR or GDD Data Head of Data Science.
- Eligibility: Appropriate UK work rights are required before application; Active Travel England cannot provide Skilled Worker sponsorship.