Situational Awareness Analyst

Job description

ESRC: Salary: £46,743 per annum Band: UKRI Band E Contract Type: Open ended Hours: Full-time/ Part Time (minimum 0.8 FTE) Location: Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire - Hybrid working available Closing Date: 23rd March 2026 About the role: This is an exciting opportunity to join a new Situational Awareness Function (SAF) within the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The SAF is designed to enhance ESRC’s understanding of the UK’s social science research landscape, providing insight, horizon scanning, and timely intelligence to inform future strategic decision-making. The SAF will deliver broad, up-to-date evidence and analysis across the social science ecosystem, drawing on new and existing data sources, and will communicate its outputs to a range of audiences. As an analyst within the Situational Awareness Function, you will play a central role in developing and delivering high-quality outputs which contribute towards ESRC’s overall strategic decision-making. You will deliver against the SAF’s priorities, working across ESRC and UKRI to gather, analyse, and communicate insights from a wide range of data sources. You will contribute to both ongoing monitoring and ad hoc int...