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About the Role
ICF is seeking Senior Consultants to join its UK environmental policy team, focusing on water policy. This role involves providing independent policy research, evaluation, and analytical support to UK public sector clients, contributing directly to the development and improvement of environmental policies and programmes.
Responsibilities
- Provide independent policy research, evaluation, and analytical support.
- Work on diverse aspects of water policy, including evaluations of flood risk management programmes, studies on new governance models for water resource management, mechanisms for mobilisation of finance for nature recovery, and appraisal of water-focused innovation programmes.
- Contribute directly to the development and improvement of policies and programmes.
- Develop knowledge and skills through training, development support, structured career guidance, mentoring, communities of practice, and line management.
Requirements
- Demonstrable interest and experience in environmental policy, especially in relation to water policy in the UK (e.g., water resources, floods, water quality).
- Strong qualitative, quantitative, and analytical skills.
- Skills in evaluation, economic analysis and appraisal, impact assessment, data science, and/or environmental economics.
- Good understanding of the UK policy-making process.
- Experience of working on assignments for the UK Government is an advantage.
- Relevant professional experience of at least 5 years.
- Experience managing projects, including budgets and research teams.
- Business development experience, including contributing to proposals / grant applications.
- Exceptional ability to write and communicate in English.
- Strong organisational and collaborative working skills.
- Highly-developed interpersonal skills and self-motivation.
- Prior experience in a consulting environment is an advantage.
- Applicants with backgrounds in academia, government, and non-governmental employment are welcome.
- Must have the legal right to work in the UK (or be eligible for sponsorship where applicable on a case-by-case basis).
- Must be physically located in the UK on Day 1 of employment (or shortly before your start date).
Skills
- Environmental policy
- Water policy
- Water resources
- Floods
- Water quality
- Qualitative analysis
- Quantitative analysis
- Analytical skills
- Evaluation
- Economic analysis
- Appraisal
- Impact assessment
- Data science
- Environmental economics
- UK policy-making process
- Project management
- Budget management
- Team management
- Business development
- Proposal writing
- Grant application writing
- English communication
- Organisational skills
- Collaborative working
- Interpersonal skills
- Self-motivation
Location
- United Kingdom
- London (GB80)
Work Type
- Hybrid working
Experience Level
- Senior
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience
Education Level
- Degree
- Master’s degree
- PhD in relevant discipline
Benefits
- Hybrid working policy
- Employee wellbeing hub
- Competitive recognition program (‘You Matter’)
- Single Private Medical Insurance cover
- Dental insurance
- Online GP service
- 25 days annual leave, plus UK bank holidays (increases with years of service)
- Pension scheme with 5% of salary employer contribution
- Life assurance paying 4x annual salary
- Group Income Protection paying 66% of salary for up to 5 years
- Enhanced parental leave policies
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Enhanced paternity pay
- Enhanced adoption pay
- Enhanced shared parental pay
About the Company
- ICF provides independent policy research, evaluation and analytical support to the Defra group and other UK public sector clients.
- ICF works across the full spectrum of UK environmental and related policies, from nature restoration to food production, climate adaptation to resource management.
- Working at ICF means applying a passion for meaningful work with intellectual rigor to help solve the leading issues of our day.
- Smart, compassionate, innovative, committed, ICF employees tackle unprecedented challenges to benefit people, businesses, and governments around the globe.
- We believe in collaboration, mutual respect, open communication, and opportunity for growth.
- We are committed to creating a culture where we embrace our differences in ideas and identities.
- Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals.
Equal Opportunity
- We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive.
- We are committed to creating a culture where we embrace our differences in ideas and identities.
- The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews is not permitted.
- If an accommodation involving the use of AI is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at candidateaccommodation@icf.com.
- We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.