Are you passionate about using analysis to shape policy and drive real-world impact? The Royal Academy of Engineering is seeking a talented Analyst to join our Policy and International Partnerships directorate. This is your opportunity to play a central role in strengthening the evidence base that underpins the Academy’s policy positions and thought leadership. This is a role for someone who thrives on working across multiple topics and approaches, enjoys collaboration, and is motivated by using evidence and insight to make an impact on the big engineering and innovation issues facing the UK. You’ll work across topics such as emerging technologies, engineering skills, infrastructure, sustainability, and innovation ecosystems, often switching between quantitative analysis, qualitative research, horizon scanning, and rapid evidence gathering. Your work spans such a broad set of themes, demanding strong analytical judgement, flexibility, and an ability to quickly build contextual understanding in new areas.
You’ll also have room for creativity, from shaping research questions and designing analytical approaches to experimenting with new ways of communicating insights in compelling and accessible formats. Working closely with colleagues across the Academy and external experts, you’ll help ensure our policy advice is robust, well‑evidenced, and able to influence decision‑making at the highest levels.
Application closing date: 19/04/2026
Interview date: w/c 27/04/2026
Interview location: London
Our location
Our light, spacious head office is based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy.
Who are we?
Engineering matters. It shapes our everyday lives, from our ability to turn the lights on, have a hot shower and commute into work, to the mobile phones we rely on to keep connected. It also plays a vital role in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing society today, from climate change, to global health pandemics and cyber threats.
The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.
With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.
Why work for us?
We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.
This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.
We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you?
The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably.
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