Evidence and Analysis Lead - Strategy, Delivery and Engagement Unit

Main purpose of job:

The Evidence and Analysis Lead will play a central role in strengthening the evidence base that underpins delivery of the India Network's strategic priorities and Vision 2035 objectives. Sitting within the Strategy, Delivery and Engagement Unit, the role will ensure senior leaders have access to robust evidence, insight and analysis to inform decision-making and prioritisation.

The postholder will provide expert advice to senior leaders and work through Economic, Political and sector teams across the India Network to drive a coordinated evidence and analysis agenda, ensuring analytical priorities are delivered, evidence gaps are addressed, and insights are translated into action.

They will be the Network's focal point for evidence and analysis, identifying knowledge gaps, commissioning and coordinating analytical work across teams, and bringing together economic, political, policy and operational insights into a coherent evidence base. The role will serve as an intelligent customer and coordinator, ensuring the right evidence is available at the right time to support effective decision-making and delivery.

The role will work closely with colleagues across the India Network, UK-based teams and wider stakeholders to improve the use of evidence and promote a culture of evidence-informed decision making.

We reserve the right to review, revise or amend the roles and responsibilities from time to time reflecting the changing needs of business.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve:

Lead the India Network's evidence and analysis function (30%)

• Provide expert advice to senior leaders on the strategic application of evidence and analysis, ensuring that it effectively informs priority-setting, delivery decisions and resource allocation across the India Network.
• Develop and maintain a strategic overview of the evidence base supporting delivery of UK objectives in India.
• Identify critical evidence gaps, emerging issues and analytical requirements across strategic objectives, priority sectors and regions.
• Ensure evidence and insight are effectively embedded within business planning, delivery discussions and governance processes.
• Lead and undertake development of analytical products that support strategic decision-making and delivery across the India Network.

Commission and coordinate analytical work across the Network (30%)

• Work with Economic, Political, flagship teams and the Results and Evaluation adviser to commission, coordinate and quality assure analytical products and research.
• Develop clear analytical questions and requirements that support strategic decision-making.
• Act as an intelligent customer for evidence and analysis, ensuring outputs meet business needs and are delivered to high standards.
• Promote collaboration and reduce duplication of analytical effort across teams.

Strengthen strategic insight and horizon scanning (20%)

• Provide expert challenge and advice to governance forums and programme leads on the integration of evidence into business planning, strategic decision-making and performance discussions.
• Bring together quantitative and qualitative evidence from multiple sources to identify trends, opportunities and risks affecting UK interests.
• Support senior leaders with concise, actionable analysis and recommendations.
• Ensure political, economic and sectoral insights are integrated into strategic planning and delivery discussions.

Build strong stakeholder relationships (20%)

• Establish productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders involved in evidence generation and analysis.
• Work collaboratively across teams, professions and geographical locations to develop a shared understanding of delivery challenges and opportunities.
• Communicate complex evidence and analysis clearly and persuasively to senior audiences.

Last date to apply for the role is 20 October 2026 by 23:55 hrs.