Senior Consultant – Research and Evaluation

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy
efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate
emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part
of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and
rewarding.

Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with additional leave earned through length of
  service
• Three extra days off over the Christmas period as a gesture of goodwill
• A competitive pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Flexibility in our ways of working – work from home, in the office, or a mix of both,
  depending on your role
• Two paid volunteering days per year – a chance to give back to the causes that matter most to
  you

Please see our careers page
for the full list of benefits we have to offer and why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to
work.

The team

The insight & evaluation team is integral to the data, research and content the Energy
Saving Trust produces. The work the team does is hugely varied from calculating the savings
that can be achieved through making energy efficiency changes, to modelling the impact of new
technologies to providing content for energy efficiency training to researching consumers
attitudes towards government policy and assessing the impact that programmes deliver.

The team work individually on projects but also work closely together sharing ideas and working
through complex problems or scenarios ensuring that knowledge sharing, and knowledge
development is at the forefront of everything we do.

Working within the team and at the Energy Saving Trust more broadly will allow you to use your
experience and skills, whilst improving your knowledge and having the space and opportunity to
grow within a friendly, supportive team.

The role 

We are seeking a senior consultant to develop and deliver high quality evaluation and research
projects. You will work closely with colleagues in the insight and evaluation team, across the
business, and with external clients.

What you’ll do 

• Develop and implement a work plan for evaluating and reporting on Energy Saving Trust
  activities.
• Provide technical expertise on research and evaluation methodologies.
• Support the development of new evaluation and research opportunities, designing suitable
  methodologies and identifying resource requirements.
• Build effective and collaborative relationships with key clients in government and the wider
  public and private sector, potential partners, and across Energy Saving Trust.
• Work with others in the insight and evaluation team to ensure ongoing, existing evaluations
  feed into the overall Energy Saving Trust reporting.
• Maintain and develop excellent knowledge of developments in evaluation and research methods
  relevant to Energy Saving Trusts work and mission.
• Support junior team members and advise Energy Saving Trust colleagues drawing on your
  specialist knowledge

What you’ll bring 

• Knowledge and experience of using evaluation and research techniques at a high calibre,
  including logic models, various types of sampling, data collection, a bank of analytical
  techniques, statistical tests, and other research tools.
• Experience of designing appropriate evaluation or research methodologies which cover various
  types of quantitative and qualitative data and analysis
• Experience of developing new proposals for research and evaluation projects according to
  client specifications
• Experience of managing multiple research and evaluation projects for internal or external
  clients
• Analytical skills including analysis of qualitative data and use of packages such as Excel, R
  or SPSS
• Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills
• Demonstrable ability to take responsibility for own work, self-reliant and self-motivated
• Demonstrable ability to act with integrity and always display high professional standards

For more information, please see the job description on our website.

Applications close 9am, 3 November 2025. Interviews are intended to be held
week commencing 10 November 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient
applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as
early as possible.

Please click ‘apply online’ via our recruitment portal. We will ask for your personal details,
work history and a supporting statement. Applications submitted without a supporting statement
will not be considered.

In your supporting statement please explain how you meet the essential areas in the job
description. Applications submitted via email or without a supporting statement will not be
considered.

Reasonable adjustments: We are a Disability Confident Committed
employer. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible
for, everyone.

If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the
recruitment process, please get in touch with [email protected] or call reception on
+44 (0)20 7222 0101. We will do our very best to support you. 

Flexible working: We offer a range of flexible working arrangements, including
working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. There is
no need to justify your preferred working pattern and we encourage our people to work in
whichever way helps them to perform at their best.

We will be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you.

Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this
post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Diversity and inclusion

Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where
everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities
and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview
slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the minimum
criteria for a role. Find out
more here.

You can find out more about
our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.