All Things Urban

The new Connected Places Catapult accelerates smarter living and travelling in and between the places of tomorrow. We focus on growing businesses with innovations in mobility services and the built environment that enable new levels of physical, digital and social connectedness. The Connected Places Catapult operates at the intersection between public and private sectors and between local government and transport authorities. We convene the disparate parts of the market to help innovators navigate the complexity of doing business, creating new commercial opportunities and improving productivity, socio-economic and environmental benefits for places.

As a Social Scientist/Social Impact Consultant you will work with our Impact Assessment team members from the disciplines of economics and environmental science to conduct ex ante and ex post impact assessments for urban innovation projects. You will research relevant evidence to test the connection between proposed innovation solutions and desired outcomes, with a focus on social impacts.

- Lead analyses of how technologies and other urban innovations affect the health, safety, and wellbeing of city dwellers. - Apply the Future Cities Catapult Impact Assessment Framework to identify and assess potential social impact of urban innovation projects. - Devise new approaches and metrics to impact assessment across a wide range of projects. - Provide expertise and content support to various projects across the Catapult, while supporting the activities of other colleagues. - Stay up to date, and leading edge where possible, on the impact of digital solutions on society and the methods of social impact measurement, including leading and contributing to original research where appropriate. - Communicate findings in reports and presentations.

- Lead analyses of how technologies and other urban innovations affect the health, safety, and wellbeing of city dwellers. - Apply the Future Cities Catapult Impact Assessment Framework to identify and assess potential social impact of urban innovation projects. - Devise new approaches and metrics to impact assessment across a wide range of projects. - Provide expertise and content support to various projects across the Catapult, while supporting the activities of other colleagues. - Stay up to date, and leading edge where possible, on the impact of digital solutions on society and the methods of social impact measurement, including leading and contributing to original research where appropriate. - Communicate findings in reports and presentations.

£40000 - £47000

This job is available for international candidates.