This internship forms part of an exciting cross-government programme to enhance how policymakers take account of the impacts of their decisions on different people, organisations or places. Working in a small team led by Chief Social Policy Adviser Professor Linda Bauld, but engaging with multiple policy and analytical areas, the candidate will contribute to a high profile programme of actions to develop the system of impact assessments within the Scottish Government. The team has a strong track record of hosting successful SGSSS internships.
The project will review how impact assessments were conducted for a selection of key decisions from across the Scottish Government. The work will involve analysing the content of the documents developed or published and gathering policy teams’ reflections on the process of producing them.
This could take the form of desk-based review, engagement with policy teams or stakeholders, user research or combined methods. The candidate will have the opportunity to engage with how decisions are shaped around evidence at the heart of government, producing outputs that will help strengthen the process of policy development across portfolios.