The successful intern will work in the Equalities, Poverty and Social Justice Analysis (ESJA) Unit, in the Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate. The unit provides statistics, research and economic analysis and advice to policy makers in relation to creating a fairer and more equal society.  It comprises a mix of analytical professions (social researchers, economists and statisticians) and works across a range of policy areas (including child poverty, place-based social justice and equalities).  Specifically the intern will be based in the Poverty Research team, which is responsible for assessing progress made, and evaluating and informing the approach taken, to reducing and preventing child poverty. The internship opportunity can be based in either our Edinburgh or Glasgow offices. 
 
The internship will involve analytical work to support the Evaluation Strategy for the recent Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, by extending the evidence base on the most effective ways to reduce and prevent poverty for families in Scotland and supporting policy teams and ministers in making effective policy choices.  The precise nature of the work will depend on the projects in progress at the time the intern joins the team.  Potential areas of focus may include: 

• Scoping work for a 2027 focused report on child poverty and priority families 
• Analysis of survey data on the intra-household distribution of resources 
• Contributing to work on improving impact and value for money evaluations of child poverty interventions 
• Synthesising insights from local evaluations of whole family support 
• Reviewing Local Child Poverty Action reports to further our understanding of policy interactions and their impacts at the local level