
This would be a discrete project within the ICP working with the Mobility and Access Committee Scotland (MACS), ferry and port operators and councils and other user group representatives such as Scottish Tourism Alliance. The objective would be to develop an Accessibility Standard for ferry services that will be in addition to legal requirements for physical and mental accessibility and will act as guidance for island and peninsula ferry services, including vessel and port design, information and customer service.
Breaking down silo working – designing a systems approach to the process of developing food policy and creating metrics to assess effectiveness.
This project provides an exciting opportunity to work in a cross-cutting and dynamic policy area. The purpose of this project is to consider how to translate this novel legislative requirement into the day to day working practice across the Scottish Government. The project will identify options for how to embed a process of collaborative and cross policy working in relation to food policy across the Scottish Government. The project will also consider how the effectiveness of this process can be measured.
A case study approach to understanding system change in local child poverty support systems
This project is at the centre of a wide evaluation package that supports the national priority to eradicate child poverty. Findings will feed into specific and practical policy design and implementation. This includes informing delivery of the Fairer Futures Partnerships and the development of the third and final delivery plan to eradicate child poverty.
In this highly sensitive and fast paced environment, the intern will be strongly supported by the Poverty and Place-based Research Team. The team provides social research and analytical support on poverty policies, with a primary focus on child poverty. Policies to tackle child poverty are wide ranging and sit across different government departments. As such, the intern will have the opportunity to collaborate with analytical and policy colleagues across Scottish Government.