Overview

Senior Political Analyst (Innovation) role at The Electoral Commission.

Location: London, Cardiff, Belfast or Edinburgh (Hybrid – min. 2 days in office) or Remote (UK). Permanent, Full time 36 hours per week.

About the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission is the UK’s independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance. Everything we do is about ensuring trust, participation, and integrity in the democratic process.

About the role

This newly created role will help lead the Commission’s strategic intelligence function focusing on threats to democracy and digital transparency. The Senior Analyst will drive innovation, exploring AI applications to shape new regulatory approaches and streamline processes.

Responsibilities

• Leading the collection, examination and dissemination of intelligence relating to identified threats to the democratic system, proactively identifying risks that may require the Commission to intervene
• Contributing and leading the interpretation of data, presenting accurate and high-quality insight reports
• Engage with external stakeholders to identify areas of joint work while supporting internal analysts in the efficient delivery of the Commission’s monitoring and intelligence function

About the team

The Regulatory Action team is expanding to support the Commission’s corporate plan. The team is dynamic, hybrid and committed to regulatory excellence. The team monitors campaigning and other activities by political parties and campaigners where it relates to political finance. The new Senior Analyst will play a key part in the team’s regulatory work by leading innovation projects and developing new intelligence capabilities.

Who we’re looking for

This role will suit someone with experience in regulatory intelligence, stakeholder engagement and digital innovation. Success will come from strategic thinking, data interpretation, and the ability to lead and mentor others.

You will need

• Experience in intelligence gathering and analysis
• Experience in stakeholder engagement
• Knowledge or experience in leveraging emerging technologies to innovate processes

Why work for us?

This is a high impact opportunity with the scope to influence policy, collaborate with external stakeholders and mentor analysts. You will gain exposure to a wide range of internal stakeholders at all levels of the Commission.

We offer a strong total reward package, including:

• Flexible working and hybrid model (40% office minimum)
• 28 rising to 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Study support for professional qualifications
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Ride2Work, eye care vouchers and more

How to apply

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. To reduce unconscious bias and ensure all applicants are assessed solely on their skills, knowledge and experience, we use an anonymous recruitment process.

Please submit:

An anonymised CV, which must not include:

• Your name, address, contact details, date of birth, gender, ethnicity, or any other personal identifiers
• Names of educational institutions or dates of education
• Employment history older than 10 years (unless directly relevant and explicitly required in the person specification)

An anonymised supporting statement, clearly outlining how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

If a specific qualification is required (e.g. a chartered status), you may include its title (e.g. “CIPFA-qualified accountant”) but not the awarding body or dates.

If the role only asks for general education (e.g. “educated to degree level or equivalent”), simply state this—no further detail is needed.

Failure to comply with these anonymisation instructions may result in your application being withdrawn.

The Electoral Commission is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. As part of our commitment, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. If you have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria listed in the job description, you will be offered an interview.

To be considered under this scheme, please indicate this when you apply. We also welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace.

Key dates

• Interviews (2nd stage): Week commencing TBC

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Analyst and Project Management
• Public Policy Offices