Director of Analysis
The Health Foundation
London - in office for a minimum of two days per week
£150,000 per annum
Health is our most precious asset. Good health enables us to live happy, fulfilling lives and to achieve our potential. It fuels our prosperity – a healthy and productive labour force is the engine that powers our economy. And it helps to build a stronger society by enabling us to play a full part in family life, make social connections and contribute to our communities. Yet good health remains out of the reach of too many people in the UK.
As an independent charitable organisation committed to building a healthier UK, The Health Foundation shines a light on what needs to be done to improve health and care for the UK population.
We inform policy at a national level through our research and analysis. We also give grants to support those working at the front line to innovate and improve care and fund initiatives to improve the health of local populations. Our aspiration is to use what we know works on the ground to inform effective policymaking and enable systemic change. By sharing what we learn, collaborating with others and building people’s skills and knowledge, we aim to make a difference and build a healthier population.
THE ROLE
Our analysis team sits at the heart of all we do to understand health services and influence a broad range of stakeholders, including policy makers. In a reshaped public policy environment, we also have an opportunity in 2025 to redefine and strengthen core disciplines in this critical area.
Our next Director of Analysis will be an accomplished analytical leader with a powerful track record of managing a range of analytical programmes in the pursuit of tangible impact and change.
You can expect your work to support our policy interventions and to help shape our contextual understanding of health, health care, innovation and improvement. It is also critical that we understand how our funding and research activities are delivering value through our evaluation activity. The ideal candidate will combine strategic insight, technical expertise and a clear commitment to the Foundation’s mission. But we are also looking for a gifted leader and someone who is highly credible outside our organisation.
This is a particularly rewarding time to join us, as we embark on the next phase of our development. With the NHS and social care system under pressure to meet need, improvements in life expectancy stalling and health inequalities holding back potential, the need for our work has never been greater. Your contribution can truly help shape the future of health and care across the nation and we very much look forward to hearing from you.
INFORMATION
Download the candidate brief to find out about the role.
DOWNLOADHow to apply
To make an application, please click on the apply now button below, with the following prepared:
- Your CV (no more than three sides).
- A covering letter that sets out briefly your experience against the criteria in Part One of the Person Specification (no more than two sides).
Closing date
Monday 22nd September 2025
Preliminary interviews
w/c 29th September and 6th October 2025
Final Panel interviews
w/c 20th October 2025
