Performance Analyst

Applications for this position close on 4th November 2026 - 23.45pm UK Time

Incubator for AI, i.AI

Help shape how people interact with some of the most ambitious AI products in government

The Incubator for AI (i.AI) is a team of ~80 builders and operators using frontier AI to improve public services across healthcare, education, planning and parliament. We combine startup pace and autonomy with the opportunity to tackle national-scale challenges.

We operate under three core principles:

• Talent : We bring together the UK's best AI talent across a range of functions. You will work alongside exceptional researchers and top government leaders, staying at the cutting edge of technology.
• Innovation : We set precedents for what is possible in government. We combine the pace of a start-up with the influence of being at the digital centre of government. You will test new ideas, expand what is possible, and leverage unique government data to create novel solutions.
• Impact : We are dedicated to using AI as a tool for public good - this can mean improving outcomes in schools, boosting housebuilding or providing more personalised support for those in need. With the backing of the Prime Minister, you will turn technical breakthroughs into real-world applications that affect millions of citizens.

About the role

i.AI's Impact and Evaluation team build their work into each stage of product development, from scoping, to incubation, and onwards to scaling. We help the incubator decide which AI tools to build, and then help product teams understand the difference those tools make to the quality and efficiency of public services.

The team is now recruiting a Performance Analyst to work on a varied range of analytical questions across the incubator. Some will be concrete, such as estimating the benefits of a proposed tool. Others will be more open-ended, such as how wider adoption of AI might change demand on public services. Many won't come with a ready-made method.

This role suits someone a few years into their analytical career who enjoys analytical problem-solving and is keen to expand your skill set across a wide range of problems. You'll work alongside experienced evaluators, engineers and policy colleagues, and we'll support you to build skills in areas such as impact evaluation, modelling and appraisal.

What you will work on

• Estimating the potential benefits of candidate AI tools, such as time saved or improvements in service quality, to inform decisions about which products the incubator pursues
• Tackling more open-ended analytical questions, such as modelling how wider use of AI agents might change the volume and nature of requests to public services ("agentic flooding")
• Supporting product teams to quantify the impact of their products, working with the evaluation team on model evaluations and impact evaluations, including experimental and quasi-experimental designs
• Monitor evaluation and performance metrics across the incubator's portfolio
• Work with product teams to develop theories of change and identify which metrics they should track
• Support spending review submissions by identifying, gathering and quality assuring figures from across the incubator

Who we think will thrive in this role

• You may be a strong fit if you bring some of the following:
• Experience of quantitative analysis, gained through work or study
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, including the ability to structure ambiguous problems and make reasoned estimates where data is limited
• Working knowledge of statistical methods and research design
• Proficient in an analytical programming language, such as Python or R
• Ability to explain analysis, and its uncertainties and limitations, clearly to non-specialist audiences
• Enthusiasm for learning new methods and taking on unfamiliar problems
• Familiarity with impact evaluation methods, such as randomised controlled trials, difference-in-differences or regression discontinuity
• Experience of appraisal, cost-benefit analysis or modelling, for example using the HM Treasury Green Book or Magenta Book
• Interest in AI and its application to public services
• Ability to use version control tools (e.g. git)

What we offer

• Career-defining projects with outsized impact
• Backing from the Prime Minister and No10 to scope and build transformative AI projects.
• Unique oppor

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