Data Scientist

Job description

Role: Data Scientist

Salary: £54,673.46 (gross) per annum inclusive of London Weighting, with a fixed sum allowance of £1,195.

Current employees in banding 36 will maintain their existing salary.

Location: Head Office - London

Duration: Permanent

The Labour Party is looking to recruit a Data Scientist. The post-holder will be responsible for supporting the work of the party in the analysis of voter behaviour, elections and campaigning, to contribute to Labour’s political and organisational strategies through the use of data analysis, and lead on the measurement and reporting of campaign progress and campaign effects.

The successful candidate will have:

• Strong understanding of statistical modelling, with a minimum of degree-level statistical understanding, or equivalent professional experience
• Strong understanding of polling methodology and how to use to polling to answer political questions.
• Experience of conducting analysis and reporting on political data and polling and producing outputs like reports, visualisations and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Ability to understand how data on voters, campaigns and elections can be used to drive strategic decision making

The Labour Party’s standard working arrangement is that all employees based in headquarters in London/Newcastle attend their contracted office four days per week, Monday to Thursday. Home working is only authorised on Fridays.

The deadline for applications is 12 July 2026.

The Labour Party values equality and diversity, and welcomes applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy and maternity.