Associate Consultant recruitment

Centro de Planeamento e de Avaliação de Políticas Públicas - PLANAPP; Portugal; Presencial; EUR 28.000 - 33.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A PLANAPP procura Associate Consultants para integrar equipas multidisciplinares, apoiando a formulação, implementação, monitorização e avaliação de políticas públicas.

Os candidatos ideais possuem formação relevante (PhD preferido) e experiência em avaliação de políticas, planeamento estratégico e análise de dados com R, Python, Stata ou SQL.

Formación

• Procuram-se profissionais com formação relevante para consultoria em políticas públicas.
• PhD (preferido), Mestrado ou Licenciatura concluídos.
• Capacidade de produzir análises técnicas e outputs para decisão pública.

Responsabilidades

• Condução e participação em atividades, projetos e iniciativas de consultoria.
• Elaboração de análises, estudos e entregáveis técnicos para apoio à decisão pública.
• Trabalho em ambiente multidisciplinar com produção de outputs técnicos.

Conocimientos

Análise densas habilidades

Pensamento crítico

Comunicação escrita excelente

Trabalho autónomo

Trabalho em equipas multidisciplinares

Inglês

Conhecimento de ferramentas de análise

Educación

PhD (preferido)

Mestrado

Licenciatura

Herramientas

R / Python / Stata / SQL

Descripción del empleo

Organisation/Company Centro de Planeamento e de Avaliação de Políticas Públicas - PLANAPP Department PLANAPP Research Field Other Researcher Profile Other Profession Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 16 Nov 2026 - 00:00 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 30 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

PLANAPP is seeking to recruit Associate Consultants to join multidisciplinary teams working on strategic projects supporting the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of public policies.

Successful candidates will provide specialised technical consultancy by leading and participating in activities, projects and initiatives carried out within PLANAPP’s remit, particularly in the following areas:

• Public policy evaluation and monitoring;
• Ex-ante and ex-post public policy impact analysis;
• Foresight and strategic planning;
• Production and dissemination of specialised knowledge;
• Institutional cooperation and capacity-building within the Public Administration.

The role involves working in a multidisciplinary environment and preparing analyses, studies and other technical outputs to support public decision-making.

Applications are open to professionals who meet the profile required to perform consultancy functions at PLANAPP, including:

• Holders of a PhD (preferred), Master’s or Bachelor’s degree;
• Higher education lecturers;
• Researchers;
• Individuals of recognised merit with relevant experience in PLANAPP’s areas of activity.

Specific Requirements

Academic backgrounds in the following fields will be particularly valued:

• Economics;
• Public Policy;
• Political Science;
• Law;
• Statistics;
• Applied Mathematics;
• Management;
• Finance;
• Engineering;
• Information Technology;
• Other relevant fields.

PLANAPP particularly values professional, technical or scientific experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Public policy evaluation and monitoring;
• Economic analysis;
• Strategic planning and foresight;
• Data science and digital transformation;
• Public sector innovation;
• Sustainability and climate transition;
• Education;
• Health;
• Public Administration.

Skills and Competencies

We are looking for professionals with:

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills;
• Ability to translate evidence into public policy recommendations;
• Excellent written communication skills;
• Ability to work autonomously and a strong sense of responsibility;
• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams;
• Strong interpersonal and institutional communication skills;
• Proficiency in English.
• Knowledge of data analysis tools and quantitative methods, including R, Python, Stata, SQL or equivalent tools, will be considered an asset.

Languages PORTUGUESE Level Mother Tongue

Languages ENGLISH Level Good

Research Field Other Years of Research Experience None

Additional Information

Monthly salary: € 2,734.36, plus a daily meal allowance of € 6.15. Holiday and Christmas allowances are also payable.

The public employer will make the statutory deductions in force, to be paid to ISS, I.P. (Portuguese Social Security) or, where applicable, Caixa Geral de Aposentações.

The employee may request enrolment in ADSE, I.P.

Eligibility criteria

Applications should include:

Selection process

Shortlisted candidates may be invited to:

• Attend an interview;
• Present a project, study or other piece of work considered representative of their professional, technical or scientific experience.

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Centro de Planeamento e de Avaliação de Políticas Públicas - PLANAPP Country Portugal State/Province Lisboa City Lisboa Postal Code 1000-300 Street Campus XXI, Av. João XXI, n.º 63, 6.º andar