Ni Assembly: Research Officer

6 months ago

Belfast, United Kingdom MPA Recruitment Full time

**Job**: Research Officer - Social Justice/equality

**Type**: Temporary

**Location**: Greater Belfast

**Salary**: 50,684-£52,213

**Hours of work**: 37 Hours Per Week (Monday
- Friday)

MPA Recruitment are pleased to announce two roles available for Research Officers in the Belfast Area.

Research Officers work directly with Assembly Members and Committees in the production of non-partisan, objective and evidence-based research.

**Main duties and responsibilities of both the Research Officers are**:

- Engage with individual MLAs, Assembly Committees, and the senior secretariat in order to understand their research requirements.
- Retrieve and synthesise information from a wide range of sources, including on-line databases.
- Provide timely, accurate, high quality and impartial research and analysis on social justice issues to individual MLA, Assembly Committees, and the senior secretariat.
- Produce a range of research outputs including customised research papers, legislative analysis briefings, and blog posts which are well written, concise and accessible.
- Present research briefings to committees in public session.
- Facilitate public events, such as those which form part of the KESS seminar series.
- Proactively forge and develop links with government officials, external research bodies/communities, and other parliamentary library and research services.
- Work collaboratively and collegially, as an effective team member,
- Contribute to the development of RaISe, including identifying potential new outputs and improved service delivery
- Carry out such other duties, as may be required, which fall within the research business of the RaISe; and
- Comply with the Assembly’s Equal Opportunities and Dignity at Work policies and procedures.

**Essential Criteria**:
Essential technical requirements, experience, qualifications required for the job.

Applicants must meet the qualification and experience requirements set out below:
**and**

At least two years’ post degree (or equivalent) work experience of;
a) conducting objective, evidence-based research, requiring the collation, validation and visualisation of a wide range of data (qualitative and quantitative), on social justice/equality issues.

b) producing and delivering evidence-based research briefings on social justice/equality issues to decision makers.

**Shortlisting Criteria**:
The Commission may decide to shortlist for interview as part of the recruitment process for this post. The following shortlisting criteria will be applied in the order stated:
b) At least two years’ post degree (or equivalent) work experience of conducting objective, evidence-based research, requiring the collation, validation and visualisation of a wide range of data (qualitative and quantitative), in any two of the following areas: equality; poverty; social mobility; and outcomes based accountability.

**Skills & Behaviours**:
The interview questions will be based on the essential criteria and the following Assembly Skills and Behaviours.

**Building relationships and effective communication**

Described as ‘ creating and maintaining positive, professional and respectful internal and external working relationships through effective and appropriate communications’.

**Managing & Leading Self and Others**

Described as ‘ setting high standards for ourselves. It is about guiding, motivating and developing others to achieve high performance. It is about engaging others in delivering a corporate vision of excellence, expertise and innovation in support of the Assembly as a legislature’.

**Parliamentary & Political Understanding**

Described as ‘ displaying an appropriate understanding of the wider political environment; what the Assembly does and how our role fits in; and the level of public scrutiny to which the actions and decisions of Assembly staff are exposed. It requires impartiality, integrity and political sensitivity.
- Ability to use various hand tools and power tools effectively
- Strong communication skills to collaborate with team members
- Basic understanding of blueprints and technical drawings is a plus

Pay: £50,684.00-£52,213.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Essential technical requirements, experience, qualifications required for the job.

Applicants must meet the qualification and experience requirements set out below:

- At least two years’ post degree (or equivalent) work experience of;
a) conducting objective, evidence-based research, requiring the collation, validation and visualisation of a wide range of data (qualitative and quantitative), on social justice/equality issues.
b) producing and delivering evidence-based research briefings on social justice/equality issues to decision makers.

Work Location: In person

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