Senior Policy Research Officer

5 months ago

London, United Kingdom British Red Cross Full time

**Job Title: Senior Policy Research Officer**
**Job Location: Hybrid role **with regular visits to the London office** (Flexible to be agreed on offer)**
**Salary: £36,203 to £40,927 per annum based on 35 hours per week (plus London weighting if applicable)**
**Contract Type: 12 months fixed term contract.**

Are you a skilled researcher with experience both of qualitative and quantitative methods, and working with commissioned partners, to deliver research of the highest quality?

Could you become our Senior Policy Research Officer and lead a range of exciting research projects spanning our main cause areas, in particular displacement and migration and disasters and emergencies?

Can you lead policy research projects through their lifecycle from inception to publication, with the aim of bringing about policy and practice change and improving lives across the UK?

**What will a Senior Policy Research Officer's job involve?**
- Advise on the best approach to meeting evidence needs and commission / undertake research as appropriate.
- Undertake qualitative research, including primary research and reviews of literature and other external evidence, ensuring the experiences of the people we support are reflected throughout our policy, research and advocacy work.
- Manage the ‘end to end’ cycle of policy research projects, whether delivered in-house or commissioned externally, in line with our advocacy priorities.
- Project manage multiple research projects, working with internal and external partners as appropriate.
- Provide technical, expert support and advice to colleagues on research methods, and establish credibility with non-research staff across directorates, including senior operational leads and frontline staff and volunteers in services across the UK.
- Monitor the external environment for ongoing and upcoming research that is likely to inform and/or impact on the work of the British Red Cross, reporting back to colleagues as necessary.
- Establish processes to ensure timely access to our services and service users for research needs.
- Work as one team with the other research functions across the British Red Cross, supporting a responsive and strategic research function across the organisation.
- Work in partnership with the evaluation team in the insight and innovation directorate and other research staff to ensure policy and advocacy across the UK is well evidenced and reflective of insight from our own services.

**What will a Senior Policy Research Officer need to be successful?**
- Extensive knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods.
- Good knowledge of British Red Cross policy areas, in particular emergency response and refugees and asylum.
- Experience in the commissioning process (either as the commissioning or the commissioned party), drafting or responding to research briefs, selecting partners, and managing research partnerships.
- Experience of conducting policy research, with experience of undertaking high-quality research in a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Substantial experience of successfully managing a number of different projects at any given time, completing to a high level of quality.
- Experience of consultation involving a broad range of stakeholders.
- Experience including service users / patients / beneficiaries in research.
- Good knowledge of British Red Cross policy areas, such as disasters and emergencies and displacement and migration.

In return for your dedication and expertise, you’ll get:

- Holidays: 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days.
- Pension scheme: Up to 6% contributory pension.
- Flexible working: We do our best to accommodate your preferred work style.
- Learning & Development: Wide range of career opportunities + comprehensive learning.
- Discounts: Access to Blue Light Discount Card and employee benefits platform.
- Wellbeing Assistance: Access to mental health and wellbeing assistance.

At the British Red Cross, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff and volunteers. We remain dedicated to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.

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