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EU Policy Research Specialist

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Belfast, United Kingdom MCS Group Full time
About the Role

MCS Group is proud to be partnering with the Northern Ireland Assembly in their search for a Research Officer specialising in EU Affairs on a temporary basis.

Main Responsibilities:

  1. Research and Analysis: Provide timely, accurate, high-quality, and impartial research and analysis to individual MLAs, Assembly Committees, and senior managers within the Assembly Secretariat.
  2. Information Retrieval and Synthesis: Retrieve, synthesise, and analyse information from a wide range of regional, national, and international sources, including online databases.
  3. Bill Research Papers: Author Bill Research Papers that are published prior to the Committee Stage of the Assembly's legislative passage.
  4. Research Outputs: Produce a range of research outputs, including customised research papers, legislative analysis briefings, financial impact assessments, blog posts, data visualisations, and digital dashboards. Research must be drafted to publication standard; research conclusions can propose recommendations on ways forward for Committee and MLA consideration as required.
  5. Presentation and Communication: Present research briefings to Assembly Committees and respond to Committee members' questions in public and closed sessions. Research briefings can include making recommendations on potential lines of questioning of Committee witnesses and departmental officials.
  6. Subject Matter Expertise: Advise Assembly Committees on subject-specific aspects of forward work programmes and inquiries that focus and assist scrutiny, including input to establishing terms of reference, identifying key issues, and research requirements.
  7. Legislative Scrutiny: Provide specific support to the legislative scrutiny function of MLAs, Committee Clerks, and Committees, including supporting the promulgation of Private Members Bills, identifying potential witnesses for Committees, identifying key witnesses (e.g. academic specialists, scientific specialists), and assisting the Committee with round table stakeholder events (e.g. facilitating and reporting).
  8. Research Support: Provide research support to Members and the Committee Clerk for Committee visits that may involve travelling with Committees to external events and longer visits to other jurisdictions.
  9. Communication and Collaboration: Maintain good communication with Committee Clerks, MLAs, and senior managers in order to understand and develop their research requirements.
  10. Networking and Partnerships: Proactively forge and develop links with government officials, departmental liaison officers, external research bodies/communities, and other parliamentary library and research services.
  11. Training and Development: Support the development and enhancement of parliamentary library and research services in other jurisdictions through training, mentoring, and practical advice.
  12. Team Leadership: Oversee the work of undergraduate and postgraduate placement students working in their area and provide peer guidance to agency and new research staff.
  13. Peer Review: Contribute to the peer review of colleagues' research.
  14. Specialist Knowledge: Maintain a specialist knowledge of their research portfolio through relevant training, consultation of academic and other literature, maintaining and developing links with subject specialists in other legislatures, and attendance at conferences and seminars.
  15. Contribution to RaISe: Contribute to the development of RaISe, including designing content for and participating in working groups as required, identifying potential new outputs, and potential improvements to service delivery.
  16. Compliance and Record Management: Comply with all of the Assembly Commission's staff policies and procedures, including Equal Opportunities and Dignity at Work policies and procedures, and all mandatory training requirements.
  17. Information Management: Manage information and records in accordance with established policies and statutory requirements.
  18. Additional Duties: Carry out other duties that the Assembly Commission reasonably requires.