Research Officer – various posts

4 days ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Northern Ireland Assembly Full time £54,090 - £55,780 per year

The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission is recruiting for the following permanent positions:

Research Officer – various posts

Oifigeach Taighde — poist éagsúla

Salary range: £54,090 - £55,680

Research Posts

There are four Research Officer posts being recruited for in the following subject areas:

  • Research Officer (2 posts) – European Affairs (including Windsor Framework)
  • Research Officer (1 post) – Equality and Social Justice
  • Research Officer (1 post) – Public Finance and Economics

Research Officers work directly with Assembly Members and Committees in the production of non-partisan, objective and evidence-based research. The Research Teams provide the following services:

  • In-depth, analytical briefings regarding policy, legislation and public finance
  • Bill papers addressing Executive and non-Executive legislative proposals
  • Research to assist Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) develop proposals for private member's legislation
  • Research to support Committees in their scrutiny, policy development and consultation roles
  • Research to help MLAs respond to matters of concern to their constituents
  • Statistical services addressing all aspects relating to the collection and use of data

We offer a supportive and rewarding working environment. Many of our roles offer hybrid working and we have a number of family friendly policies.

You will enjoy a range of employee benefits designed to reward your hard work. In addition to your competitive salary, we offer excellent pension provision where you contribute 5.65% of salary and the employer contribution rate is 34.25% of your salary.

We also provide a generous 25 days annual leave entitlement on joining and this increases by one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days. We also offer 12 public and privilege holidays per year.

You will be invested in and have the opportunity to avail of a variety of learning and development activities, starting with our Getting On-Board programme. You will be able to participate in health and wellbeing initiatives including access to support via our Employee Assistance Programme. We also offer free on-site parking.

For more information and to apply, visit our website:

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Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 28 November 2025

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