Research Officer

4 days ago

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

Research Officer various posts

Oifigeach Taighde poist éagsla

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 members 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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