Senior Research Officer

Job DescriptionOn behalf of ONS, we are looking for a Senior Research Advisor INSIDE IR35 for a contract ending 31st of March based Remote with occasional travel to Newport. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK's largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration. The [1] natural capital accounts is an annual publication which value of natural resources to people in the UK. To align with the new System on Natural Accounts, ONS plan to develop estimates of depletion for renewable and non-renewable resources, to be productionised in the next 3 to 4 years. To this aim, we will need to develop estimates of the stock of these resources and, particularly for renewable ones, of the rate of their regeneration, as well as their consumption. Timber will be one of the renewable resources we seek to develop estimates for. SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance. As a Senior Research Advisor your main responsibilities will be to: * Scope out what sources of data exist to estimate the physical stock of timber at any given time in the UK, and if there are none, what methodologies exist to estimate this stock, what input data would be needed and which organisations we need to work with * establishing data sources for the initial stock at a certain time and the rate of harvesting and regeneration for a given time * Scoping data sources for developing estimates of depletion for fish * reviewing data availability and engage with potential data providers * manage stakeholder relationships, reach out to data providers, find out the limits of their publications and what scope there would be to commission new work from them Essential: * Quantitative background * Experience of forestry or woodland conservation * Background in environmental/natural sciences * Public sector experience Desirable: * Python coding Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas. Disability Confident As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, ONS guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance. Armed Forces Covenant ONS guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance. In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".ReferencesVisible links1. (url removed) src="(url removed)