Research Officer- Social Justice

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Hays are recruiting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Assembly to appoint a temporary Research Officer – Social Justice.

Your new role
You will work directly with Assembly Members and Committees in the production of non-partisan, objective and evidence-based research.Main duties and responsibilities of the job.

• Engage with individual MLAs, Assembly Committees and the senior secretariat in order to understand their research requirements;
• Retrieve and synthesise information from a wide range of sources, including on-line databases;
• Provide timely, accurate, high quality and impartial research and analysis on social justice issues to individual MLA, Assembly Committees and the senior secretariat;
• Produce a range of research outputs including customised research papers, legislative analysis briefings, and blog posts which are well written, concise and accessible;
• Present research briefings to committees in public session.
• Facilitate public events, such as those which form part of the KESS seminar series;
• Proactively forge and develop links with government officials, external research bodies/communities, and other parliamentary library and research services;
• Work collaboratively and collegially, as an effective team member,
• Contribute to the development of RaISe, including identifying potential new outputs and improved service delivery
• Carry out such other duties, as may be required, which fall within the research business of the RaISe; and
• Comply with the Assembly’s Equal Opportunities and Dignity at Work policies and procedures.

What you'll need to succeed
Applicants must be able to demonstrate how they meet the qualification and experience requirements set out below:(i) At least an upper second-class (2:1) honours degree (or equivalent) through which candidates have gained an understanding of the development and analysis of public policy or law making;and
At least two years’ post degree (or equivalent) work experience of;

• conducting objective, evidence-based research, requiring the collation, validation and visualisation of a wide range of data (qualitative and quantitative), on social justice/equality issues;
• producing and delivering evidence-based research briefings on social justice/equality issues to decision makers.

What you'll get in return

• Start date ASAP
• 3-month post with possible extension
• £26.34 equivalent to £50,684
• Hybrid working

Closing 12 noon Wednesday 1 May
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