Research Officer ¬– Statistics

MCS Group is proud to be partnering with the Northern Ireland Assembly, in their search for Research Officer – statistics (for approximately 3 months) on a temporary basis.

The role:

• Engage with individual MLAs, Assembly Committees and the senior managers within the Assembly Secretariat in order to understand their research requirements;
• Retrieve and synthesise information from a wide range of sources, including online databases;
• Provide timely, accurate, high quality and impartial research, data analysis and advice on statistics and other issues to individual MLAs, Assembly Committees and the senior managers within the Assembly 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 Assembly Committees and respond to Committee members’ questions in public session;
• Facilitate public events, such as those which form part of the Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) annually delivered at Parliament Buildings;
• 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 RaISe;
• Comply with the Assembly’s Equal Opportunities and Dignity at Work policies and procedures; and
• Carry out other duties that the Assembly Commission reasonably requires of you.

The Person:

• Be in possession of at least a second-class honours degree (or equivalent or post-graduate qualification), in which statistics and research were components of the degree;

AND

• Following completion of the above, have at least two years of work experience in:
• conducting statistical analysis (including hypothesis testing and regression analysis); and
• producing and delivering briefings involving the use of statistical methods and/or modelling to inform decision making.
• Experience of designing questionnaires, implementing online surveys and analysing quantitative data.

The Rewards:
As the successful applicant, you will receive the following:

• £50,683 per annum
• Excellent annual leave allowance
• You will be joining a warm, friendly team environment with a fantastic organization

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Laura-Lee Quigley Specialist Recruitment Consultant on or on email at s.

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.

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