Venesky Brown
Research Officer
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Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Research Officer for a 23-month contract on a rate of £194.38/day (Outside IR35). This role will be hybrid based with up to 2 days a week working from home.
Responsibilities
- Carry out analysis of information gathered by the organisation for research purposes, and be able to communicate findings to a variety of stakeholders in sensitive, compelling, and creative ways;
- Produce literature and rapid reviews of research to inform and guide the work, ensuring high-quality data is used;
- Review and evaluate the implementation of public policies;
- Research, identify and obtain information relevant to the work including, but not exclusively, historical, national and local government records, other institutional records, legislation, and published research;
- Take ownership for your own projects’ objectives and targets;
- Support with copy-editing and proofreading reports, ensuring consistency and accuracy within and across outputs, both in terms of their content and format;
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, establishing effective working relationships with colleagues; and,
- Where required, support other tasks within the Policy and Research Team.
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Essential Skills:
- Experience of gathering, managing, and analysing complex and sensitive data for research purposes.
- Experience working on complex, large-scale research projects and datasets.
- Excellent IT literacy, including advanced use of Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, and Outlook.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills and command of English grammar and usage.
- A strong commitment to quality and meticulous attention to detail.
- Proven experience of working to tight timescales, and able to prioritise tasks according to project development stages.
- Experience of working independently, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Highly organised and efficient.
- Personal resilience and the ability to deal with what can be a distressing subject matter.
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