Research Officer; two

We are recruiting two full-time Higher Research Officers in Senedd Research who will work across policy areas and likely to be working on the following :

• Post 1:
  Environment & Transport / Constitution
• Post 2:
  Post 16 Education and Skills / Economy

As work requires, post holders will be required to work in the other subject areas covered by Senedd Research.

The purpose of these posts is to provide impartial, independent, and expert factual briefing on all aspects of relevant policy, legislation and statistics to support Senedd Members and committees. This briefing can involve secondary research and requires critical analysis of a range of information sources. The roles also involve writing and publishing articles to inform debate and scrutiny, while aiding understanding of the Senedd’s wider work.

The role of a Higher Research Officer involves understanding areas of devolved policy as well as having the ability to work flexibly, leading on your own research work while supporting senior researchers and team leaders on their subject areas.

You will need to have a good understanding of the current Welsh policy context which will enable you to quickly gain an overview of relevant legislation and statistics in related policy areas. You will need to demonstrate excellent research and briefing skills. You will be expected to be flexible, work proactively with research colleagues across a range of policy areas and work across the whole Service providing support to teams where there is high demand.

You’ll be responding to enquiries from Senedd Members; preparing briefings for Senedd Committees; writing articles and briefings to be published online and via our social media channels; and identifying opportunities for cross service working. You will have the opportunity to develop digital skills, including producing data visualisations and helping to create interactive content.

We work as ‘one team’ and have a culture of working across teams to help support each other in times of high demand. You will therefore be expected to adapt as the role evolves and to work across teams as required. You will work in an agile way to support and develop ways of working in Senedd Research, through participation in cross service improvement groups, editorial board activities and any service plan priorities where opportunities arise.

This is a full-time post although flexible working arrangements will be considered, subject to meeting the needs of the Senedd and its Members.

Please note recruitment will normally be at the minimum of the band. The successful candidate will be subject to security vetting.