MCS Group is proud to be partnering with the Northern Ireland Assembly, in their search for a Research Officer (Public Finance/Economics) on a temporary basis.

The role:

• Engage with individual MLAs, Assembly Committees, senior officials within the Assembly and elsewhere, in order to understand their research requirements and facilitate Assembly business;
• Retrieve and synthesise information from a wide range of sources (governmental and non-governmental);
• Provide timely, accurate, high quality and impartial research and analysis on subjects related to this post, to individual MLAs, Assembly Committees, senior managers within the Assembly Secretariat and other parliaments/assemblies;
• Produce a range of written research outputs, including customised research papers, legislative analysis briefings, training materials and blog posts, which are accurate, well written, concise and accessible;
• Present research briefings, including to individual MLAs, Assembly Committees and respond to their questions, including during public sessions, and others;
• 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 and external research institutions/bodies/communities (academic and non-academic), including other parliamentary/assembly library and research services;
• Work collaboratively and collegially with colleagues inside and outside RaISe, while meeting all relevant Assembly standards, including RaISe-specific;
• Contribute to the development of RaISe, including identifying potential new outputs and improved service delivery, and helping to deliver same;
• Carry out such other duties as may be required, which fall within the remit of RaISe;
• Comply with relevant Assembly policies, practices and procedures, including the Assembly’s Equal Opportunities and Dignity at Work policies and procedures, and those that are RaISe-specific; and,
• Carry out other duties that the Assembly Commission reasonably requires.

The Person:

At the closing date for applications, applicants must:

Be in possession of at least a primary degree, minimum 2:1 classification, or formal qualifications of an equivalent or higher standard, which contained at least 50% of the course content relating to Public Finance/Economics;

AND

Following completion of the above qualification, have at least three years of work experience* in both a) and b) below, in the areas of Public Finance/Economics:a) undertaking objective, non-partisan, evidence-based research that draws on a wide variety of reliable sources (governmental and non-governmental – for example, databases, journals (academic and non-academic), survey/census data, public (including third sector) and private sectors, the media, other);

AND

b) writing and presenting objective, non-partisan, evidence-based research reports/papers that informed discussion and decision making relating to policy development.

The Rewards:

As the successful applicant, you will receive the following:

• £52,009 per annum.
• Excellent annual leave allowance.
• Hybrid working
• The opportunity to make a meaningful contribution within a highly recognised organisation at the forefront of public sector.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Meghan Hamilton, Senior Recruitment Consultant on or on email at m.hami.

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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Skills:
Research Economics Public Sector Research Ni Assembly Economist Public Finance

Benefits:
Work From Home hybrid working annual leave