Research Officer- European Affairs
JOB_53466544729510Job type
TemporaryLocation
BelfastWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Research And DevelopmentIndustry
Government & Public ServicesPay
£27.03 per hour
Research Officer, European Affairs, Northern Ireland Assembly, 3 months with possible extension
Your new company
Hays are working on behalf of the Northern Ireland Assembly to recruit for a temporary research officer specialising in the area of European Affairs.
Your new role
Research Officers work directly with Assembly Members and Committees in the production of non-partisan, objective and evidence-based research. Each Research Officer is responsible for authoring research concerning a specific subject area (specialism) within the remit of the devolved powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The research produced by Research Officers is routinely published and can involve written, oral and visual presentations to Assembly Committees in open and closed sessions.
Main duties and responsibilities of the Research Officer are:
•Produce research outputs including research papers, legislative analysis briefings, and blog articles.
•Deliver timely, high quality and impartial research and analysis on Windsor Framework related issues.
•Monitor and provide commentary and analysis on policy and legislative developments which have relevance to the operation of the Windsor Framework
•Develop and maintain up to date Excel spreadsheets tracking the development of Windsor Framework related law.
•Present research briefings to committees in public session.
•Scope research requirements with individual MLAs, Assembly Committees, and the senior secretariat.
•Facilitate public events, such as those which form part of the Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) seminar series.
•Develop links across government and external research communities. This includes other parliamentary library and research services.
•Work collaboratively and collegially, as an effective team member.
•Demonstrate the ability to work on your own initiative.
•Contribute to the development of RaISe, including improving 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.
•You may also be required to carry out other duties that the Assembly Commission requires of you.
What you'll need to succeed
Be in possession of at least a second-class honours degree (or equivalent or post-graduate qualification), in which EU decision making1 was a key component of the degree;
AND
Following completion of the above, have at least two years of work experience of:
Conducting objective, evidence-based research requiring an understanding of EU decision making.
Producing and delivering evidence-based findings to help inform discussion and decision making relating to policy development.
AND
Applicants must also demonstrate an applied knowledge of:
The Windsor Framework.
EU information sources, including official EU databases.
* EU decision-making covers the ways in which the EU institutions adopt laws and other policy instruments
What you'll get in return
- £27.03 per hour
- Up to 3 months with possibility of extension
- Immediate start
Closing: Wednesday 8th October at 12:00 noon.
What you need to do now
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Research Officer- European AffairsJOB_534665447295102025-10-012025-12-29
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