Senior Researcher| 23 Month Contract | (Outside IR35) | Hybrid (Edinburgh 3-4 days pw) | Starting ASAP

Day Rate: £220.98

Job Description:

Harvey Nash’s Public Sector client is looking for a Snr Researcher to support the successful achievement of the work of the client. You will be responsible for your own projects, working under the supervision of the Head of Policy and Research. Primary responsibilities will include qualitative and quantitative analysis of information gathered; report writing; production of research and policy reviews; and creation and management of research databases. This role is critical to ensure that research produced and commissioned by the client is of the highest quality and contributes to the specific aspects of their terms of reference

Main Duties:

• Undertake specialist, strategic, and impactful research, including the gathering, processing, and analysis of highly sensitive and confidential data, to inform and guide the work of the client, ensuring high quality data is used across the business
• Provide regular specialist & strategic advice and guidance to senior stakeholders, which will impact and influence the development of business practice and policy;
• Through the application of specialist knowledge and professional expertise, provide achievable and judicious solutions to complex research and policy issues;
• Be responsible for the design, creation, implementation, and day-to-day management of research databases;
• Carry out analysis of information gathered by the wider business teams for research purposes, and be able to communicate findings to a variety of stakeholders in sensitive, compelling, and creative ways;
• Be responsible and accountable for the production (research and compilation) of specialist reports, managing and coordinating resources to ensure project targets are achieved within agreed timescales;
• Using specialist knowledge relevant to individual projects be responsible for copy-editing and proof-reading reports, ensuring consistency and accuracy within and across outputs, both in terms of their content and format;
• Be responsible for providing business research solutions through the development and/or adaption of existing procedures;
• Research, identify and obtain information relevant to the work of the client including, but not exclusively, historical, national and local government records, other institutional records, legislation, and published research;

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Graduate or postgraduate qualification combined with significant experience
• Proven experience of gathering, managing, manipulating 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
• Experience of using research analysis software such as NVivo, SPSS, R, or Jamovi
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, and command of English grammar and usage
• A strong commitment to quality and meticulous attention to detail
• Personal resilience and the ability to deal with what can be a distressing subject matter

This role has been deemed Outside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.