Gsr Research Officer Scheme 2023 - London, United Kingdom - Government Social Research
Description
Key information:
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Applications open: Monday 20 February 2023
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Applications deadline: Monday 20 March :55 AM)
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Locations: Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Darlington, East Kilbride, Fareham, Glasgow, Ipswich, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon
- Tyne, Newport (Gwent), Nottingham, Sheffield, Stafford, Wolverhampton, York
Start date: September 2023
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Salary: £29,000 minimum (London), £27,000 minimum (nationally)
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Number of roles: 94
Join our live recruitment Q&A Session
Interested in finding out more about being a Social Research Officer in Government?
Attend our Q&A session from 2pm to 3pm, Thursday 2 March 2023. The joining link can be found on the Civil Service job profile.
We will give you:
- an outline of the recruitment process for the scheme
- a chance to ask a current social researcher more about their role in government and their career
We will give you:
- an outline of the recruitment process for the scheme
- a chance to ask a current social researcher more about their role in government and their career
Overview
Are you interested in helping shape government policy by producing high quality analysis?
Do you want to develop a career developing technical expertise essential to decision making?
We are recruiting
over 90 social researchers to join us to help us deliver analysis and influence the day-to-day lives of every person in the UK.
Join us as a research officer
Who we are looking for?
As a research officer, you will be joining a community of over 1,800 social research professionals across more than 50 organisations.
As a Research Officer working for a civil service organisation you can contribute to the reporting of social trends, the development of government policy and evaluation of how policies make a difference to public services.
Your work might involve developing surveys, analysing data, producing statistics, reviewing existing research evidence and working with other analysts in government to provide timely, relevant and robust briefing for policy colleagues and Ministers.
The Government Social Research Profession (GSR)
Government Social Research (GSR) is the analytical profession within Government for Civil Servants who generate and provide social and behavioural research and advice.
GSR members enable the government to understand issues relating to society, groups and individuals; and support policy debate and decision-making through a variety of approaches, advice and evidence.
Job description
The Government Social Research Profession:
- provides analytical insight to enable decision makers to understand systems, processes and change associated with people, groups, organisations and society - their attitudes, perceptions, behaviours and intentions - to inform and improve the quality of strategy, delivery and policy debate decision-making
- anticipates and evaluates the impact of government decisions, understand 'what works, for whom, to what extent, in what contexts, how and why/why not?'
- provides expert social research advice and evidence to design, challenge, reduce risk, trial, improve quality and implement government strategy and policy
- maintains and grows social research professional skills, knowledge and expertise
- represents society through our membership profile and the work that we do
For a sense of the roles available across government, please see the Job Descriptions Pack.
Person specification
Locations
Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Darlington, East Kilbride, Fareham, Glasgow, Ipswich, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon
- Tyne, Newport (Gwent), Nottingham, Sheffield, Stafford, Wolverhampton, York
Entry Requirements
Essential Qualifications
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Qualification route:_
− the relevant degree must contain a minimum of 30% in social research methods covering all the criteria outlined below (it is not sufficient to hold the majority in one area - coverage across all areas is required)
− if you satisfy both the Nationality and Right to work: Immigration requirements
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Qualification and experience route:_
− the relevant degree must contain a minimum of 30% in social research methods covering all the criteria outlined below (it is not sufficient to hold the majority in one area - coverage across all areas is required)
− if you satisfy both the Nationality and Right to work: Immigration requirements
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Social Research Methods Criteria:_
It must also include at least three of the following:
− qualitative methods, including research design, data collection (i.e. interviewing, focus groups, ethnographic), data analysis (e.g. thematic analysis)
− study design, hypothesis formation, testing and evaluation
− systematic/literature reviews
− interpretation of data (qualitative and quantitative), presentation of results, provision of recommendations/ conclusions
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