Senior Research Officer - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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- £37,295 - £44,724
  • National £37,295 £41,425 / London £40,262 £44,724. For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading 'Salary'

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  • Senior Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Fixed Term
  • Loan
  • Secondment
    Length of employment:
  • 2 Years
    Business area:
  • DEFRA
  • ERM
  • Natural Environment, Trees & Landscapes
    Type of role:
  • Social Research
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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  • Bristol, London, NewcastleuponTyne, YorkAbout the job

Job summary:


DEFRA is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy.

Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.


Natural Environment, Trees & Landscape Directorate (NETL) delivers on the ambition for the environment to be a healthy and a beautiful place to live, work and enjoy.

We are a diverse, multi-site team leading the delivery and policy thinking across a wide range of issues. Our teams deal with a vast range of issues affecting this country's natural environment. NETL has an inclusive approach to work that recognises the skills, endeavour, needs and wellbeing of all our staff.


Job description:

This is an exciting time to join the Trees and Forestry Team. We have an exciting and challenging role for a Senior Research Officer within the Evidence & Analysis Team.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate Senior Research Officer to lead social research projects as well as a critical role in the monitoring and evaluation of the Nature for Climate Fund Tree Planting Programme.

Your work will support delivery of England's contribution to Government's ambitious commitments to increase yearly tree planting by the end of Parliament, which will support net zero commitments as well as tackling the biodiversity crisis.

The team is aiming to influence and improve a wide range of environmental outcomes and need world leading evidence to do this effectively.


The Team Trees Evidence and Analysis team is a multi-disciplinary analyst team made up of economists, scientists, social researchers and evaluation analysts.

Along with the wider Evidence and Analysis division, we work across the tree planting programme to deliver high quality analysis and insights to inform policy design.

The team are geographically dispersed across the main Defra offices with a blended approach of office and home working. A range of technologies are used to connect the team as part of our day to day working.

Encouraging diverse applicants


Person specification:


As a Senior Research Officer, you will work alongside colleagues in interdisciplinary evidence teams including social researchers, economists and scientists, reporting to a Principal Social researcher.

As a part of the evidence and analysis team, you will be working very closely with policy colleagues to deliver a broad programme of research and evaluation.

You will be responsible for leading high-profile insights, research and evaluation projects, working across professions and complex policy areas.


Your key responsibilities will include:


  • Supporting the Principal Social Researcher in the development of our monitoring and evaluation strategy, taking a leading role in developing and managing a variety of research and evaluation projects across the programme.
  • Supporting the commissioning and contract management of research projects including the programme evaluation, both internally and with external delivery partners.
  • Actively engaging policy and delivery colleagues and establishing positive relationships.
  • Providing expert advice and driving work forward
  • Effectively communicating findings to inform decision making
  • Building a network of social research and evaluation leads across Defra and OGDS to support relevant social research across interrelated programmes.
  • Develop a strong understanding of the relevant evidence base and policy drivers.


This role offers a strong community of social researchers across Defra Group and training to develop your skills and career.


Essential Skills
We'd love to hear from you if you have the following skills and/or experience:

  • Excellent analytical skills - with the ability to identify, champion, and use both qualitative and quantitative social research approaches to explore and answer policy questions.
  • The ability to work across organisational boundaries and across analytical disciplines to deliver results, collaborating effectively with others and engaging multiple stakeholder groups with differing priorities and perspectives to agree consensus-based solutions.
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