Researcher

Title: Researcher

Location: Suffolk (Hybrid working)

Hours: Full time (37 per week - Monday -Friday)

Contract: 12 months

Pay: £29,000 - £33,000 (dependant on experience)

Start date: ASAP

We are excited to partner with Suffolk Constabulary in their search for a researcher. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic team within a respected law enforcement organisation, contributing to the smooth running of essential operations. If you're an organised, proactive individual with a keen eye for detail, this role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact within the community while utilising your skills as a researcher.

Main Purpose of the Role:

Aid analysis through conducting research by gathering and evaluating quantitative and qualitative

information from a variety of open and closed sources and producing products to assist with directing departmental, organisational, and partner agency activity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collect, collate and evaluate information from a wide range of open and closed information sources at a strategic, tactical or operational level, and for intelligence or performance purposes
• Produce and deliver accurate and easy to use intelligence and/or performance reports and products and support analysis across the department (operational and strategic)
• Research intelligence and/or performance information in relation to problems, patterns, trends and series to support operational and/or strategic intelligence analysis or performance monitoring capabilities
• Liaise with and work in partnership with other organisations, to gather and research information to ensure that intelligence and/or performance products are comprehensive and balanced and to promote collaborative working
• Coordinate and respond in a timely manner to nationally required data, for instance from HMICFRS, the Home Office, NPCC and partner agencies
• Produce intelligence and/or performance products to inform decision making and direct departmental, organisational and partnership activity
• Maintain knowledge of the current intelligence and performance products and requirements, both within the department, across the organisation and externally
• Prepare and present intelligence and performance data using a variety of techniques, such as charts, maps etc. to support investigations and performance reporting mechanisms as required
• Demonstrate appropriate research techniques such as environmental scanning models, collection plans, triangulation of information
• Engage with the Data Insight Officer to ensure that SBOS' performance and statutory data requirements are reflected within the data insight strategy and that accurate and robust data is available to extract
• Contribute to, and maintain a catalogue of data requests/submissions to enable easy access to data and replication of methodologies and to assist with responding to queries about submissions
• Any other duties that are commensurate with the role and grade as may be requested by management

Person Specification:

• Experience of collating, assessing and evaluating information from a range of sources and systems and compiling into research-based reports
• Experience of researching qualitative and quantitative information
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce accurate and timely reports, being articulate and able to debate issues
• Proven problem solving skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of performance and intelligence reporting requirements, for example, by understanding and applying business rules and standard operating processes to data/information extraction, collation and interpretation
• Ability to use own initiative and work under pressure
• Good computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Previous experience of, or trained in the use of Microsoft Excel or analytical and data mining tools such as i2, Microsoft Reporting or equivalent (Desirable)

If you would be interested in undertaking the role of a researcher then please apply today.

Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.