Senior Policy Researcher for Northern Ireland

Location

Remote | United Kingdom

Job description

Senior Policy Researcher for Northern Ireland

Location: Based in Belfast (Home working with in person meetings in London on an ad hoc basis.)

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000

Hours: Full Time, permanent (flexibility may be offered for an excellent candidate.)

Reports to: Director of Policy and Research

Main purpose and scope of the role:

Parentkind is a national charity and we work across all four nations of the United Kingdom and the devolved institutions and governments.

The successful candidate would be expected to support our work in Northern Ireland and have demonstrable experience of the political system in Northern Ireland.

In addition to their work in Northern Ireland the successful candidate will support the wider aims of the Policy and Research Department across the UK.

We are the voice of parents in education, we represent 13,000 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) and have an ambition to develop an internal parent ‘think tank’ within the organisation.

This is an exciting role if you have a passion for politics, a background in policy research and interested in education policy and politics.

The role will involve conducting research on education policy and making policy recommendations based on that research. Some research will be time sensitive and involve summarising information and presenting it in an easy to understand way. There will be longer research projects to support the charity to develop policy positions and maintain our position as a strong voice for parents in education.

Alongside the research requirements of the role, you will be expected to support our political and broader stakeholder engagement activity to make sure the work we do is understood and seen by the right people.

You will have experience of working with political stakeholders in Northern Ireland and a strong understanding of the political structures and processes in Northern Ireland, as well as experience in political engagement to promote research and policy recommendations.

If you love politics and want to spend your days writing about education policy, this is the role for you. You will represent Parentkind at important events and meetings and have the chance to promote our research and policy recommendations.

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Candidate Brief from the ' Additional Documents' section below.

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Closing date: 30th March 2024

Please Note: This position may close early if a suitable candidate is found.

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£35k - £45k per annum