Research Officer (Data Analyst) in Edinburgh

ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Research Officer (Data Analyst) on a hybrid basis, on a 23-month contract (with potential extensions) on a rate of c.£194.38/day outside of IR35 (based on experience).

The Role: To support the successful achievement of its work, the organisation is looking to recruit a Research Officer. Working directly with the Senior Researcher and Data Analyst, the successful candidate will use their extensive knowledge of Excel to support the day-to-day management of research databases, including data input, cleaning and analysis, and production of data reports. This role is critical to ensure that research produced by the organisation is of the highest quality and contributes to the specific aspects of the organisation’s terms of reference. This post offers an excellent opportunity for a highly conscientious individual to gain further experience in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the day-to-day management of the research databases and relationships between these;
• Carry out cleaning and querying of data and maintaining Excel workbooks used for these tasks;
• Manipulate data using tools such as Excel and Power BI to produce analytical data reports;
• Carry out analysis of information gathered by the wider teams for research purposes, and be able to communicate findings to a variety of stakeholders in sensitive, compelling, and creative ways;
• Take ownership for your own projects’ objectives and targets;
• Support with copy-editing and proofreading reports, ensuring consistency and accuracy within and across outputs, both in terms of their content and format;
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, establishing effective working relationships with colleagues across the organisation;
• Where required, support other tasks within the Policy and Research Team.

Essential Experience:

• Advanced use of MS Excel, including experience using Power Query and Macros.
• Experience of MS packages, including Access and Power BI, and programming languages used in data manipulation and analysis such as SQL, R and Python.
• Experience of gathering, managing, manipulating and analysing complex and sensitive data for research purposes.
• Experience working on complex, large-scale research projects and datasets.
• A strong commitment to quality and meticulous attention to detail.
• Proven experience of working to tight timescales, and able to prioritise tasks according to project development stages.
• Experience of working independently, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Highly organised and efficient.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and command of English grammar and usage.
• Personal resilience and the ability to deal with what can be distressing subject matters.