At a Glance
- Tasks: Support research and analysis in social care, focusing on survey data and report writing.
- Company: Iriss, a charity dedicated to improving social work and care across Scotland.
- Benefits: Gain valuable experience, develop skills, and contribute to meaningful social change.
- Other info: Join a small, dynamic team with opportunities for growth and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in social care while honing your research and analysis skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in data analysis, clear writing, and familiarity with survey software.
The predicted salary is between 35775 - 43725 £ per year.
About Iriss
Iriss supports people, workers and organisations to make social work and social care support work better through evidence-based innovation by creating the conditions for the sector to flourish. Iriss is a charity that works across Scotland and our principal funder is the Scottish Government.
About the role
This associate role is to provide high quality research and analysis support to our current Research and Analysis Lead and Iriss team. There are a number of specified key activities attached to the role.
- Support with survey analysis: We would like the incoming Associate to be able to help us with wider research and analysis tasks, with a particular focus on quantitative survey research and statistics skills, and the ability to translate work and findings into digestible reports and presentations for a practitioner audience in social care and social work.
- Support in ongoing work on the ASP National Minimum dataset: Iriss has been involved with the Adult Support and Protection community in Scotland over the last six years to develop a new minimum dataset that ASP Committees can report against. The role for you here will be to collate, analyse and visually present this data.
- Support in wider research report writing and presentation: We are a small team at Iriss and we would like the incoming Associate to support the team in their wider research report writing and presentation work.
Who we are looking for
This role would suit someone with the following qualities and experience:
- Desk/literature research and analysis skills: Experience of theming and coding large amounts of material as this role involves the secondary analysis of research and reports.
- Clear and accessible writing style: Key delivery areas of the role are synthesising large amounts of narrative and written material from reports and succinctly summarising that material.
- Qualitative data analysis, interpretation and presentation: Ability and familiarity with the production of graphical representations and data visualisations and an ability to carry out data quality control, validation and collation for large data sets is required.
- Survey software experience: Ability to create accessible surveys through survey software and analyse the responses.
- Spreadsheets: An advanced level of using MS Excel/Google sheets to analyse and present data is essential.
- Good communication and diplomacy: This role will involve working closely with colleagues from Iriss and the Scottish Government to consider, draft and communicate these findings.
- Specific experience in the third (charity) sector and/or social care/work areas: Desirable but not a requirement.
Data and Analysis Role task Associate Support employer: Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services
Iriss is an exceptional employer dedicated to improving social work and care through evidence-based innovation. Located in Scotland, we foster a collaborative and supportive work culture that values employee growth and development, offering opportunities to engage in meaningful research that directly impacts the community. As a charity funded by the Scottish Government, we provide a unique chance to contribute to vital social initiatives while enjoying a flexible and inclusive workplace.
Contact Details:
Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services Recruitment Team
