Senior Social Researcher
| Posting date: | 10 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £41,156 to £48,817 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National: £41,156 - £45,112 London: £44,942 - £48,817 (Plus an additional Specialist Analytical Allowance: £4,245; £6,000 if you have a relevant master’s degree.) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 March 2025 |
| Location: | Salford |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 395200/3 |
Summary
The roles are located in the EU, Services and Trade Analysis Team (ESTA) embedded in DBT’s EU Hub.
The unit provides analytical support to the department’s EU Hub for the development of our trade and investment relationship with European partner countries and the EU. Our work has significantly increased in priority following the government’s ‘reset’ with the EU and agreement with the European Commission to, ‘strengthen cooperation at pace’ including on the economy and to hold regular leader-level Summits.
The unit enhances our capability to understand and investigate the evolution and drivers of trade and investment dynamics with our European partners to provide ministers and senior officials with expert analytical advice to inform strategic decision-making including important roles in the new Industrial and Trade Strategies.
We also provide analysis to support important new domestic policies such as the UK Internal Market Act and Responsible Business Conduct
The multi-disciplinary unit is hiring a Senior Social Researcher with strong technical and/or policy analysis skills and a passion for designing and delivering high quality, creative and highly impactful analysis.
Team description – TCA Impacts, Implementation and Insights Team, Europe, Services and Trade Analysis- EU, Services & Trade directorate
The unit has over 30 analysts working on EU and some domestic policies with a strong focus on sharing skills and expertise, for example coding. We hold regular social events in the office and outside.
Working alongside the colleagues, the Senior Social Researcher will provide analysis to support the TCA implementation and DBT’s strategic thinking for the UK/EU economic relationship, particularly important given the government’s reset of the UK/EU relationship and commitment to, ‘strengthen cooperation at pace’.
These roles support the EU Hub policy teams and European analysis teams in DBT, working closely with different professions across DBT as well as high profile work with other Government Departments including DESNZ, HMT, FCDO and CO.
The role explores the experiences of businesses trading with the EU through bespoke surveys and qualitative interviews providing the opportunity to design and deliver research projects exploring the wider business environment and sector specific deep dives.
Key functions of this role are:
Leading on the management and delivery of contracted research projects including international surveys and in-depth interviews.
Overseeing the delivery and publication (where required) of high-quality outputs from contractors.
Feeding into and supporting the design of new research projects.
Horizon scanning and the maintenance of a comprehensive review of evidence on the experiences of businesses from internal and external sources and engagement with the wider research community.
Identifying gaps in the current evidence base and developing proposals to fill them.
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