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STATISTICAL OFFICER
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £18.48 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2025 |
| Location: | Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 5RR |
| Company: | The Recruitment Co |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | NISRAXNC_1748597907 |
Summary
We are currently recruiting for Statistical Officer based Belfast ( Stranmills ). The successful candidates will be required to start once the vetting paperwork and ANI completed.
Start date: ASAP
Rate of pay: £12.59
Duration: 6 months with possibility of extension
Hours of work: Full time 37 Hours per week
Key Responsibilities:
This post supports the production and publication of a range of official statistics covering life events data (births, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships and adoptions) using data collected by the General Register Office (GRO). Duties will include:
Essential Criteria applicants must have:
Desired Experience
Start date: ASAP
Rate of pay: £12.59
Duration: 6 months with possibility of extension
Hours of work: Full time 37 Hours per week
Key Responsibilities:
This post supports the production and publication of a range of official statistics covering life events data (births, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships and adoptions) using data collected by the General Register Office (GRO). Duties will include:
Assisting with the production of branch publications
Preparing answers for Freedom of Information requests, assembly questions and ad hoc requests.
Assisting with quality assurance and validation of raw data
Performing quality assurance checks on branch outputs
Contributing to the upkeep of the Vital Statistics area of the clients website
Attending business and branch meetings.
Essential Criteria applicants must have:
Degree level qualification that includes at least one module in statistics and/or research methods.
Experience of managing/analysing large datasets
Experience with using SQL syntax to interrogate and produce analysis of large datasets for the production of reports and tables
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Good data analysis/presentation and IT skills with the ability to work with a variety of software packages - Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Desired Experience
Experience of using R, or other similar open-source software, to analyse large datasets and produce finished tables and reports.
Experience of Inkscape, or similar graphics package, for producing graphics and illustrations
Knowledge of accessibility requirements relating to public body publications
Knowledge of UK official statistics code of practice, as set out by the Office for Statistics Regulation, and the standards and processes to be observed when producing such outputs.
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