Senior Research Officer; Post-16 Education

Key tasks: Take individual responsibility for providing timely, high quality advice, analysis and briefing, particularly on Higher Education, Further Education and Skills. Provide confident and effective research support and advice to Senedd Committees and their Chairs. Develop effective relationships with Members of the Senedd and their staff. Work collaboratively with colleagues from different service areas across the Senedd to provide tailored and integrated support to Members of the Senedd and their staff. Maintain the highest standards of accuracy, impartiality and independence in your own research and briefing work. Work creatively to present impartial, engaging information to a range of audiences. Maximising social media opportunities for disseminating information and engaging with our audience. Work with Members of the Senedd and their staff on developing and progressing proposals for legislation if within your subject areas. This would involve working with other researchers, lawyers and clerks, as well as external stakeholders. Develop links and identify opportunities for joint working and for sharing information with your counterparts in other UK legislatures, academics, external stakeholders and others connected with public policy in your area of expertise. Share responsibility for, and contribute to, the leadership and development of the Research Service. Similar to all posts in the Research Service, you are likely to have to cover subject areas outside your immediate field of expertise in response to the information priorities of our customers and to work flexibly as necessary.