Researcher
- Employer
- Police Federation
- Location
- Leatherhead
- Salary
- £33,000
- Closing date
- 30 Sep 2022
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- Discipline
- Teachers and research, Miscellaneous
- Level
- Specialist
- Contract Type
- Full Time
Job Details
Primary Function
- To support PFEW’s core purpose and strategic objectives by providing comprehensive research support on police officers terms and conditions.
- To proactively research and evaluate information on a wide range of work-related issues for elected members of the Federation for the formation of policy.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Undertake systematic literature reviews on a range of topics such as talent management, pay systems and equality issues
- Prepare concise briefings on systematic literature reviews for policy makers
- Utilise an Evidence Based Human Resources (EBHR) approach, including arranging and running workshops and other methods of stakeholder engagement
- Assist in the preparation of evidence for the PFEW’s national pay processes
- Design and undertake a range of surveys
- Analyse, interpret and compare complex facts and figures, making judgements and recommendations based on the data
- Attend meetings as required, and offer supplementary/ad hoc advice to colleagues in other departments, or elected PFEW officials, as appropriate
- Work independently, and collaborate with members of the Policy team, to support policy development and to prepare evidence-based consultation responses and other submissions (e.g., to feed into NPCC, College of Policing and Home Office reviews)
- Deliver research projects for external staff associations where appropriate
- Ensure compliance with legal, ethical and research best practice requirements
- Represent PFEW externally at conferences, meetings and events
- Represent the Research Team at internal PFEW conferences, meetings and events.
Additional Responsibilities
- Undertake special research projects as required by the Head of Research & Risk.
NB Please note that these duties and responsibilities are not exhaustive and may be changed from time to time.
Person Specification
It is essential that the postholder:
- Be qualified to at least degree level in a subject with a strong social research element and a reasonable amount of relevant research experience
- Have expertise in statistics and analysis packages (SPSS, Excel)
- Have experience of systematic literature reviews, and a basic understanding of the Evidence Based Human Resource (EBHR) process
- Have experience of running workshops or focus groups
- Have experience of designing research studies, with an understanding of issues such as statistical power and sample sizes
- Be able to assess the validity and reliability of published research
- Be able to analyse and critically appraise their own work and that of others, including a variety of published sources.
Personal attributes - the post holder will be able to:
- Convey a clear message both verbally and in writing to a wide range of audiences
- Be confident working independently as well as part of a team
- Demonstrate attention to detail and ensure accuracy in their work at all times
- Possess good interpersonal skills, in order to work in partnership with and influence a range of contacts, both internal and external, in support of the Police Federation’s objectives
Benefits:
- £33,000 salary
- 26 days’ annual leave per annum + Bank Holidays
- Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 WFH)
- Free lunch on site
- On-site parking
- Gym on-site
- Employee discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
All applications should be sent to recruitment@polfed.org.
Company
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) is the staff association for police constables, sergeants and inspectors (including chief inspectors).
rnrnWe are one of the largest staff associations in the UK representing 120,000 rank and file officers.
rn- Website
- http://www.polfed.org
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