Salary: £38,220 to £42,839 per annum
Grade: JK
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Fixed Term Contract End Date: 31 December 2028
Vacancy Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Health Determinants Research Collaboration - North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire Council has secured £5 million to tackle inequalities and improve health outcomes across North Yorkshire through research.
The funding has been awardedby the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) to create a pioneering Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) in North Yorkshire. This collaboration takes an innovative approach with the Universities of Hull and York to develop the research culture of the Council.
HDRC North Yorkshire is part of a wider investment from the NIHR for a series of local government partnerships across the country to improve local authorities' capacity and capability to conduct high-quality research to tackle health inequalities. A core element of this investment is to make it easy for council staff and our partners to conduct safe and ethical research. The investment will embed a culture of evidence-informed decision-making within local government and will help to stimulate economic growth.
Working in partnership with residents, including diverse and seldom heard communities and the voluntary sector, HDRC North Yorkshire will focus on identifying local solutions that address the most difficult challenges.
What is the job role?
We are appointing a Research Officer to be part of our core HDRC North Yorkshire Team to lead our Research Governance and Communication functions. The postholder will play a key role in the HDRC NY team ensuring all research activity within the Council meets the required standards and is of good quality, safe and ethically sound.
The Research Officer will work closely with the Universities of Hull and York to strengthen the Council's research culture. This will involve supporting the rollout of a council-wide Research Governance Framework and raising the profile of HDRC North Yorkshire by sharing its impact with both internal and external audiences through a range of communication channels.
The post holder will have access to specialist training and academic resources, including academic journals and methods training, provided by the University of Hull through an honorary contract.
The Research Officer will work closely with other teams across the Council including Data Governance, Public Health and Corporate Communications. The postholder will be the main point of contact for all research governance related enquiries received by the HDRC. The role will involve managing the research systems and processes in place across the organisation including logging active and completed research projects, organising research application review meetings and coordinating research governance processes across directorates.
Additionally, the postholder will lead the delivery of our HDRC Communications Strategy which includes managing our newsletter, promoting opportunities from the HDRC to colleagues across the Council such as training, funding calls, Journal Club and our Research Development Forum.
Who are we looking for?
You will be:
* Able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of research and/or governance and relevant legal and ethical requirements.
* Able to develop systems and approaches to support organisational development around research governance.
* An excellent communicator capable of building relationships across multi-disciplinary teams.
* Able to demonstrate working effectively in teams and independently and working to deadlines.
* Experienced in communicating with a range of stakeholders using a variety of different mediums.
* Able to problem solve and develop solutions to meet the needs of different audiences.
* Able to demonstrate relevant job experience for this role.
This role will be Hybrid home working / office base Northallerton (minimum 2 days per week).
For an informal conversation about the role please contact Josh Wood,
Key Documents
Job Description Research Officer HDRC Grade
Total Rewards
Key Dates
Closing Date: Sunday 19 October 2025
Shortlisting Date: Thursday 23 October 2025
Interview Date: Monday 3 November 2025
Interview Venue: County Hall, Boroughbridge Road, Northallerton, DL6 8AN
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
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Research Officer
Salary: £38,220 - £42,839 per annum
Posted: 26/09/2025
Closing date: 19/10/2025
Closing time: 23:59