Research Officer Location: Edinburgh | Contract: 12 months | Rate: £180/day (Inside IR35) Our client consist of a mixture of public engagement/participation and research expertise. Your role will be to support the research, analysis and write-up elements. The client has heard from over 12,500 people across Scotland, and they require a skilled researcher to help with analysis, coding, and reporting on this large data set. You will help analyse the experiences gathered through a national exercise that took place between May 2023 and November 2024. The work was informed by human-rights based approach, equalities, trauma-informed, as well as accessibility. The ideal candidate will have a sound understanding of social science research and qualitative methodologies, and their practical application. The candidate will also be able to work both autonomously as well as part of a team. You will benefit from a working in an environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance work life balance. What you'll do: Support the internal research and analysis team to plan and execute a series of report publications. (25%) Support the day-to-day research, analysis and write-up elements of the project, including research analysis, design, data protection and other considerations. (30%) Employ qualitative analysis tools, such as NVivo, to support the ongoing analysis and outputs of the listening project. If you have ...