Senior Research Officer

Public Sector Resourcing; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency in the UK is seeking a Senior Research Advisor to support the development of natural capital accounts. This role involves estimating the stock of timber and other resources, analyzing data sources, and managing stakeholder relationships. Essential qualifications include a quantitative background and experience in forestry or environmental sciences. The position is contract-based, ending 31st March, and requires SC Clearance.

Qualifications

• Quantitative background required.
• Experience in forestry or woodland conservation is essential.
• A background in environmental or natural sciences is essential.
• Public sector experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Scope sources of data for estimating physical stock of timber.
• Establish data sources for initial stock and rate of harvesting.
• Scope data sources for estimates of depletion for fish.
• Review data availability and engage with potential data providers.
• Manage stakeholder relationships with data providers.

Skills

Quantitative background

Experience of forestry or woodland conservation

Background in environmental/natural sciences

Public sector experience

Python coding

Job description

On behalf of ONS, we are looking for a Senior Research Advisor INSIDE IR35 for a contract ending 31st of March based Remote with occasional travel to Newport.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK's largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration.

The natural capital accounts is an annual publication which value of natural resources to people in the UK. To align with the new System on Natural Accounts, ONS plan to develop estimates of depletion for renewable and non-renewable resources, to be productionised in the next 3 to 4 years. To this aim, we will need to develop estimates of the stock of these resources and, particularly for renewable ones, of the rate of their regeneration, as well as their consumption. Timber will be one of the renewable resources we seek to develop estimates for.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Scope out what sources of data exist to estimate the physical stock of timber at any given time in the UK, and if there are none, what methodologies exist to estimate this stock, what input data would be needed and which organisations we need to work with
• Establishing data sources for the initial stock at a certain time and the rate of harvesting and regeneration for a given time
• Scoping data sources for developing estimates of depletion for fish
• Reviewing data availability and engage with potential data providers
• Manage stakeholder relationships, reach out to data providers, find out the limits of their publications and what scope there would be to commission new work from them

Essential

• Quantitative background
• Experience of forestry or woodland conservation
• Background in environmental/natural sciences
• Public sector experience

Desirable

• Python coding

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, ONS guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

ONS guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".

References

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• https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/uknatural...