Researcher (Corporate Analysis) - HC618862

As a Researcher you will be supporting the challenges facing Hampshire and IOW to achieve our goal of making You, Your Family, and Our Communities Safer'.

Policing challenges are constant and ever evolving and Hampshire continue to strengthen the trust of all our communities through our delivery of fair, thorough, transparent and ethical policing.

We are looking for a researcher to work within our Corporate Analysis team. The successful candidate will work on both quantitative and qualitative research covering a range of work across all areas of policing from crime affecting Hampshire's streets, insights into our organisation, understanding how we Police our communities ethically and effectively, as well as demand on our resources.

It is about researching, identifying, collecting, assessing and interpreting a range of information sources, to deliver valuable and influential research to tackle threat, risk and harm.

Flexibility and creativity in your thinking are key, as is a keen interest in data and taking ownership to develop and learn a variety of new topics.

You will be part of a multi-facetted team, where you will need good collaboration and negotiation skills, plus a talent for communicating clearly and concisely, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve.

We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary.

We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups.

Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting : positive.

Educated to QCF Level 2 (5 passes to include English language and Maths) OR work experience deemed to have brought the post holder to a comparable level.

Essential Experience

Experience of researching and collating data

Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce accurate and timely reports

Demonstrate a basic understanding of research processes and techniques

Ability to use own initiative and possessing good time management skills

Proven experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite

Good literacy and numeracy skills, The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

We know that it is not all about the money and it's making a difference that motivates our colleagues the most. We never want to lose sight of that, but we also know that when people are starting out on a new career, or moving to a new area of the country, it can be difficult.

That's why we offer a competitive salary with 24 days leave pro rata, increasing with length of service. We operate a hybrid-working model, meaning you will work from home and the office.

Additionally, Hampshire Constabulary has a good Employee Wellbeing service and caring for our employees is important. We offer a variety of services including subsidised membership to Sports and Social Clubs, access to Employee Support including physiotherapy and counselling, if needed, and staff can sign up to Unison.