Job Title: Research and Project Officer
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes
Salary Range: £53,589.85 to £62,106.04
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date:09/03/2025
By joining the Government of Jersey and wider Jersey Public Services, you'll be proud of what you can achieve – both for yourself and the people of Jersey. You'll enjoy a broader scope that allows you to express yourself, in a smaller setting that means you see the positive results of your impact every day. You'll have a diversity of opportunities that stretch and challenge you, with all the personal and professional support you need. Most of all, in our open, welcoming environment, your voice matters, enabling you to build a rewarding career.
Job Overview
The States Greffe is recruiting a Research and Project Officer to join the team. There are a number of Research and Project Officers in the department, providing support for States Members and Scrutiny Panels. Post holders are responsible for high-quality objective research, assisting Members, liaising with a wide variety of people including States Members, senior Government officials, representative bodies and the wider public, and working as part of a cohesive team to ensure the effective delivery of services.
You will need to be educated to degree level or hold equivalent experience, have understanding and enthusiasm for current affairs and demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills. Induction and training will be provided.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact:
Nikita Hall: 441027 / n.hall3@gov.je
Monique Magalhaes: 441030 / m.magalhaes@gov
Job Purpose
Responsible for producing evidence-informed, expert, wide-ranging research and advice to senior officials, States Members and the Assembly’s Panels and Committees, to improve decision making by the States Assembly and Senior Leadership Team of the States Greffe.
This should serve to increase trust and public engagement with the Island’s parliament as well as enhance Jersey’s legal and political frameworks, international reputation, and public services.
Statutory Responsibilities
Active engagement, participation and compliance with any other statutory responsibilities applicable to the role, as amended from time to time, such as Data Protection.
This role is politically restricted. The jobholder is not permitted to undertake political activity involving standing for election to the States or as a Parish Constable, or publicly supporting someone who is standing for election or playing a public part in any political manner.
Job Specific Outcomes
There are a number of Research and Project Officer positions in the Department. Post holders are appointed to one of the three sections of the States Greffe (Chamber & Members’ Support/Committees and Panels/Constituency Support) as capacity requires. Job specific outcomes are uniform, but individual duties in each section will vary in detail.
1. Undertake high-quality objective research into complex legislation, policy and topical matters to inform the work and improve the decision making of a range of senior colleagues, individual States Members, the States Assembly and its Panels and Committees, and the knowledge of the wider public.
2. Give presentations, write briefing papers, reports, Freedom of Information responses, question plans, speeches, news releases and website and social media content to communicate research outcomes in formats appropriate to the requirements of each individual project or piece of work.
3. Lead on or engage with inquiries and project work associated with either the States Assembly’s Committees and Panels, Members’ Support or Constituency Support, adding valuable research expertise to deliver on departmental and political objectives.
4. Manage a dynamic day-to-day workload in a highly professional and efficient manner, meeting deadlines, completing (and delegating where appropriate) all necessary administrative tasks and ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements, to ensure effective service delivery and attainment of personal and departmental objectives.
5. Demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills when routinely engaging persuasively with States Members, Government officials and multiple other external stakeholders to progress often complex project/review work in a coherent, structured and informed manner. Work to solve difficulties arising and expedite decision making to uphold the timely and coherent delivery of relevant work programmes.
6. In a key internal team role show exceptional team worker skills, working with a constructive and collaborative approach and communicating regularly and proactively with senior and other States Greffe colleagues to ensure the effective delivery of a range of research, projects and tasks.
7. Comprehensively support the wide ranging work of team leaders and supervisors, including acting on their behalf as delegated to provide appropriate service resilience and additional capacity during periods of elevated demand. Provide similar cover during periods of routine leave, including attending and contributing to internal and external meetings, events and visits on their behalf.
8. Lead and contribute to other wider departmental projects to deliver the wider strategic and business objectives of the States Greffe.
Qualifications
| Essential | Desirable |
| Degree or equivalent experience in subject area that demonstrates strong research/report writing skills, analytical skills, and academic aptitude. | Project management qualification. |
Knowledge
| Essential | Desirable |
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Understanding of significant policy issues facing the Island and clear appreciation of current affairs.
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Knowledge from working in a
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Technical Work Based Skills
| Essential | Desirable |
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Excellent policy and strategic reasoning
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A working command of both spoken and written French as the States Assembly is a bi-lingual parliament. |
General skills / attributes
| Essential |
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Organised; able to deal with multiple competing priorities and a high workload.
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Experience
| Essential | Desirable |
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Research, analysis and compilation of
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Experience of successfully undertaking and communicating research in a policy orientated or legislative context. |
Across the Government of Jersey and public service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wider range of opportunities – to work with recognised experts across teams, learn new skills and develop their careers. We actively look to recruit people from different backgrounds, with diverse perspectives. This creates a richer, more varied environment, where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking and new opportunities, so you can develop an exciting and rewarding career.
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