Research Officer
This advert is for one remote Research Officer working 14 hours over 2 days
The salary for this role is £24,500 per annum pro rata
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Who are we:
The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, we’ve been transforming lives, changing attitudes and helping to create a society that works for autistic adults and children.
We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers. Autistic people turn to us at key moments or challenging times in their lives, be it getting a diagnosis, going to school or finding work.
We change attitudes by improving public understanding of autism and the difficulties many autistic people face. We also work closely with businesses, local authorities and government to help them provide more autism-friendly spaces, deliver better services and improve laws.
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Who we are looking for:
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Evidence and Research team and support our research partnerships and participation work stream.
The post holders will be responsible for supporting:
- Our academic collaborations, and autistic participants.
- administrative/finance tasks, and the development of processes and procedures.
- the wider organisation in co-production and participation, and external promotion of best practice.
About you:
• You will have good autism knowledge and show professional judgement and awareness in relevant trends in research.
• You will have good organising and admin skills.
• You will have experience of communicating with and supporting external stakeholders.
• You will have the ability to translate complex research information to plain English.
To view the job description, please click here
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What we can offer you:
• Pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave
• Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conference
• Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits (cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan)
• Access to a 24-hour employee assistance programme
• Access to the Headspace App
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How to apply:
• To apply for this role please click the Apply button below
• When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.
• For more information about this job please contact Anoushka Pattenden – Research Partnerships and Participation Manager: anoushka.pattenden@nas.org.uk
• Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from autistic people.
We are an equal opportunities employer. INDNPCS
