Staff Officer (Energy Strategy Division)- Belfast City Centre.

Job Opportunity: Staff Officer (Energy Strategy Division)

Rate of Pay: £17.09 Per Hour

Assignment Length: Initially 3 Months, potentially longer.

Hours: 37 hours per Week, 9 to 5, Monday to Friday.

Location: Belfast City Centre

Main Duties Include: The Staff Officer will work under the direction of the Departmental Principal to identify options for energy analysis and research on specific topics, spanning heat, energy efficiency, industry & transport, consumer, and climate & economy. Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting CGE interface, cost/benefit, finance analysis, data development, and maintaining models.
• Managing the Energy Transmission Model for Future Energy Scenarios and engaging with other regions/organizations.
• Developing and operating in-house energy models.
• Utilizing models to report on projected progress and impact of Energy Strategy targets.
• Drafting briefing papers to report results and inform energy policy decisions.
• Conducting primary research and analysis to deliver energy projects within the Research Strategy, and collaborating with external researchers.
• Working alongside other analysts and researchers to participate, collaborate, inform, and learn from other energy research.
• Drafting research papers and reports for internal use and external publication.
• Monitoring relevant energy research and identifying implications for energy policy.
• Assisting in research, coordination, and collation of information for Strategy documents.
• Liaising with key staff across the Energy group and other departments, coordinating information from various sources.
• Ensuring prompt action on all requests (finance, coordination, correspondence, etc.) and adhering to deadlines.
• Updating Energy Strategy Division website content as directed by the line manager.
• Undertaking other tasks as directed by DP/G7.

Desired Criteria:

• Economic related degree.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Good IT skills across the main Microsoft Office packages, especially Excel.
• Experience with data manipulation/interrogation tools such as SPSS, R, or Python.
• Experience with data visualization packages such as PowerBI, Tableau.

Essential Criteria:

• An Economic related Degree.

How to Apply: Please send your CV to aidan.drain@therecruitmentco.uk or submit your CV via the link below.

Join our dynamic team in the heart of Belfast City Centre and contribute to shaping the future of energy policy and strategy. We are looking for a motivated and skilled Staff Officer to play a crucial role in driving energy research and analysis. If you have the essential qualifications and skills, we invite you to apply and be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.