Research and Policy Pathway Volunteer Internship
Posted on August 18th, 2010
Employer
Barnardo's
Job Description
Purpose of position:
To support the policy, research and influencing activities undertaken by the Policy and Research team
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing support to two specific research projects – one on child sexual exploitation and one on children in trouble
- Inputting data from case files into SPSS and excel (come previous experience of these applications will be necessary)
- Quantitative data analysis
- Researching and writing briefings and literature reviews on a range of different issues
- Providing analysis of external policy/research publications and speeches e.g. Government statistics; reports from political parties; other organisations
- Contributing to and attending Barnardo’s events in Westminster
- Work corporately with other departments within Barnardo’s
- Attend external meetings and seminars and report back
- Engage with Barnardo’s services as required
- Contribute to PRU team activities and meetings
Person Specification:
- Experience of using SPSS (essential)
- Experience of using excel to manipulate data (essential)
- Clear, concise and accurate writing (essential) including experience of writing literature reviews (desirable)
- Good communication and interpersonal skills (essential)
- Ability to work as part of a team (essential)
- Ability to gather and interpret data from research and policy (essential) and extract its implications for policy (with training and support)
- Good organisational skills (essential)
- Understanding of how to work in a politically sensitive context (desirable)
- Knowledge of, or strong interest in, one or more of Barnardo’s work areas for example poverty, education and children in trouble (desirable – please specify which areas you are interested in and why on your application form)
- Please use the above headings in your personal statement when you apply, and try to give us examples of what you have done in the past.
Barnardo's will offer interns:
- CV/Application Writing and Interview Skills training
- Access to the Barnardo’s internal vacancy list
- Supervision and support throughout the internship
- Any training relevant to the volunteer internship role
- Reference on completion of the internship
- £4 lunch allowance plus travel to and from work
Period of opportunity: 4th October – 17th December
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