Research Officer

Salary: £35K

Location: Central London with flexible working options

This is a permanent, full‑time vacancy that will close in 19 days at 23:59 BST.

Job Purpose / Accountability

We pose many questions regarding the veterinary and veterinary nursing professions. Data is required to help us answer these and to inform ongoing policy decisions. For example, topic areas we are or have recently investigated include:

• The impact of Covid‑19 on veterinary practice economics
• The professions’ views on remote consulting
• The impact of Brexit on EU graduates working in the UK
• An investigation of disability, chronic illness and related inclusion issues facing the professions
• Retention rates of vets and veterinary nurses and the reasons behind them
• A project to inform efforts to build leadership capacity in the professions
• The professions’ views on the feasibility and safety of veterinary nurse prescribing

We also have two key publications: the Survey of the Professions, conducted every four to five years, and RCVS Facts, published annually.

Anticipated Future Projects

• An evaluation of the impact of our guidance on professional judgement
• A project investigating the views of animal owners and keepers on regulation and quality in veterinary care
• An investigation into complaints received
• A project to map routes in and out of veterinary public health follow‑up research on disability and inclusion and mental health issues in the professions

Role & Responsibilities

• Develop robust briefs for market research projects with internal clients, support the tendering process, and manage research contracts to delivery and publication.
• Carry out in‑house research projects from brief to completion, ensuring a robust and unbiased process and meaningful results.
• Analyse data from the Registers, feedback forms, quality assessment processes or Service Standards to provide statistics for internal and external use and inform future change.
• Collaborate with the team to write papers for publication in relevant journals.
• Conduct desk‑based research to inform improvements in our work.

Essential Criteria

Qualifications and experience

• Degree in a relevant subject area with substantial research methods training (at least one‑third of modules).
• OR demonstrable experience working in a research environment, including social research, mixed‑methods research and evaluation.

Skills, knowledge and expertise

• Strong communication skills, especially listening, understanding requirements and translating them into a research framework.
• Knowledge and experience of key research methodologies and when they should be used.
• Ability to deliver unbiased, well‑structured research that answers a specific need.
• Knowledge of commonly used research software; training in RCVS‑preferred software will be available.
• Ability to interpret and interrogate existing research data.
• Excellent writing ability, with attention to detail and proofreading skills.
• Self‑starter who acts on own initiative.
• Excellent time‑management skills, prioritising multiple concurrent projects.
• Understanding of professional research ethics and rules such as GDPR.

Desired Criteria

Qualifications

• Membership of the Market Research Society
• Research‑led MSc

Skills, knowledge and expertise

• Experience working with external research consultancies.
• Experience in veterinary or medical sectors.
• Experience working in a regulator, professional body or Royal College.

Team Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme
• Additional day off at the end of the year
• Two days of paid volunteering per year
• Private medical insurance

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