Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Data Specialist
Edinburgh - Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working)
Job Info
- Job Identification: 11184
- Locations: Holyrood Campus, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ, GB (Hybrid working)
- Apply Before: 09/26/2024, 10:59 PM
- Contract Type: Fixed Term
- Number of Openings: 1
- Grade: UE07
- Organization: Edinburgh University Group
- Department: Childlight
- Job Function: Researcher
- Job Schedule: Full time
Job Description
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Science - Moray House School of Sport & Education - Childlight Global Child Safety Institute
Full time - 35 hours per week
Fixed term contract - 30 September 2026
The Opportunity:
Childlight, a global child safety institute, is looking for an Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) Data Specialist to ensure that we bring a variety of administrative data from across the global criminal justice system into our research. The post-holder will be responsible for engaging with criminal justice professionals internationally, to access, analyse and interpret data to feed into Childlight’s Into the Light Global Index and Searchlight report.
You will provide analytical support and insight, building research relationships and engaging in strategic data analysis across the online child sexual exploitation and abuse services landscape. This will include working with policing and law enforcement, but also capturing the experiences of agencies that operate cybertip lines, hotlines, social support services, offender data, online safety, regulatory bodies, and national security. You will bring experience of working across the child protection and safeguarding field to understand how data is currently captured and by whom, and how these data sets may join together for greater insight.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and fixed-term until 30 September 2026, however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote (within the UK) and regular on-campus working.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Experience of conducting data analysis of technology-facilitated CSEA data
- Experience of using big data to write strategic assessments
- Experience of a range of research methodologies
- Experience of building strong partnerships with agencies around the world
- Experience of gathering, analysing and presenting complex information to a senior audience
- A passion for making the world a better place and preventing CSEA, improving services and safeguarding children
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary of £39,347 to £46,974 per annum
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options.
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Key dates to note
Closing date for applications is 26 September 2024.
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