Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Data Specialist

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Edinburgh

Contract, Full time

Job description

Grade UE07 - £39,347 - £46,974 per annum

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 in to 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 partnership 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

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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. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

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.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office's English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.

Key dates to note

Closing date for applications is 26 September 2024.

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