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NISRA has almost 500 staff working across 24 government departments, executive agencies and arm’s length bodies.

NISRA offers a range of benefits such as flexible working, personal and professional development and promotes a culture of diversity, inclusion and wellbeing for all staff.
Our recruitment competitions are advertised on our social media channels: LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram.  Follow us to ensure you don't miss any recruitment opportunities.
You can also sign up to receive email updates from the NI Civil Service on the latest job opportunities.

Statisticians

Read the profiles of some of our statisticians to find out more about a career as a statistician:

Aaron McKibbin
Nicole Beck
Joshua Park

Survey Interviewers

NISRA Survey Interviewers conduct surveys with members of the public across Northern Ireland.  Find out more about the Survey Interviewer role.

Student placements

NISRA recruit Data & Research and ICT placement students through the NICS placement student recruitment process advertised on the NICS Recruitment website

This recruitment takes place on an annual basis usually launching in October for the following academic year. Student placements are agreed with NISRA for a period of 51 weeks.

Feedback from some of the students who have completed their placement year with NISRA include:

During my time in NISRA I know it has granted me the experience and knowledge which will be extremely valuable in the future for the rest of my degree and career   -   Patrick, Business IT student

My time with NISRA has allowed me to gain valuable knowledge, experience and skills that will greatly help me once I finish my course and have to enter the real world of job searching.    -   Aoife, Psychology student

Work experience

All NISRA work experience requests must be submitted through the NICS recruitment website.

Work experience requests will be processed by NICS HR and NISRA will be informed of your interest.

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  • Official Statistics producer – Upholding Trust, Quality and Value
  • General Register Office - registration and certification of life events relating to births, deaths and marriages
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