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Programme Researcher - Operation HydrantLocation: Moss Way Police Station, Moss Way, Sheffield, S20 7XX (Hybrid 60/40 Split)Alternate Team: Beaconport: Fully WFH with occasional travel to team days (expenses paid)Contract: 3 month contract with likely extensionHours: 37 hours per week (Monday-Friday) 9am-5pmPay Rate: £20.98 PAYE / £26.65 LTD per hourAbout the Role:This is not a general research role.You will spend large portions of your time reading, analysing, and categorising detailed narratives of child sexual abuse and exploitation recorded by police forces across England and Wales. The material is explicit, distressing, and emotionally demanding.If you are not confident you can work accurately, consistently, and professionally with this type of content, this role is not for you.Purpose of the Role:To support the NPCC Hydrant Programme’s analytical function by researching, reviewing, and categorising CSA-related crime data from all 44 police forces, contributing to national reporting on the scale, threat, and nature of child sexual abuse and exploitation.Your work directly informs: National CSA threat assessmentsStrategic decision-makingHome Office-directed tasking and reporting Key Responsibilities: Reading and categorising high volumes of CSA and CSE MO narratives into structured datasets (primarily Excel-based).Conducting detailed research using open and closed policing systems.Producing written reports, PowerPoint briefings, and graphical summaries to suppo