Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 06 Feb 2018
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Senior Research Officer
Risk and Resilience Programme
Contract: 1-Year Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £33,420 - £39,896 per annum
Location: London
Ref: R&R/02/18
The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.
About us
ODI (www.odi.org.uk) aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.
We are seeking to appoint a Research Officer to join ODI’s Risk and Resilience Programme. The Risk and Resilience Programme is a relatively new programme in ODI. The expert team provides research, analysis and policy advice on systemic, inclusive and just approaches to understanding risk and managing uncertainty. We look at the nexus between climate, weather extremes and hazards and other risk drivers, to understand the impact on poverty and development. We promote inclusive approaches to understanding and managing new risks (those we know) and emerging risks (those we don't). We do this by pioneering policy-driven research on the nexus between risks and resulting opportunities to manage uncertainty, reduce vulnerability and drive transformative and sustainable change. By doing so, we aim to support coherence between, and successful implementation of, international crisis-prevention and sustainable development agendas.
Under the supervision of the Head of Programme and Research Fellows, the post holder will provide quantitative and qualitative analysis to contribute to the thought leadership, policy advisory and research of two key Risk and Resilience thematic areas:
- Climate-Resilient Economic Transformation: identifying opportunities for inclusive and climate-resilient economic transformation in marginalised places that are exposed to climate and other risks and assist decision-makers at all scales to enable these.
- Financing for Resilience: supporting the realisation of the SDGs, especially strengthened adaptation and poverty reduction, by facilitating an efficient, sustainable and equitable use of financial resources, tools and mechanisms in a multiple hazards context.
About you
Essential
- A degree and post-graduate degree in relevant discipline i.e. economics, natural or social sciences.
- Active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond, including climate change adaptation and economic development.
- More than two years of developing country work experience, working closely with communities, government actors and / or international institutions on key issues relating to international development.
- Significant experience in an international policy development research environment, i.e. policy-oriented research, demonstrated by publications and reports.
- Experience in producing research outputs in a short period of time and for different audiences.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully with a wide range of people and cultural awareness.
- Excellent analytical and writing skills, including quantitative analytical skills (i.e. statistical analysis, cost-benefit analysis, risk analysis, impact assessment) with demonstrated ability to manage and analyse large databases.
- Demonstrated ability to collect, manage and analyse qualitative data including key informant interviews, political economy analysis
- Strong presentation and networking skills.
- Multitasking skills.
- Fluency in a language other than English and competency in others, preferably French.
- Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Office applications, Stata, SPSS, R, GIS).
- Ability to work in a team.
- Willingness to travel on a frequent basis.
- Ability to work on own initiative and under minimal supervision, to accept responsibility and to respond with confidence to complex and evolving problems.
Desirable
- PhD in relevant area
- Significant in-country / field experience, preferably in East or West Africa
- Private sector work experience
- Experience working with non-UK donors e.g. AFD, USAID, multi-lateral development banks
- Demonstrable knowledge of key existing datasets in risk and resilience areas
Closing date: Tuesday 6th February
Interview date: Friday 16th February
ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248
How to apply:
For more information, please download an application pack from our website at [www.odi.org.uk/jobs](http://www.odi.org.uk/jobs](http://www.odi.org.uk/jobs)**). If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 3327 7290 or email humanresources@odi.org.uk.