Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 19 Jan 2020
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Research Fellow (Economics of Resilience)
Risk and Resilience Programme
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Research Fellow: £41,575 - £50,466 per annum,
Location: London
Ref: R&R/02/19
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About us
ODI is an independent, global think tank, working for a sustainable and peaceful world in which every person thrives. We harness the power of evidence and ideas through research and partnership to confront challenges, develop solutions and create change. (odi.org)
We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow 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 interdisciplinary 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 greater coherence between, and successful implementation of, international crisis-prevention and sustainable development agendas.
Under the supervision of the Head of Programme and team lead on Financing 4 Resilience, the post holder(s) will contribute to the thought leadership, policy advice and research on economics and financing to help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), overcoming hazardous geographies, multiple hazards, systemic risks and high levels of vulnerability. The Financing 4 Resilience team currently focuses on:
- Climate-resilient (global) value chains, trade and investment
- Economics of Climate Resilient Low Carbon Transitions
- Financial inclusion and unlocking faith-based finance (Islamic Finance) for resilience
- Public policy: incentivizing investment and making financing flows consistent with resilience goals
- Disaster risk financing, including insurance and forecast-based financing
- The role of the private sector in fostering resilience, including impact investing
- Transformational change through climate finance
- The economics and finance of the development in conflict and fragile states
- We welcome candidates with a strong track record and expertise in any of these areas but particularly with a focus Climate-resilient (global) value chains, trade and investment, the Economics of Climate Resilient Low Carbon Transitions and on the leveraging private finance.
This position would suit an individual who is used to working in a fast paced environment and able to produce analysis and research under tight time constraints.
Please note that we require all candidates to complete the personal statement section of the application form. Applications with blank statements will not be taken forward in the selection process.
How to apply:
For more information, please download an application pack from our website. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 3327 7290 or email humanresources@odi.org.uk