Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 20 Sep 2016
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Disasters Journal and Courses Coordinator
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £27,601 - £32,925 per annum
Location: London
Ref: HPG/09/16
The UK’s leading 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.
Our Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) is one of the world’s leading teams of independent researchers and information professionals working on humanitarian issues. It is dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice through a combination of high-quality analysis, dialogue and debate.
This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and ambitious individual to support the production and publication process for the Disasters journal and coordinate all aspects of HPG’s senior-level short courses on conflict and humanitarian response for senior humanitarian professionals.
Disasters journal is a major quarterly journal reporting on all aspects of disaster studies, policies and management. Currently the Journal receives 300 manuscript submissions annually which presents challenges in terms of timely peer review of papers and publication of accepted papers.
The post holder will take the lead on production management and editorial oversight in order to enhance the journal's reputation as a leading international title in the field and further boost the profile of the Journal in order to attract highest quality article submissions.
The post holder will lead on the administration and application process for the senior-level course on conflict and humanitarian response.
About you
The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, organised and proactive individual who thrives under pressure, communicates clearly and is able to manage a complex workload independently and to tight deadlines in a busy professional environment.
You must have:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent and good command of written and spoken English.
- Knowledge of academic journal production and peer review processes.
- Methodical and thorough approach to work and meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to manage own time and organise priorities successfully.
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a small team.
- A flexible and enthusiastic approach.
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and under pressure.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise and communicate with colleagues at all levels of seniority and from different cultures.
Closing date:20 September 2016
Interview date: Week Commencing 26th September
For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 8234 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.** - See more at: https://jobs.odi.org.uk/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=25954#sthash.QG9XtHa9.dpuf
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