Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 13 Feb 2017
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Research Officer – Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) Programme
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £27,601 - £32,925 per annum
Location: London
Ref: RAPID/02/2017
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.
The Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme works to improve the use of research-based evidence and local knowledge in policy-making. This leads to better decision-making and better policies that can help transform lives. We do this by working with all actors to develop capacity for both policy influence and evidence-informed policy-making
We are seeking to appoint a Research Officer to join ODI’s Research and Policy in Development Programme. Under the supervision of Research Fellows, the post holder will contribute to designing and delivering innovative, high-quality and policy-relevant research, policy advice and public-affairs initiatives. You will contribute to policy research and advisory projects, engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes, and disseminate results. The Research Officer will work across the RAPID programme, including with the evaluation team to support evaluations and other projects with the aim of making evaluation methods, practices and systems more useful.
Current programme work includes:
- Collaborative research with UK and Chinese research and government agencies to increase resilience to earthquakes.
- Support to the Indonesia Knowledge Sector Initiative which aims to strengthen the production and use of research for better policy and practice.
- Advisory work to improve the caoacity of UN agencies to engage with and influence policy.
- Support to Save the Children UK to develop a system to monitor the impact of their advocacy work.
- “Learning Partner” to a MasterCard Foundation funded programme to improve youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa.
More about our work can be found at www.odi.org.uk/rapid
About you
You will be expected to have
- A degree and post-graduate degree in relevant discipline.
- Active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond.
- Formal training (such as university courses) in research and/or evaluation methods
- Experience in producing research outputs.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully with a wide range of people and cultural awareness.
- Excellent analytical and writing skills.
- Good presentation and networking skills.
- Multitasking skills.
- Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
- Ability to work in a team.
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally on a frequent basis, which may include overnight and weekends on occasion.
- Ability to work on own initiative
Closing date: 13th February 2017
Interview date: During the week of the 13th March
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/jobs](http://www.odi.org/jobs](http://www.odi.org/jobs)**). If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 8234 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.