Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 06 Aug 2017
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Research Officer – Politics and Governance
Contract: Permanent post
Salary: Research Officer 1, £28,015- £33,419 per annum
Research Officer 2, £33,420 - £39,896 per annum
Location: London
Ref:
PoGo/04/17 – Doing Development Differently
PoGo/05/17 – Politics of Services
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 Politics and Governance Programme is a leading centre for research and policy engagement on political and governance issues in development. Our aim is to inform and influence the policies and practices of international and national development communities. Our research and policy advisory work has an overarching focus on how politics and governance can work better for development and help alleviate poverty.
Recent programme highlights include:
- Contributing to organisational change of major donors and NGOs
- Innovative work on the politics of service delivery: water, sanitation, health, education and roads.
- Research on women’s political leadership in peace and security programming in fragile contexts
- Contribution to post-2015 and G8 debates on governance, transparency, accountability and corruption
- Events, policy engagement, and commentary on elections and emerging democracies
About the role:
We are looking for two dynamic Research Officers. One will primarily support our work on ‘Doing Development Differently[CD1] ’ and ‘adaptive programming’. The other will primarily support our work on the Politics of Services[CD2] . There may be some overlap between the two themes and Research Officers are also expected to support work across other areas of interest in Politics and Governance. You will work closely with the Research Fellows and other team members to contribute to strengthening our portfolio of research and policy advisory work. You will help develop, fundraise for, conduct and manage policy-relevant, high-quality and innovative research.
The Doing Development Differently post will be recruited at either RO1 or RO2 level. The Politics of Services post will be an entry level position at RO1.
About you:
Both successful candidates will have:
- A degree and postgraduate experience in a relevant discipline
- Excellent research, analytical and writing skills
- Some developing country fieldwork or work experience
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully
- Multi-tasking skills
- The ability to work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative
- A willingness to travel frequently and conduct research overseas
In addition, the Doing Development Differently RO will have:
In-depth knowledge of key governance concepts, processes and institutions especially in relation to
Doing Development Differently and adaptive programming.
Service delivery, civil society, violent conflict, and/or justice and security.
Experience in an international policy development research environment — i.e. quantitative and qualitative data analysis, policy-orientated research —demonstrated by publications and reports
The Politics of Services RO will have some research and field expertise or work experience in:
- The politics of health policy and implementation, especially the politics of reproductive health or the politics of universal health coverage
- The politics of education policy and implementation, especially the politics of improving education quality
- The politics of water and sanitation policy and implementation
- The politics of urban development policy and implementation
Expertise in the gender dimensions of these issues, or in gender, intersectionality and development generally, will be an advantage.
For example, the ideal candidate for the Politics of Services post will have recently completed or be completing a Master’s Degree with a significant research component in which they have excelled and have some fieldwork or work experience in one or more of the aforementioned areas.
Closing date for both roles: 6 August 2017
Interview dates for both roles: Week Commencing 21st August 2017
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 3817 0031 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk
ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248
[CD1]https://www.odi.org/projects/2857-doing-development-differently
How to apply:
Online:
https://jobs.odi.org.uk/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=27389 Research Officer - Politics Of Services - PoGo/05/17
https://jobs.odi.org.uk/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=27390 Reserach Officer - Doing Development Differently - PoGo/04/17