United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Research Fellow 1/2

****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****Research Fellow 1 / 2 – Development Progress****

****Contract: Permanent****

****Salary:****

****Research Fellow 1: £38,918 - £49,123****

****Research Fellow 2: £49,229 - £62,321****

****Location: London****

****Ref:DP/05/15****

****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.

Development Progress are looking for a researcher to take leadership on our SDG implementation work, with particular outreach to southern actors. S/he will undertake innovative research and analysis, and influence international, regional and in-country debate through public affairs activities including publications, media engagement, speaking at conferences, and engaging with southern think tanks and researchers at a senior level. The postholder will also have the opportunity to develop their own research interests within the team’s broad areas of focus, including designing research projects, obtaining funding and managing resources for delivery.

Sitting within the Growth, Poverty, and Inequality Programme, Development Progress is a five-year research project which aims to better understand, measure, and communicate progress in development. The project has produced research across a library of nearly 50 case studies, examining progress across countries and within sectors, to provide evidence for what’s worked and why over the past two decades. This research is supported by an ambitious communications and outreach strategy, which includes a global events series, films, animations, and infographics.

****About you****

• A degree and post-graduate qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Extensive and deep knowledge of key issues and organisations in international development.
• Have a well established network of policy-makers, parliamentarians, academics, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders working on development issues, particularly those hailing from developing countries.
• Excellent outreach and communication abilities in relation to a wide variety of audiences.
• Extensive experience and knowledge of one or more of the following areas/topics:
• Post-2015 policy and planning
• Measurement, follow-up and review
• Debates on economic growth, poverty and inequality
• Fluency in English, and preferably a good command of at least one other language, with French being particularly desirable.
• Experience in policy-oriented research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports.
• Both qualitative and quantitative research skills are desirable
• Extensive developing-country experience.
• Strong analytical skills, a capacity to write clearly, and excellent organisational and oral communication skills.
• A demonstrated capacity for policy advisory or public-affairs work, based on an analytical approach, and an innovative and creative communications ability.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to translate research ideas into fundable projects.
• Skills in negotiation, listening, communication of ideas, problem solving, decision making.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent time management skills, including managing a complex and varied workload.

****Closing date: 12th December 2015****

****Interview date: 22nd December 2015****

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

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 0351 or email ****recruitment@odi.org.uk.****