Research Fellow – Livelihoods in Crises

Contract: Permanent Salary: Research Fellow 1: £36,883 - £45,336pa Research Fellow 2: £46,695 - £57,430pa Location: London Ref: HPG/08/11

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.

We are seeking a Research Fellow to develop and undertake research, policy advisory and public affairs work with a view to informing and inspiring humanitarian policy at international and country level. You will work on one or more research projects within the Humanitarian Policy Group research strategy, focusing particularly on ‘Livelihoods and food security in crises’.

Our Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) is one of the world’s leading teams of policy researchers and information professionals working on humanitarian issues. It combines high-quality policy analysis with a capacity to act as a neutral forum for dialogue and debate.

Recent highlights include: • HPG Briefing Paper: Counter-terrorism and humanitarian action • Disasters journal special issue: States of fragility: stabilisation and its implications for humanitarian action • HPN’s Humanitarian Exchange Magazine: Humanitarian space in Afghanistan and Pakistan

About the job: Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Research and policy advisory work: conducting high-quality applied research. • Public affairs: disseminating and promoting the programme’s work and ideas. • Fundraising: attracting funds through bids and marketing, including the development of a substantial personal research portfolio.

About you

You will have: • a degree and post-graduate qualification in a relevant discipline • extensive and deep knowledge of humanitarian response programming, particularly emergency livelihoods and food security • extensive and deep knowledge of key humanitarian and development issues and organisations • experience in policy-orientated research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports • strong analytical skills, a capacity to write clearly, and excellent organisational and oral communication skills • experience in policy advisory or public-affairs work, using analytical approaches and innovative and creative communications skills • demonstrated ability to win work and attract funds • the ability to work as part of a team and support the Head of HPG in people and project management.

How to apply:

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