OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Research Fellow – Public Finance
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £37,033 - £57,580pa
Location: London
Ref: CAPE/04/12

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 Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure (CAPE) at ODI works to improve the effectiveness of development finance and public resource management in low-income and fragile states. We do this by influencing international debates and country-level approaches to financing policies and delivery systems. Established in 2000, CAPE has been at the forefront of policy research and technical advice on international aid and government expenditure management issues for over a decade.

Since 2010 CAPE has also hosted the Budget Strengthening Initiative (BSI), a major new venture designed to support more effective, transparent and accountable budgeting in the poorest and most fragile states. The programme enables fragile states both to access global expertise and to learn from each other. BSI also supports the g7+ group of fragile states, particularly on the development and implementation of the New Deal for fragile states.

About the job:

We are seeking a Research Fellow specialising in public finance to work across the CAPE portfolio. The successful applicant will take a leading role in policy advice, research and public affairs work. Half of the Research Fellow’s time could involve working on the Budget Strengthening Initiative.

Responsibilities of the role include:
research and policy advisory work: conducting high quality, innovative research and providing strategic demand led advice to fragile states.
fundraising: attracting funds through bids and marketing, including the development of a substantial personal research portfolio.
public affairs: disseminating and promoting ODI’s work and ideas.

About you:

You will have:
a degree and post-graduate qualification in a relevant discipline
extensive and deep knowledge of public finance and other key issues and organisations in international development
experience in policy-orientated research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports
extensive developing-country experience including in fragile states
strong analytical skills, a capacity to write clearly, and excellent organisational and oral communication skills
project management skills
skills in negotiation, listening, communication of ideas, problem-solving, decision-making


Closing date: 5th June 2012

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

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