OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Research Fellow – International Economic Development Group
Contract: permanent
Salary: £37,033-£58,442pa
Location: London
Ref: IEDG/01/12

The UK’s leading 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 International Economic Development Group (IEDG) aims to influence international economic policy relevant for prosperity in developing countries. It achieves this by undertaking high-quality innovative research in areas relevant to contemporary economic policy debates, and making the results accessible to opinion-formers and policy-makers. Our work is organised around three main themes: trade and trade policy international finance growth.

Recent highlights include:

influential studies on the effects of the financial crises on developing countries
innovative work on aid for trade at global and national level
assessments of EU trade policy
European Report on Development 2012 on confronting scarcity.

We are looking for a Research Fellow with world-class knowledge to join IEDG and contribute to strategy development, fundraising, research, advisory work and public affairs, helping to drive an innovative programme on international economic development.

About the job

Research and policy advisory work: conducting high-quality applied research
Fundraising: attracting funds through bids and marketing, including the development of a substantial personal research portfolio
Public affairs: disseminating and promoting IEDG’s work and ideas through high-level meetings, ODI publications and blogs, and other media.

About you

The successful candidates will have: a postgraduate degree in economics extensive knowledge of key issues and organisations in international economic development experience in policy-orientated research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports first-hand developing-country experience strong analytical, quantitative and organisational skills, including the ability to manage a complex and varied workload to tight deadlines excellent written and oral communication skills demonstrated capacity for policy advisory or public-affairs work, based on an analytical approach, and an innovative and creative communication ability demonstrated ability to translate research ideas into fundable projects the ability to work as part of a team and support the Head of Programme in people and project management.


Closing date: 8 October 2012
Interviews to be held the w/c 22 October 2012

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at https://jobs.odi.org.uk and apply online. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk


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