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Research Fellow – Chronic Poverty Advisory Network

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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.
Our Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN (www.chronicpovertynetwork.org) is seeking a Research Fellow to develop, fundraise for, conducting and managing policy relevant, high-quality and innovative research, policy advice and public-affairs programmes.
The Chronic Poverty Advisory Network builds on the work carried out by the Chronic Poverty Research Centre (www.chronicpoverty.org). It is:
  • developing sectoral and thematic policy guides addressing chronic poverty and poverty dynamics
  • working with network partners on national policy briefs
  • working on a third Chronic Poverty Report in 2013.
You will work closely with the Director of CPAN to contribute to policy research and advisory projects, generally cross-country and cross-institutional, engage with policy-makers in research and advisory processes and disseminate results.
Other key responsibilities include:
  • 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 the programme’s work and ideas.
The successful candidate will have:
  • a degree and post-graduate qualification in a relevant social science
  • extensive knowledge of key issues and organisations in international development
  • experience and interest in the micro analysis of poverty and/or inequality
  • fluency in English, and preferably a good command of at least one other language, in this case preferably French, or Spanish.
  • experience in policy-orientated research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports
  • extensive developing-country experience
  • experience of either quantitative or qualitative analysis of poverty and policy responses to poverty.
  • demonstrated ability to win work and attract funds.
Closing date: 25th September 2013
Interview date: 4th October 2013
For more information, please download an application pack from our website atwww.odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk
Ref: CPAN/02/13
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