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Project Officers: Defence and Security Indices

PROJECT OFFICERS: DEFENCE AND SECURITY INDICES

Application Closing Date - 01 Nov 2013

Job Start Date - 6 January 2014 or potentially sooner

Pay Scale - GBP 25,000 p.a.

Location - London, UK

Transparency International UK’s Defence and Security Programme (TI-DSP) is looking for threefull-time Project Officers to work in the team in London.

Organisational Description

Transparency International (TI) is the civil society organisation leading the global fight against corruption. Through more than 90 national chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany, TI raises awareness of the damaging effects of corruption, and works with partners in government, business, and civil society to develop and implement effective measures to tackle it.

TI-DSP, a TI programme led by the UK chapter, is dedicated to fighting corruption in the defence and security sector globally. TI-DSP works with governments, defence companies, multilateral organisations, and civil society to build anti-corruption capacity and integrity in defence establishments across the world.

The Roles

We are looking for three project officers to help contribute to and manage the research and government / company engagement for TI-DSP’s two flagship indices:

• The Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index (GI)
• The Defence Companies Anti-Corruption Index (CI)

In the first instance TI-DSP expect to recruit two Project Officer for the GI and one for the CI. The second editions of these indices are due to be launched in 2015. Candidates are requested to clearly state whether they are applying for the Project Officer – GI, or Project Officer – CI role.

These roles are excellent opportunities to work on dynamic and hands-on projects that involve carrying out and dealing with original research, innovative methodologies, and both qualitative and quantitative analysis. It will involve exposure to external researchers and peer reviewers, government and / or defence company officials, and may require international travel.

Other responsibilities will include writing and editing index-related reports, providing administrative assistance, and contributing to advocacy activity and engagement with TI national chapters.

Ideal Skill Set

The ideal skill sets for these roles are different, so individuals are encouraged to think carefully about which best suits them.

Project Officer – GI

• Educated to Master’s level or equivalent.
• Interest in anti-corruption, defence, and /or tools of corruption measurement.
• Excellent standard of English, and ability to edit and simplify complicated text.
• Ability to work with numbers: basic training in statistics preferred.
• Fluency in a second language desirable.

Project Officer – CI

• Educated to Bachelor’s level or equivalent, though Master’s level preferred.
• Experience working in the private sector, preferably in a defence or compliance field.
• Experience communicating with senior staff in companies or other senior officials.
• Attention to detail, and ability to understand and evaluate complicated text.
• Fluency in a second language and basic training in statistics desirable.

The position is based at our offices in Loman Street, London, SE1. As this post is UK based, non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.

Application 

The deadline for applications is 9:00 am on Friday, November 1st 2013. Interviews will take place in the following weeks and will consist of two rounds. All candidates will be contacted regarding the success of their application. Only complete applications will be reviewed.

How to apply:

To apply, please submit a PDF document of no more than four pages, containing the following, to index.jobs@transparency.org.uk

• A one page letter of interest
• A resume/CV of no more than two pages
• A one page response to one of the following tasks:
o For Project Officer – GI: An experienced researcher is attempting to determine the level of corruption risk in a government’s defence sector. You are asked to carry out a quality review. What weaknesses or errors would you expect the researcher to avoid?
o For Project Officer – CI: briefly analyse what a company of your choice (not necessarily a defence sector company) is doing to reduce corruption risk, and explain what you think they could do to improve their anti-corruption efforts.

These documents must be included in the same PDF file, and the page limits are strict: any extra pages will not be read.

Start date: 6 January 2014 or potentially sooner.

Salary: The salary is GBP 25,000 p.a.

If you have any questions, please contact us at index.jobs@transparency.org.uk. No phone calls please.

Transparency International UK is an equal opportunity employer.