Research Fellow – Learning, Innovation, and humanitarian actors

ALNAP at the OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

The UK’s leading think tank on international development and humanitarian issues

This is an exciting new opportunity for a Research Fellow to join the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP), housed at ODI.

ALNAP is an international inter-agency network dedicated to improving humanitarian performance through increased learning and accountability. We are looking for a Research Fellow to work with ALNAP members. The successful candidate will develop, conduct, manage and disseminate high quality and innovative research to positively influence change in the humanitarian sector.

You will lead on new and existing research projects and programmes to capture and improve the utilisation of humanitarian good practice. You will play a key role in facilitating ALNAP members in applying relevant good practice and the uptake of innovative ideas in their work.

The role will involve close liaison and collaboration with ALNAP member organisations – donors, international / national NGOs, UN agencies, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and academics and researchers.

In addition to a relevant postgraduate qualification, you will have extensive and deep knowledge of key issues and organisations in international humanitarian response and be able to communicate to a wide variety of audiences.  You will also have experience of working in a research environment, ideally with the humanitarian sector, demonstrated by a growing publication and report record.

Closing date: 28 March 2014

Interview date: 24 April 2014

For more information, please download an application pack from our website. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or emailrecruitment@odi.org.uk.

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