United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Research Officer

****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****Research Officer – Humanitarian Policy Group****

****Contract: Permanent****

Salary:£32,600 – £38,917 per annum

****Location: London****

****Ref: HPG/04/15****

The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development.

****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.

We are looking for a Research Officer with world class knowledge to contribute to HPG’s high-quality and innovative research, policy advice and public affairs programme, with a view to informing and inspiring humanitarian policy at international and country level.

Our Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) is one of the world’s leading teams of independent researchers and information professionals working on humanitarian issues. It is dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice through a combination of high-quality analysis, dialogue and debate.

****Recent highlights include****

You will join a world class team and contribute specifically to one or more projects within the HPG research strategy, particularly on the themes of livelihoods, displacement and migration. You will engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes and disseminate results.

****You will have:****

• Active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond


• A degree and post-graduate degree in social sciences


• Some developing country work experience, preferably in the humanitarian sector


• Significant experience in an international policy development research environment, i.e. policy-oriented research, demonstrated by publications and reports


• Experience in producing research outputs in a short period of time and for different audiences


• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully with a wide range of people and cultural awareness


• Excellent analytical and writing skills


• Ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data


• Strong presentation and networking skills


• Excellent IT skills


• Ability to work on own initiative and under minimal supervision, to accept responsibility and to respond with confidence to complex and evolving problems


• Willingness to travel on a frequent basis