United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Research Fellow – Humanitarian Policy Group

****Research Fellow – Humanitarian Policy Group (Livelihoods, migration, displacement and urbanisation)****

Contract: full time 12 months fixed term

****Salary: Research Fellow 1: £38,918 – £49,228 per annum****

****Location: London****

****Ref: HPG/03/15****

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 Fellow with world class knowledge to contribute to our ‘Livelihoods and food security in crises’ and our ‘Displacement, migration and urbanisation’ research and policy areas.

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 dynamic team, and will support HPG in strategy development, fundraising, research and public affairs, helping to drive a multidisciplinary and innovative programme.

****About the job:****

• Research and policy advisory work:conducting high-quality applied research


• Public affairs: disseminating and promoting the programme’s work and ideas, and representing the team


• Fundraising: attracting funds through bids and marketing, including the development of a substantial personal research portfolio.

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

• Extensive and deep knowledge of key humanitarian issues, organisations and current policy debates, in particular around livelihoods, displacement, migration and urbanisation.


• Experience in policy-orientated research, demonstrated by a solid track record of publications and reports


• Strong analytical skills, a capacity to write clearly and excellent organisational skills


• A demonstrated capacity for policy advisory or public-affairs/representation work, based on an analytical approach


• Excellent communication skills in relation to a wide variety of humanitarian topics, audiences and approaches


• Demonstrated ability to translate research ideas into fundable projects


• The ability to work as part of a team and undertake people and project management.

Closing date: 30 September 2015