****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****
****Research Officer – Chronic Poverty Advisory Network****
****Contract: Fixed Term – 2 years****
****Salary: Research Officer 1: £27,328- £32,599 per annum****
****Location: London****
****Ref: CPAN/03/15****
****The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****
****About us****
****ODI**** aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.
We are seeking to appoint a Research Officer to join ODI’s Chronic Poverty Advisory Network. Under the supervision of Research Fellows, the post holder will contribute to designing and delivering innovative, high-quality and policy-relevant research, policy advice and public-affairs initiatives. You will contribute to policy research and advisory projects, engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes, and disseminate results. The role will include analysis of panel data to investigate the association between poverty dynamics and other factors including policies and programmes.
The Chronic Poverty Advisory Network builds on the work carried out by the Chronic Poverty Research Centre. CPAN has recently published the third Chronic PovertyReport2014-5: the road to zero extreme poverty.
It is:
- Continuing to develop sectoral and thematic policy guides addressing chronic poverty and poverty dynamics
- Working with network partners on Chronic Poverty Reports, national policy briefs and policy engagement
- Working towards a fourth Chronic Poverty Report on Pro-poorest Growth in 2014.
- Developing an evaluation of anti-discrimination measures.
You will work closely with the Director of CPAN and other CPAN staff to contribute to policy research and advisory projects, often cross-country and cross-institutional, engage with policy-makers in research and advisory processes and disseminate results. Analysis of panel data will be a core part of the job, and linking this to other quantitative and qualitative analysis.
You may also work more widely with ODI’s Poverty and Inequality cluster and with other programmes across ODI.
****About you****
A degree and post-graduate degree in relevant discipline, eg econometrics, statistics, or another social science
Strong Ability to analyse large cross country datasets and some experience of panel data analysis.
Active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully and cultural awareness.
Excellent analytical and writing skills.
Good presentation and networking skills.
Multitasking skills.
Excellent IT and statistical skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, STATA/SPSS).
Some experience of survey design.
Ability to work in a team.
Willingness to travel.
Ability to work on own initiative.
****Closing date: 30 August 2015****
****Interview date: w/c 14 September 2015****
ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248
HOW TO APPLY:
For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email ****recruitment@odi.org.uk.****
