Research Fellow (Trade and/or Economic Transformation) – International Economic Development Group
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Research Fellow 1: £38,918 - £49,228 per annum; Research Fellow 2: £49,229 - £62,321per annum;Research Fellow 3: £62,322 - £76,611 per annum
Ref: IEDG/03/15
The UK’s leading think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.
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.
Our International Economic Development Group (IEDG) aims to influence international economic policy relevant for prosperity in developing countries. We undertake high-quality innovative research in areas relevant to contemporary economic policy debates, and make the results accessible to opinion-formers and policy-makers. Our work is organised around four thematic themes:
- Trade and trade policy (WTO, Regional Integration, Aid for Trade, value chains)
- International macro-economics and international finance (capital flows, G20)
- Private sector development
- Supporting economic transformation (productivity, industrial policy, structural change)
We are looking for a Research Fellow with world-class knowledge to join IEDG and contribute to strategy development, fundraising, research, advisory work and public affairs, helping to drive an innovative programme on international economic development.
Your work will develop and deepen IEDG’s programme of work on trade, finance and growth, ideally with an emphasis on trade and / or economic transformation .
About the job
Responsibilities include:
- Research and policy advisory work: conducting high-quality applied research
- Fundraising: contributing/attracting funds through bids, including the development of a substantial personal research portfolio
- Public affairs: disseminating and promoting IEDG’s work and ideas through high-level meetings, ODI publications and blogs, and other media.
About you
The successful candidates will have:
- a postgraduate degree in economics (ideally a PhD for the Research Fellow role), including quantitative skills in the area of trade and/or economic transformation)
- extensive knowledge of key issues and organisations in international economic development
- experience in policy-orientated research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports
- first-hand developing-country experience
- strong analytical, quantitative and organisational skills, including the ability to manage a complex and varied workload to tight deadlines
- excellent written and oral communication skills
- demonstrated capacity for policy advisory or public-affairs work, based on an analytical approach, and an innovative and creative communication ability
- demonstrated ability to translate research ideas into fundable projects
- the ability to work as part of a team and support the Head of Programme in people and project management.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone (0)20 3817 0032 or email recruitment@odi.org
