OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Research Officer Green Growth / New Climate Economy

Contract: Fixed Term Contract to 1^st September 2017

Salary: Research Officer 1: £27,601 - £32,925 per annum

Research Officer 2: £32,926 - £39,306 per annum

Location: London

Ref: CCLCT/04/16

The UK’s leading independent 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.

We are seeking to appoint a Research Officer to join ODI’s Climate Change and Low Carbon Transitions programme. They will provide high-quality research to support the Green Growth Team and the New Climate Economy (NCE) programme’s low-income country programme, joining a group working on low carbon transitions, which has been successful in leading in the development of influential and interesting research, and in international and national policy agendas.

Under the supervision of each of the senior researchers in the team, the post holder will contribute to developing, fundraising for, conducting and managing policy relevant, high-quality and innovative research, policy advice and public affairs initiatives. The Research Officer will contribute to policy research and advisory projects, engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes, and disseminate results.

About you

Research Officer

• A degree and post-graduate degree in relevant discipline.
• Strong knowledge of key issues in one or more of: energy and climate policy, green growth, green industrial and green fiscal policy, green finance, urban transitions, and sustainable development
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to think critically about primary and secondary literature and perform meta-analytical research
• Demonstrated ability to translate research into policy-relevant outputs
• Interpersonal skills, inter-cultural skills and ability to work as a team
• Ability to work on own initiative, multitask and produce research outputs on short time-frames

Closing date: 07 August 2016

Interview date: 19 August 2016

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 3327 7290 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.

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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Research Officer – Water Policy Programme

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Research Officer 1: £27,601 - £35,420 per annum

Research Officer 2: £32,926 - £42,912 per annum

Location: London

Ref: WPP/02/16

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.

The Water Policy Programme (WPP) at ODI links high quality research with practical policy advice on water and sanitation issues. Our aim is to initiate, contribute to and influence key debates on water and sanitation with a bearing on poverty through collaboration with government, donor, civil society and private sector partners. Our work is organised around three main themes: (1) environmental change and uncertainty; (2) secure water and sanitation; and (3) water resources management and allocation.

Recent highlights include:

• Advisory work for governments, donors and NGOs on climate change impacts and adaptation priorities in the water sector.
• Research on water governance, irrigation reform and the political economy of service delivery in Africa and Asia.
• Work on ODI’s major cross-programme flagship projects on climate resilient development, energy, agriculture and social protection.

We are looking for a Research Officer to work on research and advisory projects covering different aspects of water security. As a Research Officer, you will help develop, fundraise for, conduct and manage research, advisory and public affairs activities under the supervision of the Head of Programme and Research Fellows. We are particularly interested in hearing from those with quantitative research experience in household survey design and data analysis.

About you:

The successful candidate will have:

• A degree and post-graduate degree in a relevant discipline
• Knowledge of intellectual debates and practical programming around water and sanitation issues, including climate change impacts and adaptation, service delivery and water resources management
• Experience in an international development research environment, demonstrated by publications and reports
• Proven capabilities in conducting applied research
• Excellent research, analytical and writing skills
• The ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and projects
• The ability to plan their own work schedule and multitask effectively to deadline and budget
• Developing country work experience
• Willingness to travel on a regular basis.

Closing date: 14 August 2016

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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Strategic Learning Manager

Contract: Maternity Cover - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract (with possible 3 month extension)

Salary: £39,307 - £49,720 per annum

Location: London

Ref: SocDev/02/16

The UK’s leading independent 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.

We are looking for a highly experienced Strategic Learning Manager to provide maternity cover for six months (with a possible extension of three months) in the Social Development team. As a senior member of the Social Development team, the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager will lead and manage the delivery of learning and monitoring evaluation strategies for an exciting multi-year programme, the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) programme.

The Social Development Programme undertakes a wide range of work on gender, adolescence and exclusion, with a strong learning and impact element across many of our projects to which this position will contribute. Amongst these, GAGE is a £26.4 million 9 year programme designed to provide decision makers with an evidence base to make informed policy and programming decisions that can improve development outcomes for adolescent girls in developing countries, including reducing child marriage, violence against women and girls; improved health, education and improved economic empowerment.

About you

As the Strategic Learning Manager, you will be involved in multi-stranded internal project monitoring and evaluation in the UK and with country teams, learning across multiple UK and international stakeholders, developing and quality assuring learning and dissemination products external representation of ODI and GAGE and multiple other reporting and communications functions.

You will have:

• MA in Development Studies/Gender Studies/ relevant social science discipline, Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of learning, monitoring and evaluation approaches and strategies and their application in development sector settings
• Knowledge of gender and development sector
• Excellent experience of donor relationship management and reporting, especially DFID
• Extensive experience of logframe and theory of change development
• Extensive experience of establishing complex monitoring and learning systems
• Substantial experience of project management in multi-year, multi-partner and multi-country projects in the developing world
• Substantial experience of managing staff and sub-contractors to tight deadlines in a team environment, including in a context of distance management.

• Strong analytical skills

• Excellent communication abilities in relation to a wide variety of audiences from different countries and cultures, including UN and INGO stakeholders

• Skills in negotiation, listening, communication of ideas, problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution

• Ability to be flexible and adapt to evolving project demands

• Ability to work independently but to keep team members regularly and adequately informed of progress as well as challenges

• Excellent inter-personal communication and coordination skills

Closing date: 4 September 2016

Interview date: Week Commencing 12^th September 2016

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at https://jobs.odi.org.uk and apply online. If you experience difficulties downloading the pack, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk

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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Programme Officer

Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure/Public Finance and Institutions

Contract: Fixed Term Contract to March 2017 (with the possibility of extension)

Location: London

Salary: £27,601 - £32,925 per annum

Ref: PFI/02/16

The UK’s leading independent 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 Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure Programme is seeking a Programme Officer to contribute to all areas of project management and project development in CAPE’s Public Finance and Institutions team.

The role will be varied and interesting, and will include all aspects of administrative and financial project management support to projects in the area of Public Finance and Institutions, in particular the Budget Strengthening Initiative (BSI) project. BSI works with Ministries of Finance in fragile, conflict-affected and transitional states such as South Sudan, Liberia and DR Congo, as well as with the Secretariat of the g7+ group of fragile and conflict-affected countries. The role will encompass the development of new funding proposals, operations support and appropriate monitoring and reporting of progress, across a number of BSI programmes and other CAPE/PFI projects. The post will require the management of and interaction with a range of stakeholders both in London and across the BSI/CAPE/PFI networks. The post holder will provide general support and facilitate the flow of information internally between the researchers/advisors, central support departments and externally with a variety of stakeholders.

About you:

The successful candidate will have:

• Educated to degree level.
• High level of numeracy.
• Experience of budget monitoring.
• Grant administration experience.
• Strong organisational skills and self-motivation.
• Multitasking capabilities.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Ability to work to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.
• Advanced IT skills to include Excel, Word, email, PowerPoint, Access, databases.
• Ability to learn new tasks quickly.
• Good proof reading and editing skills.

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Closing date: 7 September 2016

Interview date: 16 September 2016

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

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Job title:

PA to Managing Director

Department/group:

Humanitarian and Resilience Programmes

Purpose of job

• To provide professional support to the Managing Director and thereby facilitate her ability to perform her role effectively.
• To manage external relationships on behalf of the Managing Director, working with the offices of very senior contacts and co-ordinating the Managing Director’s public affairs and policy engagement with bilateral donors, international humanitarian and development organisations, NGOs and other relevant external stakeholders.
• Project managing the Managing Director’s research work, ensuring timely delivery, working closely with Research Fellows and Research Officers.
• To manage the internal workload of the Managing Director, ensuring that she has the capacity to effectively discharge her management duties, that she is well informed of processes and events.
• Working in collaboration with the ODI Executive Director’s Assistant to coordinate the Director’s duties as SMT member, meeting preparation and planning.

Main duties and responsibilities

Supporting the Managing Director - external

· Represent the Managing Director to external contacts and visitors

· Support the Managing Director in managing ongoing relationships with senior external contacts, ensuring that communication is timely, effective and appropriate and that the tone of correspondence is appropriate.

· Act as the first point of contact for the Managing Director, screening initial contacts and responding to enquiries in her absence. Use initiative in deciding whether information is relevant to her, acting on information where appropriate or forwarding on to the relevant person as necessary.

· Prepare correspondence on behalf of the Managing Director, develop an understanding of her working styles and her styles of written communication, and the line that the Managing Director takes on specific issues to inform the content of the correspondence.

· Develop a knowledge and understanding of the key issues facing the Humanitarian and Resilience programmes in ODI in collaboration with the line manager, to enable the post holder to act on behalf of and support the Managing Director as appropriate.

· Responsible for the project management of all funded and research projects undertaken by the Managing Director, managing deadlines, contracts and financial reporting etc.

Supporting the Managing Director

• Supporting the Managing Director and facilitating her role by managing her diary, ensuring long term strategic items are well planned as well as managing the ongoing reactive workload in line with her expectations and needs;

• Ensuring that the Managing Director is well prepared for all meetings, briefing her in advance, preparing presentations and providing any necessary information or papers

• Planning and coordinating the Managing Director’s travel, ensuring compliance with ODI’s travel security policy

• Assisting the Managing Director in fulfilling her internal management role by proactively managing needs and expectations across the programmes, overseeing the timely completion of her HR responsibilities and preparing her for management meetings

• Ensuring that the Managing Director fulfils her commitments to internal communications, drafting text where appropriate

• Prioritising emails and correspondence for the Managing Director, dealing with them directly where possible and taking responsibility for preparing and following up items that need to be handled by the Managing Director

• Maintain and further develop an effective filing system for the Managing Director

• Co-ordinate the processing of travel invoices and expenses and monitor expenditure against budget for the Managing Director.

• Co-ordinate the planning, running and follow up of key events and meetings and working with communications staff to coordinate the Managing Director, media activities

• Overseeing the use of the dedicated public e-mail account (Managing Director), working closely with the Communications and programme teams;

Senior Management Support

· Managing the administration of the management activities of the Managing Director, including the Senior Management Team and the Management Group;

· Manage the Managing Director’s diary to include meetings with institute staff over the SMT areas of responsibility allocated to the Managing Director, such as Travel and Security, Communications and Finance

Person specification

Essential

Knowledge and qualifications

· Education to at least degree level

· Excellent command of written and spoken English

Experience:

· Significant experience of working as a personal assistant

· Experience of working under pressure in order to meet tight deadlines

· Experience of providing administrative support at a senior level

· Experience of dealing with colleagues at a senior level

· Experience of committee management (desirable)

· Experience in international development (desirable)

Skills/Abilities:

· Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a complex work programme independently

· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

· IT skills to a high standard (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

· Experience of/willingness to learn intranet (SharePoint)

· Discretion in dealing with confidential information

· Self-motivated, and able to overcome barriers

· Able to produce high quality output with excellent attention to detail

· Completer/finisher, able to see a task through to completion, thinking laterally where required

· The ability to respond effectively to quickly changing circumstances and prioritising work loads

· Excellent interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity; the ability to deal effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds

· Logical, methodical

· Professional with a good level of presence

All staff are expected to:

• Positively support equality of opportunity both within ODI and externally

• Help maintain a safe working environment and take responsibility for own and colleagues’ Health and Safety

• Undertake such other duties within the scope of their post as may be requested by their Manager

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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Programme Administrator

Contract: Fixed Term Contract to 30/09/17

Salary: £21,824–£27,600 per annum

Ref: GPIP/07/16

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

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.

ODI is seeking a Programme Administrator to provide administrative and secretarial support to the Development Progress (DP) project and the wider Growth, Poverty and Inequality Programme (GPIP). Part of this role will also include support to the GPIP Head of Programme and the DP Head of Project, through diary management, internal and external communications, and coordinating visitors and travel logistics. You will have strong organisational skills and be self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines. You will have good proofreading and editing skills, and be able to produce high quality output with excellent attention to detail.

You will have:

• Education to degree level in a relevant discipline/or relevant alternative qualifications

• High level of numeracy

• Administration experience, especially with budgets

• Multitasking capabilities

• Advanced IT skills to include Excel (expert level), Word (expert level), email, PowerPoint, databases, Prezi

• Ability to learn new software quickly

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• Discretion in dealing with confidential information

• Self-motivated and able to overcome barriers

• Excellent interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity, with the ability to deal with people from a variety of backgrounds

• Foreign language skills (desirable)

• Experience and interest in development issues (desirable)

Closing date: 13 September 2016

Interview: 21^st / 22^nd September 2016

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 0349 or you can send an email to recruitment@odi.org.uk

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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Disasters Journal and Courses Coordinator

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £27,601 - £32,925 per annum

Location: London

Ref: HPG/09/16

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 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.

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and ambitious individual to support the production and publication process for the Disasters journal and coordinate all aspects of HPG’s senior-level short courses on conflict and humanitarian response for senior humanitarian professionals.

Disasters journal is a major quarterly journal reporting on all aspects of disaster studies, policies and management. Currently the Journal receives 300 manuscript submissions annually which presents challenges in terms of timely peer review of papers and publication of accepted papers.

The post holder will take the lead on production management and editorial oversight in order to enhance the journal's reputation as a leading international title in the field and further boost the profile of the Journal in order to attract highest quality article submissions.

The post holder will lead on the administration and application process for the senior-level course on conflict and humanitarian response.

About you

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, organised and proactive individual who thrives under pressure, communicates clearly and is able to manage a complex workload independently and to tight deadlines in a busy professional environment.

You must have:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent and good command of written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of academic journal production and peer review processes.
• Methodical and thorough approach to work and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to manage own time and organise priorities successfully.
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a small team.
• A flexible and enthusiastic approach.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise and communicate with colleagues at all levels of seniority and from different cultures.

Closing date:20 September 2016

Interview date: Week Commencing 26^th September

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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Head of Programme – Climate and Energy and Deputy Director, New Climate Economy

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £62,945 - £77,377 per annum

Location: London

Ref: CEP/09/16

The UK’s leading independent 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.

We are seeking to appoint a Head of Programme to set the ODI agenda on climate and energy and build on ODI’s existing leadership and expertise to maximise impact in these areas, through providing strategic leadership and management to the Climate and Energy Programme (CEP).The role will also serve as Deputy Director for the New Climate Economy (NCE), supporting the continued NCE delivery of high-impact, high-profile research, engagement and analysis on the links between economic growth and climate action. This position will oversee a particularly active group, which has been successful in attracting numerous multi-year projects and has enjoyed increasing influence in international and national policy agendas.

You will be responsible in particular for:

• Leading an ambitious team of researchers and experts to set and drive the ODI agenda on Climate and Energy.

• Providing strategic leadership and oversight for the Climate and Energy Programme and New Climate Economy London Office in particular supporting the NCE Programme Director on the development and delivery of NCE research and high-level administration.

• Overseeing the development and delivery of compelling, high-ambition work programmes for CEP and the NCE in the context of the overall ODI and NCE strategies.

• Strengthening the influence and impact of ODI and NCE research and policy work;

• Overseeing strategic fundraising for multi-year programmes and establishing/nurturing a network of contacts at national and international levels to support the work.

• Overseeing operations for the Climate and Energy Programme and New Climate Economy in London (including oversight of the systems, processes and staff).

About you

• A degree and post-graduate qualification in a relevant discipline
• Extensive knowledge of key issues and organisations relevant to international development and climate
• A strong personal record in the relevant field including publications
• Proven ability to fundraise and build programmes of work
• Demonstrated capacity for, and direct experience of, policy advisory and/or public affairs work, based on an analytical approach

• Proven experience in leading a research, policy advice and public affairs teams, including encouraging good and managing poor performance.

• Excellent analytical skills

• Excellent written and oral communications skills, including presentation skills and interpersonal skills.

• Strong decision-making skills, ability to innovate in order to overcome problems.

• High level skills in consultation, negotiation, persuasion and influencing.

Closing date: 11 October 2016

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 3327 7290 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**

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ODI - Head of Programme – Risk and Resilience LocationLondonType of contractPermanentDepartmentn/aProgrammeClimate Environment ProgrammeSalary£62,945 - £77,377Closing date29 Sep 2016Description

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Head of Programme – Risk and Resilience

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £62,945 - £77,377

Location: London

Ref: RR/06/16

The UK’s leading independent 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.

We are seeking to appoint a Head of Programme to lead and manage the Risk and Resilience Programme. This position will join a particularly active group, which has been successful in attracting numerous multi-year projects and has enjoyed increasing influence in international and national policy agendas.

This role will lead on business strategy and management, partnership development and fund-raising, and programme management and operations. The head of programme will also be responsible for development and delivery of research, advisory and public affairs work on the areas of the programme. To inform policy at international and governmental level through this work.

You will be responsible in particular for:

• Providing strategic oversight and leadership to the ODI team’s working on the Building Resilience to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) and Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE) programmes.

• Developing within the context of the overall ODI strategy, medium-term and periodic (mainly annual) strategies for the Programme, including Business Plans;

• Development of external partnerships and funding streams

• Strengthening the influence and impact of research and policy work in R&R;

• Managing operations for R&R (including oversight of the systems, processes and support staff).

About you

• A degree and post-graduate qualification in a relevant discipline
• Extensive knowledge of key issues and organisations in international development
• A strong personal record in the relevant field including publications
• Proven ability to fundraise and build programmes of work
• Demonstrated capacity for policy advisory and/or public affairs work, based on an analytical approach
• First hand developing country experience
• Ability to lead a research, policy advice and public affairs team, including encouraging good and managing poor performance.

• Project Management Skills

• Strong analytical skills

• Excellent written and oral communications skills, including presentation skills and interpersonal skills.

• Strong decision-making skills, ability to innovate in order to overcome problems.

• High level skills in consultation, negotiation, persuasion and influencing.

Closing date: 29/09/2016

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 3327 7290 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**

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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

CDKN Project Administrator

Contract: Fixed-term – until 30 June 2017

Salary: £21, 824 to £27,600per annum

Location: London

Ref: CDKN/01/16

ODI is the UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) is a flagship programme designed to help decision-makers in developing countries tackle climate change. It provides high-quality research, cutting-edge technical assistance and knowledge and partnership services to developing countries.

Working in partnership with decision-makers in the public, private and non-governmental sectors nationally, regionally, and globally, CDKN is managed by an alliance of organisations led by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), and includes the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), Lead Pakistan, SouthSouthNorth (SSN), and Fundacion Futuro Latinamericano (FFLA). Within the broad scope of climate compatible development, CDKN works across four strategic themes:

• Climate compatible development strategies and plans;
• Improving developing countries’ access to climate finance;
• Strengthening resilience through climate-related disaster risk management;
• Supporting climate negotiators from the least developed and most vulnerable countries.We are looking for an assistant to support the work of CDKN’s Programme Manager and Knowledge Management team, and the LEDS GP’s Director and Project Manager. Your responsibilities will include administration and expenditure tracking of knowledge management and communication projects, and administrative and logistical support to CDKN, including: distribution of our publications; logistical support to events; managing CDKN’s newsletter subscribers list and, working closely with a distribution company.
• Knowledge and Qualifications
• You will have:

• The successful candidate will work closely with the LEDS GP Director and LEDS GP Project Manager, and CDKN Global Communications Manager, all based at ODI, to provide support to the timely and accurate financial management, administration and coordination of the programmes.

• Education to degree level

• High level of numeracy and literacy

Experience

• Experience of budget monitoring
• Experience providing support in a project environment

Skills/Abilities

• Strong organisational skills and self-motivation
• Outstanding people skills and a friendly outgoing personality
• Advanced IT skills to include excel, PowerPoint, Word, databases, email
• Ability to learn to use new software quickly
• Data management skills
• Multitasking capabilities
• Ability to work to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Excellent written English (to be tested as part of the applications process)

Desirable

• Foreign language skills (particularly Spanish and/or French)

• Experience reporting to donors

• Interest in international development

• Willingness to travel abroad

Closing date: 23 September

Interview date: 6 October 2016

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 8234/0351 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**

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NEW CLIMATE ECONOMY AND OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

In partnership with WRI Ross Centre for Sustainable Cities and C40 Climate Leadership Group

Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow – New Climate Economy Special Initiative on Cities

Contract: Permanent

Salary:

Research Fellow 3: Competitive salary, subject to negotiation

Research Fellow 2: £49,721 to £62,944 per annum

Location: London

Ref: NCE/02/16

Overseas Development Institute:

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

About us

The New Climate Economy (NCE), the flagship project of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, along with WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) recently launched a new partnership known as the Coalition for Urban Transitions (or ‘NCE Cities’), the first major international initiative to make the economic case for better urban development globally. The Coalition is seeking a full time person to lead its global work programme at a senior level. See: http://www.coalitionforurbantransitions.org.

The role will be based at the Overseas Development Institute - ODI (www.odi.org.uk) – which aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by bringing together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

New Climate Economy and ODI are seeking a full time person to lead its global work programme at a senior level. This is an exciting, high profile position which will provide the successful candidate with an opportunity to develop their professional skills, build their networks, and engage with senior global leaders. The person will play a key leadership role on major projects, undertake innovative research and analysis, and influence the international debate through public affairs activities including publications, media engagement, speaking at conferences, and providing advice to governments and business at a senior level. The postholder will also have the opportunity to develop their own research interests within the team’s broad areas of focus, including designing research projects, obtaining funding and managing resources for delivery.

The role will involve conducting and managing high-quality and innovative ongoing research projects across the NCE partner institutes and helping to conceptualise, design and deliver the cities 2016-2018 global work program. This work programme currently falls across three main themes:

1. National policy levers to unlock a better model of urban development
2. Financing the Urban Transition
3. Economic and business case for a new model of urban development, including transforming Urban Mobility

The research workstream is complemented by a country workstream supporting selected countries at the national level to improve the quality of decision-making on urban transitions to meet national economic, social, and environmental objectives. The person may also help drive aspects of this work programme.

The successful applicant will join a world class team of economists and policy and business experts across the NCE, WRI, C40, and ODI network. The person will initially be responsible for ensuring that the Coalitions 2016 research products meet rigorous research standards and are delivered on time and to budget. He or she will be expected to present Coalition findings at a variety of external meetings including conferences, summits, and donor pitch meetings. The successful candidate will also have some programme management responsibilities. The candidate will also coordinate and help to develop ODI’s broader work on urban and cities.

The role will provide policy advice and support public affairs programmes, broadly within the Institute’s overall strategy and with the aim of inspiring and informing policy. It will also involve leading policy research and advisory projects, generally cross-country and cross-institutional, engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes, and disseminate results.

About you

• A degree qualification in economics, environmental economics, public policy or another relevant discipline (in-depth knowledge of urban economics and urban finance/investment issues, and post-graduate qualification is preferred).
• Strong quantitative, analytical research skills combined with ability to translate into policy advice for decision makers.
• Programme management experience, including a demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate across teams and research partners in multiple countries;
• Strong ability to translate research ideas into fundable projects
• Capacity to write clearly and concisely.
• Substantial experience of working with government and philanthropic donors, including an ability to translate research ideas into fundable projects.
• Prior supervision and mentorship of one or more junior staff.
• Detail-oriented and organised, with an ability to juggle multiple, competing priorities
• Substantial experience in policy-oriented research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports.
• Time management skills, including managing a complex and varied workload

Closing date: 20 October 2016

Interview date: Date TBC

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 8234 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Business Development and Operations Manager

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £39, 307 - £49, 720 per annum

Location: London

Ref: HAR/01/16

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. The Business Development and Operations manager will work within our Humanitarian and Resilience programmes cluster, which is made up by the Humanitarian Policy Group and the Risk and Resilience Programme.

To reinforce our capacity and impact in these areas the you will improve our capacity to develop new business and strengthen business development processes from a strategic and operational perspective, including assessing options and coordinating activities for generating new revenue.

You will also support the Head of Strategic Partnerships, the MD and the Heads of Programmes in the management of cluster operations. This will entail ensuring coherence and consistency of donor reporting and information management, with particular focus on the pipeline work and business opportunities, budgeting and other key business systems and processes across all programmes in the cluster.

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and experienced manager to work in a leading think tank alongside world experts.

About you

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, proactive personal assistant who thrives under pressure and is able to manage a complex workload independently and to tight deadlines in a busy professional environment.

You must have:

• Masters degree in a relevant discipline

• Knowledge and experience of coordinating proposals, reports and donors and knowledge management

• Experience of donor narrative and financial reporting

• Experience of establishing complex relevant systems and procedures

• Extensive experience in business development and in improving business development systems in complex and/or large organisations.

• Experience in leading, managing and delivering significant proposal development processes

• Exceptional planning and execution skills

• A sensitive but confident management approach.

• Advanced IT skills including excel, word, outlook, PowerPoint and databases

• Ability to work well under pressure and to strict deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of attention to detail.

Closing date:12 October 2016

Interview date: TBC

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 8234 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**

ODI is an equal opportunities employer

Charity Reg. No.228248

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NEW CLIMATE ECONOMY AND OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Senior Economist/Research Fellow – New Climate Economy Special Initiative on Land Use

Full Time Permanent Position

Location: London

Ref: NCE/04/16

Overseas Development Institute:

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

About us

The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, and its flagship project The New Climate Economy (NCE), were independently commissioned by 7 countries in 2013 to help governments, businesses and society make better-informed decisions on how to achieve economic and social development while also addressing climate change. The Commission is chaired by former President of Mexico Felipe Calderon and co-chaired by Lord Nicholas Stern.

The NCE Land Use Special Initiative is a new initiative that will look specifically to identify and catalyse action around a “produce-protect-prosper” approach to land use that can simultaneously lead to more inclusive and sustainable economic growth (“better growth”), enhanced climate mitigation and adaptation (“better climate”), and improved equity and distributional outcomes (“better lives”) relative to business-as-usual development.

The role will be based at the Overseas Development Institute - ODI (www.odi.org.uk) – which aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by bringing together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

New Climate Economy and ODI are seeking a full time Senior Economist / Research Fellow to work with the NCE Land Use Special Initiative. This is an exciting, high profile position which will provide the successful candidate with an opportunity to develop their professional skills, leverage and build their networks, and engage with senior global leaders.

The Senior Economist will execute the work programme and coordinate the delivery of substantive analysis through the core NCE land use partnership, including experts from ODI, World Resources Institute (WRI), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI),and the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), connecting to other partner institutes with relevant research expertise, or in-country presence and expertise as relevant. The successful applicant will join a world-class team of economists and policy and business experts.

The Senior Economist will report to the NCE Deputy Director or Director of the Land Use Special Initiative, and be responsible for research, drafting, program management activities, and coordinating NCE’s peer review process within the Initiative. He or she will be expected to present NCE findings at a variety of external meetings including conferences, summits, and donor meetings.

The role will provide policy advice and support public affairs programmes, broadly within the Institute’s overall strategy and with the aim of inspiring and informing policy. It will also involve leading policy research and advisory projects, generally cross-country and cross-institutional, engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes, and disseminate results.

About you

• A degree and post-graduate qualification (PhD preferred) in a relevant discipline (economics, environmental economics or land use economics, or other related);
• Extensive and deep knowledge of key issues and organisations in international development;
• Fluency in English, and preferably a good command of at least one other language.

• Substantial experience in relevant policy-oriented research, demonstrated by a track record of publications and reports, programme implementation and project management;

• Developing-country experience;

• Broad experience on land use issues ideally including but not limited to: agriculture, restoring degraded lands, land tenure, forest financing and REDD+.

Closing date: 4 November 2016

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 8234 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

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NEW CLIMATE ECONOMY AND OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Director – New Climate Economy Special Initiative on Land Use

Full Time Permanent Position

Salary: £62,945 – £77,377 per annum

Location: London

Ref: NCE/03/16

Overseas Development Institute:

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

About us

The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, and its flagship project The New Climate Economy (NCE), were independently commissioned by 7 countries in 2013 to help governments, businesses and society make better-informed decisions on how to achieve economic and social development while also addressing climate change. The Commission is chaired by former President of Mexico Felipe Calderon and co-chaired by Lord Nicholas Stern.

The NCE Land Use Special Initiative is a new initiative that will look specifically to identify and catalyse action around a “produce-protect-prosper” approach to land use that can simultaneously lead to more inclusive and sustainable economic growth (“better growth”), enhanced climate mitigation and adaptation (“better climate”), and improved equity and distributional outcomes (“better lives”) relative to business-as-usual development.

The role will be based at the Overseas Development Institute - ODI (www.odi.org.uk) – which aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by bringing together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

New Climate Economy and ODI are seeking a full time person to lead its global work programme through the NCE Special Initiative at Director level. This is an exciting, high profile position which will provide the successful candidate with an opportunity to further develop their professional skills, leverage and build their networks, and engage with senior global leaders. The person will lead the development and delivery of the Special Initiative on Land Use, driving innovative research and analysis, and influencing the international debate through public affairs activities including publications, media engagement, speaking at conferences, and providing advice to governments and business at a senior level. The Director will be responsible for ensuring that the NCE Special Land Use Initiative research products provide leading-edge new insights of relevance to decision-makers, meet rigorous research standards and are delivered on time and to budget. The Director will be responsible for working with NCE colleagues and partners to ensure that the research is embedded within a strategic engagement and communications strategy in order to maximise impact. The successful applicant will join a world-class team of economists, policy and business experts and communications and engagement experts.

The role will provide policy advice and support public affairs programmes, broadly within the Institute’s overall strategy and with the aim of inspiring and informing policy. It will also involve leading policy research and advisory projects, generally cross-country and cross-institutional, engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes, and disseminate results.

About you

• Extensive experience demonstrating world-class and deep knowledge of relevant issues and organisations, with experience working in international institutions preferred.
• Extensive experience in programme management, including in senior management roles, providing intellectual and managerial leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across teams and research partners in multiple countries.
• Detail-oriented and organized thinker who can juggle multiple, competing priorities.
• Ability to travel overseas often, as required.
• A strong personal record in the relevant field including publications
• Proven ability to fundraise and build programmes of work
• Demonstrated capacity for policy advisory and/or public affairs work, based on an analytical approach
• Experience working in different countries and across a variety of cultures preferred.
• Experience managing programmes across multiple departments and/or institutes preferred.

Closing date: 4 November 2016

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 8234 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Research Officer – Development Strategy and Finance

Contract:

Salary: Research Officer 1: £27,601 - £32,925 per annum

Research Officer 2: £32,926 - £39,306 per annum

Location: London

Ref: DSF/04/16

The UK’s leading independent 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.

We are seeking to appoint a Research Officer to join ODI’s Development Strategy and Finance programme. Working under the supervision of a Research Fellow, the Research Officer will contribute to this programme of applied research, strategic convening and advisory services. S/he will join a growing team of economists and political scientists focusing on major themes in global development, including international and domestic finance in emerging economies, low-income countries and fragile states, and major actors, in particular the Multilateral Development Banks. Duties will include literature reviews, interviews, data analysis and preparing reports.

The Development Strategy and Finance programme provides cutting-edge, policy-relevant research on bilateral and multilateral development agency strategy and finance. We connect the discussions of bilateral agency strategy with those on the future role of the multilateral development system. Our aim is to make agencies and the global aid financing architecture fit for the future and ensure that they are effective and responsive to a changing landscape for international cooperation.

To do this, we work with governments and institutions — both bilateral and multilateral — to help them identify and operationalise their strategic direction, approaches and financing decisions. We also shape the global aid architecture by engaging in debates on effective agencies and development finance in a SDG era.

We are a respected and privileged partner for governments and international organisations. Our research, advice and convening has placed us at the heart of global debates about the future of aid, international cooperation and country needs.

Recent programme highlights include:

· 2016 CAPE Conference: where next for development effectiveness?

· An age of choice for development finance: evidence from country case studies

· Multilateral development banks: a short guide

· Bilateral versus multilateral aid channels: Strategic choices for donors

· The allocation of World Bank Group resources to leave no one behind

· Financing the future: how international public finance should fund a global social compact to eradicate poverty

· Designing the development agency of the future: framing paper

About you

Research Officer 1

• A degree and post-graduate degree in relevant discipline.
• Active knowledge of key issues and organisations in development cooperation and the strategic, financial and operational aspects of development agencies, particularly the Multilateral Development Banks.
• Experience in producing research outputs.
• Experience of data and statistical analysis and managing large datasets, as well as qualitative data analysis.
• 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 skills (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Ability to work in a team.
• Willingness to travel on a frequent basis.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

Research Officer 2

• A degree and post-graduate degree in relevant discipline.
• Active knowledge of key issues and organisations in development cooperation and the strategic, financial and operational aspects of development agencies, particularly the Multilateral Development Banks.
• 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.
• Experience of data and statistical analysis and managing large datasets, as well as qualitative data analysis.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully with a wide range of people and cultural awareness.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills.
• Strong presentation and networking skills.
• Multitasking skills.
• Fluency in a language other than English and competency in others.
• Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
• Ability to work in a team.
• Willingness to travel on a frequent basis.
• Ability to work on own initiative and under minimal supervision, to accept responsibility and to respond with confidence to complex and evolving problems.

Closing date: 21 November 2016

Interview date: TBC

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 8234 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Programme Administrator – Fellowship

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £21,824 – £27,600pa

Location: London

Ref: Fellow/01/16

The UK’s leading independent 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.

We are looking for a Programme Administrator to join the ODI Fellowship Scheme team which currently consists of the Head of the ODI Fellowship Scheme, the Programme Manager and a Programme Officer. You will play a key role in providing administrative support to the Fellowship Scheme, which places post-graduate economists and statisticians to work for two years within the civil services of developing countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

You will support the Fellowship Scheme recruitment and placement process, by ensuring each element of the process is completed to the deadlines of the Scheme’s annual cycle. You will also provide support to the Head of the Fellowship Scheme in the day-to-day administration of the Scheme and in ensuring ODI’s duty of care is adequately fulfilled.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Providing support in organising the Fellowship Scheme interviews and the Fellowship Scheme briefing session, arranging facilities, and liaising with participants.

• Providing administrative assistance to the team during the annual placement visits to participating country governments.

• Supporting the Head of the Fellowship Scheme in maintaining contact with current Fellows and over 1,000 former Fellows.

• Providing administrative support on financial matters to the Programme Manager.

• Monitoring current events in Fellowship countries and helping to ensure ODI fulfils its duty of care towards ODI Fellows.

About you:

• Education to degree level

• Knowledge of a variety of software packages including MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook) database and website specific software

• Strong organisational skills and self-motivation

• Time management skills including planning and prioritising own work

• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines

• French and Portuguese language skills would be advantageous

• Ability to work with a wide variety of people from different countries

• Interest in development

Closing date: 22^nd November 2016

Interview Date: Week commencing 05/12/2016

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

For more information, please download an application pack from our website at https://jobs.odi.org.uk. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 3327 7290 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk**.**

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Operations and Partnerships Manager – PRISE Consortium

Contract: Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover) from 16 January 2017 to 31 January 2018

Salary:£39,307 - £49,720per annum

Location: London

Ref: RR/04/16

The UK’s leading independent 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.

We are looking for an Operations and Partnerships Manager for the Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE) research project.

Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE) is a five-year, multi-country research project that generates new knowledge about how economic development in semi-arid regions can be made more equitable and resilient to climate change.

PRISE aims to strengthen the commitment of decision-makers in local and national governments, businesses and trade bodies to rapid, inclusive and resilient development in these regions. It does so by deepening their understanding of the threats and opportunities that semi-arid economies face in relation to climate change.

The CARIAA PRISE Programme and Operations Manager will oversee the day-to-day management of PRISE and provide oversight and information to the Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PIs based in Senegal, Pakistan and the UK.

The job will involve complex consortium and stakeholder management, intensive work planning and delivery tracking, oversight of the consortium budget, external representation of ODI and PRISE and many other management aspects involved with an assignment of this size and complexity.

The PRISE POM will ensure the smooth management of work plans, budgets and relationship management, both between members of the consortium, other consortia and IDRC. More specifically the role will involve:

• Oversight and management of the programme work plan and delivery timeframes in collaboration with the PI and Co-PI’s
• Lead and manage consortium partner relationships, including ongoing contract set up and management. Maintaining systems for monitoring and tracking partner and project delivery in terms of their work streams and budgets
• Oversight of consortium partners’ work impact and learning with the PRISE M&E team
• Enhancing partnerships with donors and with research and operational partners for the project
• Maintaining management tools for the achievement of the project objectives in close liaison with the PRISE Principal Investigator and Co-PI’s
• Managing the day to day work programme ensuring strategic prioritisation of tasks and timelines
• Undertaking duties related to the project as and when they arise.

About you

Essential

Knowledge and qualifications

• Master’s degree in a discipline relevant to climate change adaptation and economic development

• Knowledge of climate change policy issues

Experience of donor narrative and financial reporting

• Experience of research management and co-ordination across partners
• Knowledge and experience of coordinating reports and donors and knowledge management
• Experience of working with partners in developing country contexts

Experience

• Experience of establishing and/or maintaining complex relevant systems and procedures
• Substantial experience of project development and administration within a development context
• Experience of donor relationship management, including donor narrative and financial reporting
• Substantial experience of managing staff to tight deadlines in a team environment

Skills/abilities

• Ability to travel for periods of 1 – 2 weeks regularly throughout the year
• Advanced IT skills including excel, word, outlook, PowerPoint and databases
• Ability to write well and to prepare reports with minimum supervision
• Multitasking skills in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to innovate in order to overcome problems
• Exceptional planning and execution skills
• Ability to work to own initiative with minimum supervision

Desirable

• Experience of working overseas with local personnel in complex financial/administrative procedures
• Experience working in a developing country or with developing country partner organisations

• French language skills

• Experience of Sharepoint document management system

Closing date: 11 December 2016

Interview Date: 13-14 December 2016

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 79220351 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

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Code: 0117/ADMINNEP/ESTERO

Job: Nepal Country Administrator

Department/Area: Cooperation

Relate to: WeWorld Nepal Country Representative, Administration and Controlling Department

Location: Kathmandu (Nepal)

Contract type: the duration (possible 12 months) and the contract type will be defined according to the Job Act update

Apply before: 29 January 2017

Starting Mission: February 2017

Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may commence prior to the advert closing date.

WeWorld is a non-profit non-governmental organization for development cooperation, recognized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; we are independent, non-denominational and apolitical. Established in Milan in 1999, WeWorld works in Italy, Asia, Africa and Latin America to defend and promote the woman and child rights.

WeWorld collaborates with a network of other civil-society organizations to give the most vulnerable people a voice on the Italian and international political agenda, and we are involved in the main networks protecting children’s and women’s rights.

WeWorld adopts the approach of human rights as a conceptual and methodological basis for its actions. WeWorld works in seven countries in the development Countries in collaboration with local partners in supporting or implementing projects designed to: protect children, ensure their access to education, to ensure their health and that of their mothers, promote the participation of children, gender equality and women's rights. Education and health are priorities, so the projects are based on a sponsorship program, which is implemented in kindergartens and primary schools for pupils aged 4 to 8.

Work Context

WeWorld works in Nepal since 2010, to promote the universal access to quality education. The program is funded by private funds collected through a Long Distance Sponsorship Program. The action is implemented by local partners, in particular by: Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN), and in rural context by Child Nepal (CN), Global Action Nepal (GAN) and Nanghshall. The action aims to support the primary education in the intervention areas improving the environment of schools, the quality of the education to 12.000 children, improving the school infrastructures, training the teachers, involving the community in the school management. The 25th of April an Earthquake has had a devastating impact that caused a lot of damages and destruction in many districts of Nepal with 14 districts identified as most affected by the Ministry of Education. Out of the most affected district there are Sindhupalchock, Kathmandu and Kavrepalanchock, were We World was working since 2012. In these areas a high percentage of schools have been reported damaged and with a consequent impossibility of the children to resume classes in the short term. The action was focusing on emergency response for education, in order to assure the access to education to more than 5000 children. We World has supported the construction of 60 Temporary Learning Centre (TLC). The TLC are a space where the children can feel a sense of safety, structure and predictability, where they can play and spend time with their friends and a place where caring facilitators can help them releasing any stored distress they are feeling. Ending the emergency phase, We World has started a project of reconstruction and rehabilitation of schools in the target areas. The constructions of schools is done respecting international and national standards under a regulatory body, the National Reconstruction Authority. WeWorld operates mostly in remote areas with the engagement of local communities and authorities.

In 2016 WeWorld started implementing PEAK! Partnership for Equity and Access in Kapilbastu, a project funded by the European Union with the objective to enhance capacities of 18 local CSOs to promote equity and quality early childhood and basic education. The project is realized in collaboration with local partners.

Scope of the job

• To ensure the proper follow up of the admin and reporting procedures of the WeWorld action in the developing country, to guarantee the transparency and the traceability of the economic and financial data flow.
• To support and following the admin and finance capacity building of the WeWorld office abroad.

Main responsabilities

1.Project’s accountancy and financial reporting monitoring: 40% of working time:

• Support WeWorld’s implementing local partners in Nepal managing the project accountancy:.

• Perform ongoing sampling checks, as part of informal monitoring, on the eligibility and appropriateness of project/partner expenditure and whether the procedures under the co-funding contract have been applied correctly

• Ensure that the financial reports prepared by the partners are properly compiled ,submitted in time and in line with WeWorld ‘s financial norms.

• Support the project administrator and Project Manager (PjM) in the administrative management of projects implemented directly by WeWorld, ensuring that the procedures applied are consistent with WeWorld’s / donor’s.

  2.Project’s financial monitoring: 40% of working time:

• Support WeWorld’s implementing local partners in Nepal in the projects financial management: definition of the project budget, budget follow up and expenditure projection.

• Ensure a progressive assessment of the partner in terms of financial capability and autonomy; draft a training program to enable the partner to acquire more confidence in terms of reporting and budgeting;

• Support the Project Manager and project administrator with the financial planning, handling budget amendments and planning the requests of funds to the HQ

  3.Office financial management: 15% of working time:

• implement all financial office procedures: assure the cash forecast, the management of the cash flow, the relationships with the bank, the financial authorisation of the expenditures

• participate to the financial management of the office in collaboration with the Country Representative: drafts and updates, budget follow up and projection.

• acquire the basic knowledge of the Financials and Fiscal rules and regulation with the support of the Local Charter Accountant in order to ensure the respect of the mandatory dead lines and avoid payment of penalties

• Supervise the accounting and administrative document filing Ensure the monthly closing and the transmission of all documents before the 10th of the following month to the WeWorld headquarters in Milan; implement all the human resource procedures , assure the payment of the salaries and income taxes and update the staff files.

  4.Support the Country Representative and the Program manager 5% of working time:

• Ensure the implementation of the staff regulation in the office and that each disciplinary action is documented, justified, compliant with the law and staff regulation

• Manage the logistic of the office with the support of the Country Representative

• Contribute to the improvement of the Local Office different departments from the administrative and financial point of view, sharing experience and training the staff

• Support the Country Representative in complying with the legal and administrative requirements impose by the Law of Nepal on INGOs

Qualification and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or management

• At least five (5) years of relevant overseas experience providing administrative support, financial management and logistic support in International development projects;

• Previous experience in monitoring partner NGO financial reports

• Experience in the management of the project funded by main donors (es. EU and UN)

• Experience in development project in Nepal will be considered a plus when establishing the ranking.

• Experience in human resource management (training and development);

• Experience of working in team and supporting the partners in all financial and administrative issues of the project.

• Willing to work on close support to the partners central and field branches, with frequent and extended field visit missions.

• Italian Mother tongue, Fluency in English

• Proficiency in MS Office applications especially excel and in using a double-entry accounting system

Skills

• Excellent communication skill and sensitivity in dealing with partner administrative staff and solving critical issues;

• Problem solving skills;

• Very flexible, patient and with a positive attitude;

• Dynamic and willing to take initiative to complete tasks assigned.

  Apply enclosing:

• Updated curriculum vitae

• Cover Letter including the expected salary and benefit

• Specify three references, indicating telephone numbers and e-mail addresses

  Only applications containing the consent to the processing of personal data under D.Lgs.196/2003 will be considered; incomplete applications will not be considered. Only selected candidates will be contacted.

  WeWorld is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

To apply register on

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OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Executive Assistant - Directorate

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £32,926 - £39,306 per annum

Location: London

Ref: DIR/02/16

The UK’s leading independent 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.

Overseas Development Institute is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide support to the Executive Director.

The successful candidate will fulfil the following requirements:

• Provide professional support to the Executive Director and thereby facilitate their ability to perform their role effectively.

• Manage external relationships on behalf of the Executive Director, working with the their very senior contacts and co-ordinating the Executive Director’s public affairs.

• Project manage the Executive Director’s research work, ensuring timely delivery and accurate reporting.

• Manage the internal profile of the Executive Director, ensuring that they have the capacity to effectively discharge their management duties, that they are well informed of processes and events.

• Work with the Secretariat and Governance team to ensure effective preparation and planning of Senior Management Team meetings and tracking implementation of decisions.

• Work with the Director of Communications and other senior colleagues to agree priorities on internal and external engagements.

About you

Knowledge and qualifications

• Education to at least degree level

• Excellent command of written and spoken English

Experience:

• Significant experience of working as a personal assistant

• Experience of working under pressure in order to meet tight deadlines

• Experience of providing an administrative support at a senior level

• Experience of dealing with colleagues at a senior level

• Experience of committee management (desirable)

• Experience in international development (desirable)

Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a complex work programme independently

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• IT skills to a high standard (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

• Experience of/willingness to learn intranet (SharePoint)

• Discretion in dealing with confidential information

• Self-motivated, and able to overcome barriers

• Able to produce high quality output with excellent attention to detail

• Completer/ finisher, able to see a task through to completion, thinking laterally where required

• The ability to respond effectively to quickly changing circumstances and prioritising work loads

• Excellent interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity; the ability to deal effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds

• Logical, methodical

• Professional with a good level of presence

Closing date: 18 January 2017

Interview date: 25 January 2017

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 3327 7290 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

https://jobs.odi.org.uk/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=26455

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Programme Officer

Contract: Fixed-term

Salary: £27,601 – £32,925 pa

Location: London

Ref: RAPID/03/16

The UK’s leading independent 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.

We are looking for a Programme Officer to join the Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) Programme.

RAPID aims to promote greater use of research-based development policy and practice through a deep understanding of the relationship between research and policy and development of appropriate tools and approaches for the different actors that take into account the complexity of the relationship.

You will provide administrative and financial project management support to research staff at every stage, from proposals to completion, on a wide range of projects. As well as providing general support the programme and facilitate the flow of information internally between the researchers and central support departments and externally with a variety of stakeholders.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Support project leaders in the preparation of bids and proposals (with financial and other documentation).

• Project, financial and contractual monitoring (in support of project leaders).

• Programme coordination and administration.

• Update and develop the programme web pages and other project-related websites in liaison with the Communications Officer.

• General project support.

About you

• Educated to degree level.
• High level of numeracy.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• Strong experience in monitoring budgets.
• Excellent communication skills, including good written and spoken English.
• Multitasking skills in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to work to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.
• Good proofreading and editing skills.
• Advanced IT skills including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and databases.

• Ability to learn new software quickly.

• An interest in international development and humanitarian issues is desirable

Closing date: 17 January 2017

Interview Date: TBC

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 8234/0351 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.** ODI is an equal opportunities employer

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