Head of Public Affairs
****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****
****Head of Public Affairs****
****Contract: Permanent****
****Salary: £48,264 - £61,099****
****Ref: COMMS/12/14****
****The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.****
****ODI****The Overseas Development Institute is the UK’s leading international development think tank, applying rigorous policy and research analysis to the major issues of our times. ODI’s themes include inequality and poverty, climate change, humanitarian policy, governance and economic development. Based in London, our reach is global: some of the organisations we work with include UN agencies, the World Bank, European Union institutions, the African Union, as well as Southern governments and affected communities themselves. Our aim is to have a decisive impact on the challenges facing the World’s poorest.
ODI is seeking a Head of Public Affairs who will play an influential role for the Institute. You will be responsible for defining ODI’s approach to policy-influencing as well as leading a team responsible for delivering media and public events. You will provide policy intelligence to ODI’s research teams to help them disseminate their research findings to key audiences. You will be able to build on ODI’s excellent reputation and networks - within the UK, internationally and ideally in key Southern capitals – to bring our work to the attention of senior policy-makers.
You will have:
- degree level education
- Substantial track record of successful policy change strategies in international development – or related field – such as international relations, humanitarian, human rights, global health or education policy.
- Significant experience of working within – or closely with - government or international institutions at a senior level
- Excellent knowledge of international affairs, and major global trends and processes affecting this role and our field of work.
- Experience of setting up and developing new processes and implementing new ways of working
- Demonstrable experience of building an organisation’s external profile and influence.
- Excellent contact and networking ability
- Self-starter, able to devise projects and plan and implement them, with minimal guidance
- Strong management skills, setting achievable but ambitious goals, fostering a high-performing culture
- Experience of working in the South (desirable)
- Fluent in one other language apart from English (desirable)
****Closing date: 28 September 2014****
****Interview: 16/17 October 2014****
For more information, please download an application pack from our website
ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248
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