Policy and Operations Manager
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The International Growth Centre (IGC)

IGC Commission on Growth in Fragile States Policy and Operations Manager

 

Salary: £42,703 to £49,442 per annum

 

Fixed term contract until August 2017, with extension expected subject to funding

 

The Policy and Operations Manager will be the policy and operational lead for the new IGC Commission on Growth in Fragile States. S/he will work closely with Commission co-Chairs Tim Besley (LSE) and Paul Collier (Oxford) and his/her primary responsibilities will be to deliver the project on time and on budget, to ensure good communication between the commissioners and the co-chairs, to lead on the organisation of all the Commission’s events, and to oversee delivery and participate in the writing of the Commission’s report.

 

An initiative of the LSE/Oxford International Growth Centre, the IGC Commission on Growth in Fragile States aims to bring frontier research and policy knowledge together to influence the development and implementation of growth-related policies in fragile states. The target audience includes the UK government, bilateral agencies and multilateral institutions, on the one hand, and governments and stakeholders in fragile states, on the other. The Commission aims to inform policy, externally and internally, drawing on research ranging from economic studies of the effects of insecure property rights and conflict to studies in political science of how values shape state formation and on lessons from policy experience. 

 

The successful applicant will have:

  • A Masters degree in economics, public policy or administration, development economics or a related discipline.
  • A deep understanding of policy-relevant development economics research, and current policy debates.
  • Substantial experience in policy analysis within a development context, preferably in the area of fragile states.
  • Experience of conceiving and overseeing the delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder events.
  • The ability to motivate and mobilise a range of people to a common goal.
  • A dynamic and entrepreneurial approach.
  • Excellent communication and writing skills, including presenting complex research in an accessible way.

 

This is a full-time position based in the IGC head office located within LSE, in central London.

 

The role is offered on a fixed term contract until August 2017, with extension expected subject to funding.   It is anticipated that confirmation of further funding will be for an additional 12 months.

 

Applications would be welcome from candidates interested in securing the role on a secondment basis.

 

Please visit the IGC website for more information on the International Growth Centre.

 

For further information about the post, please see the Job Description and the Person Specification.

If you have any queries about applying on the online system, or require an alternative format for the application, please e-mail:  hr.jobs@lse.ac.uk quoting the job title.

 

The closing date for receipt of applications is: 23:59 hours (GMT) on 2 October 2016.

 

LSE values diversity and strives to promote equality at all levels

 

 

The International Growth Centre (IGC)

IGC Commission on Growth in Fragile States Policy and Operations Manager

 

Salary: £42,703 to £49,442 per annum

 

Fixed term contract until August 2017, with extension expected subject to funding

 

The Policy and Operations Manager will be the policy and operational lead for the new IGC Commission on Growth in Fragile States. S/he will work closely with Commission co-Chairs Tim Besley (LSE) and Paul Collier (Oxford) and his/her primary responsibilities will be to deliver the project on time and on budget, to ensure good communication between the commissioners and the co-chairs, to lead on the organisation of all the Commission’s events, and to oversee delivery and participate in the writing of the Commission’s report.

 

An initiative of the LSE/Oxford International Growth Centre, the IGC Commission on Growth in Fragile States aims to bring frontier research and policy knowledge together to influence the development and implementation of growth-related policies in fragile states. The target audience includes the UK government, bilateral agencies and multilateral institutions, on the one hand, and governments and stakeholders in fragile states, on the other. The Commission aims to inform policy, externally and internally, drawing on research ranging from economic studies of the effects of insecure property rights and conflict to studies in political science of how values shape state formation and on lessons from policy experience. 

 

The successful applicant will have:

  • A Masters degree in economics, public policy or administration, development economics or a related discipline.
  • A deep understanding of policy-relevant development economics research, and current policy debates.
  • Substantial experience in policy analysis within a development context, preferably in the area of fragile states.
  • Experience of conceiving and overseeing the delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder events.
  • The ability to motivate and mobilise a range of people to a common goal.
  • A dynamic and entrepreneurial approach.
  • Excellent communication and writing skills, including presenting complex research in an accessible way.

 

This is a full-time position based in the IGC head office located within LSE, in central London.

 

The role is offered on a fixed term contract until August 2017, with extension expected subject to funding.   It is anticipated that confirmation of further funding will be for an additional 12 months.

 

Applications would be welcome from candidates interested in securing the role on a secondment basis.

 

Please visit the IGC website for more information on the International Growth Centre.

 

For further information about the post, please see the Job Description and the Person Specification.

If you have any queries about applying on the online system, or require an alternative format for the application, please e-mail:  hr.jobs@lse.ac.uk quoting the job title.

 

The closing date for receipt of applications is: 23:59 hours (GMT) on 2 October 2016.