Research Project Manager – Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI)

• Full time: 35 hrs per week
• Fixed term contract for 24 months
• Full time salary: £43,200 - £45,387
• Location: Office in Rivington Street EC2A 3AY, with opportunity for blended working

Transparency International is a global movement sharing one vision: a world in which government politics, business and the daily lives of people are free of corruption. Transparency International UK is the UK national chapter of this movement.

Transparency International – Defence & Security (TI-DS) is one of TI’s global programmes and is committed to tackling corruption in the global defence and security sector.

As TI-DS Research Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing the production and delivery of our flagship Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI). This will include the management and recruitment of a small team of project officers and interns as well as over 200 assessors, peer reviewers, government reviewers, and institutional partners. You will also be responsible for managing the GDI research budget in partnership with TI-UK Finance as well as overseeing the online publication of data and support on advocacy work as needed.

About you

To be successful in the role you will have/will be:

• A Postgraduate degree in Anti-Corruption, International Relations, Governance, Conflict and Security, International Development or other related field.
• Experience managing complex multi-year projects, with responsibility for management of budget, personnel, methodology, and/or research process.
• Experience working on complex and ideally international research projects.
• Demonstrated qualitative research skills and knowledge of quantitative approaches.
• Relevant expertise in defence and security, or governance and anti-corruption, or both.
• Excellent proven line management skills.
• Experience of working effectively in a team; excellent interpersonal skills including able to maintain effective professional relationships whilst working remotely.
• Experience working in culturally and politically diverse contexts and of managing relationships remotely.
• Proven experience working with multiple stakeholders, including governments, civil society, and the private sector.
• A willingness to challenge oneself and others to improve develop knowledge openly and constructively.
• A commitment to Transparency International’s core values: Transparency, Accountability, Integrity, Solidarity, Courage, Justice, and Democracy.

Benefits

In exchange we will offer a range of benefits including 28 days annual leave, enhanced sickness and family friendly policies and a flexible and friendly working environment, with the opportunity for blended working. More details of these can be found on our website.

How to apply

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The closing date for applications is 10^th October 2023. We will be shortlisting and interviewing on a rolling basis so we encourage you to submit your application early. We reserve the right to close the role before the 10th October if we find a suitable candidate.

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

We are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

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