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Senior Research and Policy Officer (What Works Hub for Global Education)

University of Oxford - Blavatnik School of Government

Location: Oxford
Salary: £37,524 to £42,021 per annum, Grade 7
Hours: Full Time, Part Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 3rd October 2024
Closes: 21st October 2024
Job Ref: 175599

About the Blavatnik School of Government

Our vision is of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed. We are a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide, through three routes: teaching current and future leaders; generating research with impact; and engaging with governments and practitioners.

The School is a collaborative, friendly, and dynamic department based in an award-winning building in Oxford. We host regular events and talks with well-known guest speakers – all of which are open to staff. On the social side, we have regular coffee/cake mornings for staff, a family-friendly Halloween event, and Christmas and summer parties.

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

  • An excellent contributory pension scheme
  • 38 days’ annual leave
  • Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services
  • Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
  • Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
  • Opportunities for remote working.

More information about working at the School can be found on our jobs page.

About the Role

The Blavatnik School of Government is looking for an enthusiastic, professional, highly organised Research and Policy Officer to work in this fast-paced and varied role at the heart of a new £30m six-year global research and policy initiative.

The What Works Hub on Global Education (WWH) aims to dramatically increase learning outcomes for children in developing countries by generating new evidence, and working with policymakers and NGOs to deliver the best teaching at scale.

The postholder will contribute to the WWHGE work in Pillar 3, research in implementation science in education. In addition to conducting independent research, the postholder will be expected as much as is feasible to work on research projects with or relevant for our strategic partners, working closely with Stefan Dercon and Noam Angrist. Furthermore, the postholder will be expected to support Stefan Dercon in work on Pillar 2.

About you

You will hold a Graduate degree in economics, education, public policy, development studies, with a focus on research on education with a strong quantitative focus.

You will have proven experience and a clear continuing interest in pursuing the themes broadly linked to this post and have experience of and possess the ability to carry out independent quantitative research, with solid theoretical foundations.  You will have experience of conducting research in developing economies, preferably with experience in research on Africa and South Asia.

With the ability to innovate and work effectively with colleagues, you will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, especially hose necessary for working in policy circles and for communicating effectively to relevant academic and non-academic audiences using a range of media.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 21 October 2024

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