IIED
Forest Finance Researcher
Edinburgh (Please note that while this role is advertised as office-based, IIED will remain a hybrid-working organisation for the foreseeable future, with visits to the office for face-to-face meetings, including monthly team meetings)
The closing deadline for applications is midnight on the 29th April 2022
Interviews are expected to be held the week commencing 16th May 2022
We welcome applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK
The Company
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy and action research organisation. We promote sustainable development to improve livelihoods and protect the environments on which these livelihoods are built. We specialise in linking local priorities to global challenges. IIED has offices in London and Edinburgh. We work with partner organisations and local communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific, with some of the world’s most vulnerable people. We work with them to strengthen their voice in the decision-making arenas that affect them – from village councils to international conventions.
This post is in the Forest Team of the Natural Resources Group (NRG). The NRG aims to promote sustainable governance of natural resources by building capacity and promoting informed decision-making in communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
We are looking for a Forest Finance Researcher to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis.
The Benefits
- Salary of £33,869 – £37,270 per annum (up to £42,029 for exceptional candidates) based on experience
- 25 days’ annual leave per year, increasing up to 30 days for full-time staff with 10 years’ service
- 7.5% employer’s pension contributions to the IIED pension scheme
- A range of flexible working options for all employees after a qualifying period
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption policies
- An employee protection scheme offering a flexible menu of benefits such as life insurance, spouse and partner life cover, critical illness and/or income protection cover
The full range of benefits can be found on our website.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced researcher, with a strong background in forest development work in Africa, to join our organisation and support our programme across the Global South.
We deliver original, rigorous research that helps to drive progress, support sustainable development and protect the environment. You will have the chance to further this research and development that we have undertaken for the last 50 years.
If you are eager to be part of our research groups, where your skillset will advance projects that will be integral to ensuring the future of our work, we want to hear from you!
The Role
As a Forest Finance Researcher, you will support our programme of work on forests and prosperity across the Global South with special emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa.
Supporting the design, implementation and monitoring of innovative action research projects, you will focus on building forest finance knowledge, capabilities and interactions.
You will also conduct research with colleagues and/or partner organisations in low and middle-income countries and analyse and communicate findings.
Additionally, you will:
- Contribute to policy-oriented action research on forest finance
- Undertake capacity building around how organisations can improve access to forest finance
- Evidence how forest finance flows can be improved
- Create research findings for publication and dissemination targeting different audiences
- Support Senior Researchers with the management of Forest Team projects
About You
To be considered as a Forest Finance Researcher, you will need:
- Research experience in forest development work in Africa
- Experience in a research technical capacity development in relevant areas
- Knowledge of institutions, actors, debates and research agendas in the field of forestry and development
- An understanding of how to work effectively with partners in developing countries, including work with government, civil society organisations and communities
- Strong quantitative research skills
- Strong conceptual, analytical, technical and synthesis skills
- The willingness to travel to developing countries
- To be educated to a degree level (or equivalent) in an area such as forestry, land use, economics or sustainable development
Experience working with developing country partners, including government partners and business practitioners would be beneficial to your application. Extended residential experience in Africa or other developing region countries would be desirable, as would a relevant postgraduate degree.
Experience in climate finance access for local organisations would be equally as advantageous. Fluency in another relevant international language such as Spanish, French, Portuguese, and/or Swahili, in addition to English, would also be highly desirable.
Other organisations may call this role Research Associate, Project Researcher, Programme Researcher, Conservation Researcher, Research Officer, or Global Research Associate
IIED is a committed Disability Confident and accredited Living Wage employer, committed to equal opportunities and the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality.
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