Location: London, UK
Closing date: 29th December 2014
Closing date: 29th December 2014
£28,500 pa + benefits
The Commonwealth Secretariat are proud to be supporting youth empowerment through our newly created Young Professionals Programme (YPP). The YPP creates multiple opportunities for talented and qualified young people from across the Commonwealth to contribute to our core work through the transference of technical expertise, innovative ideas, specialist knowledge and fresh perspectives.
The Assistant Research Officer role sits within the Youth Division (YTH) and is responsible for providing technical and administrative support for: the thought leadership aspect of the YTH work; pan-Commonwealth youth research and policy development; and YTH strategic partnerships.
To be considered for this role you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country aged 27 years or younger at the time applications close. You must have a strong bachelor degree or equivalent, with a significant research component, in a relevant discipline, such as youth development, social sciences, or international development.
You will need at least one year of demonstrated work experience in contributing to the design and delivery of research projects. The work experience may be gained through a combination of paid employment, volunteer, placement or internship positions. You will need to have sound and demonstrated knowledge of youth and/or social development, and demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement
If you are keen to gain excellent experience in one of the world’s most high-profile youth development programmes and can thrive in our multi-cultural environment, we look forward to hearing from you.
We will accept a maximum of three (3) applications for YPP roles from each candidate.
Deadline for applications is 17:00 GMT on Monday 29 December 2014.
London, UK
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