Research, Policy and Practice Advisor (Ref: 083)
Salary: £34,565 to £38,907 (pro rata)
ReBUILD Research Consortium - International Public Health
Fixed term contract until February 2017 Part Time (0.7 FTE, 24.5 hours per week)
ReBUILD Research Consortium - International Public Health
Fixed term contract until February 2017 Part Time (0.7 FTE, 24.5 hours per week)
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is an
internationally recognised centre of excellence for research in tropical
diseases. Through the creation of effective links with governments,
organisations and institutions and by responding to the health needs of
communities, LSTM aims to promote improved health, particularly for
people of the less developed / resource poorest countries in the tropics
and sub-tropics.
ReBUILD is a consortium
of 6 institutions working in the UK, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Uganda and
Zimbabwe with an aim to deliver new knowledge to inform the development
of pro-poor health systems in countries recovering from political and
social conflict. It is now at a stage where findings are emerging and
feeding into policy discussions on Health Systems Development, Universal
Health Coverage across low and middle income countries, and how to
ensure a supply of health workers where they are needed most.
This is a critical role at an important stage of the research
programme. We need a dynamic policy and communications professional with
experience of working in the area of health systems development
internationally to take forward the research into the public domain. The
role will support the development of relationships with key
stakeholders in health systems decision making, to ensure research
findings are put into practice to improve access to health care for
people living in conflict affected states.
You will be responsible for developing and implementing the research
uptake strategy for the consortium at both a global and national level.
You will coordinate and have oversight of the development, production
and distribution of research uptake and communication products including
the use of online media and social networking tools to generate
interest and engage key players in conversations that lead to change.
You will possess a Masters in a health, politics or international
development related subject (and be able to demonstrate continued
professional development). Relevant experience of working with
organisations in low and middle income countries is essential as is
experience of working with governments and NGOs in an international
development context ideally in a communications role. You will need to
have an appreciation of working in a research setting or of supporting
evidence being applied to practice.
With well-developed time management and organisational skills, you
will have the capability to work independently as well as a team member
and develop effective working relationships with colleagues and partners
in a multicultural environment. You must have entrepreneurial ability
in finding opportunities to engage with audiences, see where research
is relevant to them and translate and present knowledge in a way that is
meaningful to them.
Understanding of the barriers to research uptake by decision makers
and the challenges of communicating research to them is essential along
with skills in developing overall strategy and a range of communication
outputs to deliver this.
You can find out more about ReBUILD by visiting rebuildconsortium.com
This job is unlikely to attract a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship
(formerly a work permit). Applications from candidates who require Tier
2 immigration status to work in the UK may not be considered if there
are a sufficient number of other suitable candidates. To apply for a
Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship, employers need to demonstrate that
they are unable to recruit a resident worker before recruiting an
individual overseas. For further information, please visit: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/
If you are interested in applying, please return your completed
Application Form, Personal Details Form and Equal Opportunities
Monitoring Form, stating vacancy reference number 083, via email to Lstmjobs@liverpool.ac.uk, or by post to HR, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA
Closing Date: Friday 15th August 2014
Interview Date: 27th or 28th August 2014
