Ypo - Assistant Research Officer - Osg

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Commonwealth Secretariat Full time

**Assistant Research Officer - Office of Secretary General (OSG)**

**Commonwealth Young Professional Programme**

**£29,070 per annum**

**2 year fixed-term contract**

**London SW1**

**Closing date: 10 July 2023 at 17:00 BST**

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 independent and equal sovereign states. Its unique strength lies in the combination of its diversity and shared inheritance. The Commonwealth Secretariat in London is the principal intergovernmental agency of the Commonwealth and its backbone, promoting democracy, rule of law, human rights, good governance, and social and economic development.

The Commonwealth Secretariat is proud to support youth empowerment through our 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.

**BRIEF TASK DESCRIPTION**

The Assistant Research Officer provides programme, office and research services to the Office of the Secretary General.

The post-holder should be able to engage in academic and practice-oriented research to understand and explain complex situations and realities in a changing world, undertake in-depth and high-quality research and prepare presentations and reports. They may also be called upon to assist in some stand-alone and ongoing project work. The post-holder will assist in digitalisation work within the Commonwealth Secretariat as well as in the ongoing digital capacity development work in the member countries.

The post-holder will assist with sensitive and confidential matters and liaise at all levels.

The Assistant Research Officer position is for a two-year term, as a part of the Commonwealth Young Professional Programme.

The position may involve some international travel.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**:
A Degree in Law, Political Science or Health area.

**DESIRABLE**

Post-graduate diploma or a relevant master’s degree

**ESSENTIAL SKILLS**:

- A high level of discretion and tact in handling sensitive and confidential matters
- An ability to organise, anticipate, plan, and prioritise workload, and work under high pressure to tight deadlines.
- An ability to interpret and follow complex information and instruction.
- Effective written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, including in diplomatic situations.
- An ability to undertake research and analytical tasks.
- An ability to use own initiative.
- An ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Microsoft 365, (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI Platform**) experience
- Lateral thinking and innovation
- Demonstrated commitment to working effectively and sensitively in a multicultural Environment.

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 member governments and provides guidance on policy making, technical assistance and advisory services to Commonwealth member countries. We support governments to help achieve sustainable, inclusive, and equitable development.

To join us, you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country.


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