Young Lives vacancy. Communications and Publications Assistant

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD: DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

YOUNG LIVES: Communications and Publications Assistant (Ref: VG-09-020)

Salary: Grade 4 £19,645 - £22,765 p.a.

Young Lives is a DFID-funded project following the lives of 12,000 children in 4 countries (Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam) over 15 years. We want to learn about the conditions they face as they grow up and use this to influence key debates and policy development with a view to improving children’s lives in developing countries. To learn more about our work, visit: www.younglives.org.uk

Young Lives is at an exciting time and we are currently developing key messages and narratives and a host of new outputs to reflect our research findings and policy messages. We are recruiting a Communications and Publications Assistant to work with researchers and policy staff in Oxford and the 4 study countries to ensure the smooth delivery of this ambitious programme of work.

Applicants' qualifications should include strong all-round communications skills with excellent writing, editing, proofreading, strong interpersonal skills, and an interest in international development or child-focused research.

This post runs until 31 December 2013 and both full-time and part-time candidates will be considered (minimum 3 days per week) – see job description for further details.

Further particulars may be obtained from the link below and from the Administrator, ODID, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB (tel: 01865 281805, email: recruitment@qeh.ox.ac.uk) Applications must quote reference no.VG-09-020 and enclose a completed cover sheet (available from link below), a letter addressing the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae, and the names of two referees.    

See: http://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/vac_cpa131109

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Thursday 3 December 2009.

Interviews are expected to take place on 16 December 2008.