Organisation: International Institute for
Environment and Development (IIED)
Location: London
Duration: Permanent
Role: Job opportunity
Paid/Expenses/Unpaid: Paid
Terms: Full-time
Suitable for:
Law student/graduate
Newly qualified lawyer
Lawyer with less than 5 years experience
Lawyer with 5 to 10 years experience
Lawyer with more than 10 years experience
Legal academic
International development graduate
International development professional
International development academic
Suitable for individuals with experience in:
Academic Qualifications
- Postgraduate
degree in a relevant discipline, e.g. law, political economy, develoment
studies.
- Legal
background would be a strong plus, especially in the area of the law
regulating foreign investment and/or rights to land and natural resources
in low and middle-income countries.
Relevant Experience
- Substantial
experience at a professional level with international legal frameworks,
agreements and initiatives affecting foreign investment, land and natural
resources in low and middle-income countries; and/or experience in
facilitating participatory policy processes that enable the voices of
those typically excluded to be heard, or in working with communities to
develop tools for legal empowerment.
- Evidence
of impact and influence within academia and/or the policy agenda with
respect to socio-legal dimensions of natural resource rights and
investments.
· Substantial
professional experience, that demonstrates proven skills and high reputation
in:
- Interdisciplinary
research, and active promotion of research findings
- Knowledge
of and, preferably, direct experience of engaging with multilateral
institutions, international organisations, local and national environment
and development NGOs and civil society groups, government agencies in
developing countries, UN agencies.
- Fundraising
– a sustained track record in securing funding for different projects from
a variety of donors
- Advocacy
and external relations
- Distilling
information and writing effectively to engage a diverse audience
- Project,
people and budget management
Essential Skills
- Fluency
in speaking, reading and writing in English.
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire
engagement among diverse partners, e.g. proven ability to deal with staff,
collaborators and partners from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures
and ability to communicate with and inspire both specialist and
non-specialist audiences.
- Excellent
personal organisational and time-management skills (working to deadlines
and under pressure, prioritising workload, multi-tasking, the ability to
be adaptable and flexible in a challenging environment).
- Ability
to articulate and synthesise a broad range of issues and areas relating to
sustainable development to external audiences.
- Advanced
knowledge of office software (word processing, spreadsheets, presentation
software, databases and communications).
- Willingness
and ability to travel as appropriate to project commitments. The post
requires extensive travelling (up fo four months per year) for
collaborative work with partners in Africa and Asia and to participate in
international events.
Desirable
- PhD
in a relevant subject.
- A
substantial track record of written work including a spectrum of peer
reviewed articles, books or booklets, reports, policy briefs, tools or
toolkits, products in other media formats such as film or radio.
- Experience
working with government and/or private sector.
- Working
knowledge of French.
- Experience
with building and sustaining international teams, including from a
distance.
- Experience
of working in a developing country.
More details:
To apply, send an email to:
Key responsibilities
The primary function of the post is to contribute to the
development of IIED’s work on legal tools to strengthen local rights to natural
resources and ensure that natural resource investments promote sustainable
development , in close collaboration with other members of the Legal Tools
Team.
Research & Project Management
- Lead
the development and implementation of policy-oriented research projects on
investment law, land rights and legal empowerment.
- Contribute
to the publication of research outputs particularly through preparation
and/or editing of research reports, workshop reports and briefing notes,
as well as providing inputs and feedback on other forms of communication.
- Develop
and undertake lesson sharing, capacity building, policy advocacy and
advisory activities on the topics above, and provide backstopping to the
capacity-building work of partners.
- Organise
and participate in seminars and workshops on issues of policy and
practice, project development, dissemination of research findings and
capacity strengthening.
- Take
full responsibility for managing work plans and budgets, making decisions
on allocation of project funds, monitoring expenditure and making
adjustments to work plans where expenditure diverges from amounts
estimated. Ensure donor requirements are met and report to donors in
connection with all of the above.
- Represent
the Legal Tools Team in external fora as required, and liaise with
government, private agencies and NGOs.
Fundraising
- Within
the first year of appointment, prepare concept notes, funding proposals
and grant applications, covering more than the post-holder’s salary, with
only limited assistance from senior staff.
- Contribute
to the wider fundraising strategy of the Legal Tools Team, including
through supporting the preparation of team-level annual work plans and
budgets.
Strategising and internal processes
- Play
an active role in internal planning, review and operational activities
that advance the strategic objectives of IIED, the Natural Resources Group
and the Legal Tools Team, including sitting on working groups and
committees, commenting on the research proposals and papers of colleagues
and peers, and participating actively in meetings, workshops and retreats.
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