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Ref Number: B02-08367
Professional Expertise: Administration and Business Support
Department: School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)
Location: London
Working Pattern: Full time
Salary: £43,124–£51,610
Contract Type: Fixed-term
Working Type: Hybrid
Available for Secondment: No
Closing Date: 11-Mar-2025
About us
The UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH) is at the heart of UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute’s vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world-class research. IGH aims to support the development of robust solutions to aspects of the world’s major global health challenges through scholarly outputs, education, public engagement, translational research, and ultimately by influencing public policy and professional practice.
We are looking for a policy expert with experience in translating academic research into public policy to join the next phase of the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change. The appointee will join the Global Secretariat of the Lancet Countdown, an independent, international and multi-disciplinary research collaboration based out of University College London’s Institute for Global Health.
The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change is an independent, international research collaboration, that works to track the evolving links between health and climate change globally, regionally and nationally, in partnership with The Lancet and the World Health Organization. Its aim is to inform a robust response to climate change that protects and promotes human health.
About the role
The successful candidate will join the central team secretariat of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change, in central London. The postholder will work with the Lancet Countdown’s Head of Policy to contribute to advancing international policy processes on climate change to enable a healthier future. This will involve engagement with technical officers across key stakeholder organizations and with policy officers within our partner universities, to advance the policy engagement work of the Lancet Countdown, with particular focus on the collaboration’s engagement with international organisations and policy processes to maximize the impact of the Lancet Collaboration’s research.
The postholder will be responsible for co-developing and implementing the policy engagement and evidence translation strategy of the Global Lancet Countdown, focusing on international processes, and supporting national-level engagement for a select set of countries. In addition, they will support the Lancet Countdown in Europe in the implementation of their policy strategy. They will also be responsible for fostering strategic partnerships with key policy partners, coordinating and leading the development of policy documents, and delivering the Lancet Countdown’s engagement with international climate change processes, including in the context of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the World Health Organisation.
This is a full-time role (i.e. 36.5 hours per week) and it is available immediately until April 2029 in the first instance.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
Salary range: £43,124 to £51,610 per annum (including London Allowance), depending on experience.
If you have any queries about the role, please contact Dr Marina Romanello on [email protected].
If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the IGH HR Team on [email protected].
About you
It is essential that the successful candidate has a Masters’ level degree in political sciences, international relations, public health, sustainable development or a related subject or equivalent experience.
Experience engaging with global processes such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and other international climate change policy processes.
The successful candidate must have technical knowledge of international diplomacy and policy processes, and the ability to apply this knowledge across multiple settings. They must also have experience developing or advising the development of national or global policy processes either internally as a political aide or externally from an academic institution, think tank or NGO.
The role requires that the post holder is willing to join meetings out of normal working hours and is willing to travel nationally and internationally.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit this page on rewards and benefits to find out more.