Policy Officer Grade 7 - Liverpool, United Kingdom - University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

You will assist Professor Alex Balch (Primary Investigator) in developing a policy laboratory (Policy Lab) on human trafficking at the University of Liverpool (UoL).

The Policy Lab currently consists of the PI, PO, and 2 PhD students. The PO will work closely with other APRIES colleagues and international project partners. The Policy Lab will operate in partnership with the co-ordinating APRIES team based at UGA. This is part of a 5-year award funded by the US State Dept (Program To End Modern Slavery, PEMS). The Policy Officer (PO) will be located in the School of Histories, Languages and Cultures.- Under the direction of Professor Alex Balch, the main tasks of the PO will include:

Oversee programme of research relating to policies and their translation into policy change
Codevelopment of project protocols, ethical approvals, project outputs
Management and oversight of UoL Policy lab
Regular attendance at team meetings (usually via videolink)
Supporting and participating project development, including visits to countries where fieldwork and programming is taking place
Preparing publications and other outputs relating to the project
Coordinating other collaborative activities relating to the project;
Coordination, facilitation and contributions to conferences, workshops and other events;
Undertaking evaluations, grey literature reviews and surveys of publications;
Contributing to external communications and other public engagement activities;
Helping foster closer links between project partners and with stakeholders
Presenting a positive image of the project to those involved in activities relating to it, establishing and maintaining an extensive network of contacts internally and externally
Undertaking other duties commensurate with the grade as required by the PI
You should be educated to Masters level qualification in related discipline and/or professional development/training in the area of research impact and policy engagement. The post is to cover a period of maternity cover, duration is 6 months fixed term, as soon as possible by 1 February to 31 July 2023.