K4dd Research Coordinator - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham
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School of Government

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University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £28,397 to £30,210, with potential progression once in post to £33,938

Grade: 5

Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to 31 March 2027

Closing date: 1 March 2024


This role is also open as an internal secondment opportunity which would need to be agreed by your current line manager.


Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.


The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university.

We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.


We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential.

With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.


We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate.

We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.


Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements.

We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working.

In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.

We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.


The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site.

On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham


Background


The Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy (K4DD) is a research programme that is run by a consortium of universities and research organisations led by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS).

A key component of the K4DD programme is the provision of a research helpdesk service that provides rapid evidence reviews for the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office.

The K4DD helpdesk provides rapid evidence reviews on a range of topics relating to foreign policy, health, humanitarian responses, poverty alleviation, social inclusion, conflict and peace, economic development, education, gender, disability, governance and others.

These rapid evidence reviews are used to support evidence-based policymaking.


The K4DD research helpdesk provide a report that synthesises the key issues and literature and includes expert comments from academics and practitioners.

These reports are produced by researchers based across the consortium.


Role Summary


The K4DD helpdesk coordinator will be responsible for most of the day-to-day project administration of the K4DD helpdesk, including: receiving, clarifying, and recording research requests from the FCDO; tracking work in progress; reporting to IDS/FCDO, monitoring project budgets; preparing quarterly reports; citation searches, copyright checking and publishing and other administrative support to the K4DD helpdesk manager and the K4DD programme manager at IDS.

The K4DD helpdesk coordinator will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of the K4DD helpdesk including ensuring the timely delivery of project work and timely, accurate reporting to IDS and FCDO.

**Main Duties

  • Track and report on work in progress: Create and maintain project schedules and maintain records of project activities. Assist the helpdesk manager to receive, clarify, and record new research requests from FCDO/IDS. Track all K4DD helpdesk reports and emerging issues reports from start to finish and maintain records of all research outputs. Follow up with FCDO staff to obtain feedback on completed K4DD helpdesk reports and liaise with the monitoring and evaluation team at IDS to coordinate reporting. Produce progress reports for the funder. Keep the K4DD helpdesk manager up to date on progress weekly. Prepare and circulate internal activity reports.
  • Manage K4DD Sharepoint tracking system: log queries and update the record with researcher allocations, star
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