Research Officer at Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation

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Nigerian Communications Commission in collaboration with Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation announce the following vacant position:

The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) is an international development partnership between the Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth governments, business and civil society organisations. It provides the international community with effective means to help bridge the digital divide and achieve social and economic development, by delivering to developing countries unique knowledge-sharing programmes in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the specific areas of Telecommunications, IT, Broadcasting and the Internet.

Job Title: Research Officer – Research and Consultancy Division

Job Description
1. Assist the R & C team in carrying out research and consultancy assignments and undertake such tasks as may be assigned in relation to projects
2. Undertake research relating to ICT for Development issues such as rural connectivity, developmental impact of telecommunications, local content, use of ICTs for disaster management etc
3. Communicate with CTO members and relevant bodies to seek additional information and validate research
4. Keep updated the database of sources of information, funding and other support (ex. research institutions, donors, individual champions etc) and to identify opportunities in line with their priorities
5. Monitor the database of consultancy opportunities and keep colleagues informed
6. Assist in the preparation of expressions of interest, proposals and concept papers for research and consultancy opportunities
7. Carry out tasks designed to obtain donor and private sector support for CTO initiatives
8. Design and carry out capacity building programmes for CTO stakeholders
9. Assist to keep updated the CTO’s Database of consultants and research partners
10. Assist to keep updated the Research and Consultancy pages on the CTO website
11. Carry out any other tasks that may be assigned by the CTO Management

Academic Qualifications and Experience:
A degree in a field related to international development (Development Studies, International Relations, Political Economy, Economics, ICT for Development etc)
Working experience in the field of international development would be an added advantage

Person specifications
A keen interest in Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the way they impact upon socico-economic development
Excellent academic record
Excellent research skills
Excellent oral and written communications skills
Experience of writing for internal/external audiences
Knowledge of key socio-economic development issues, especially the role of ICTs in development
Ability to work in a multicultural environment
Salary – £17,000 to £21,000 depending on Qualification and Experience

Method of Application
All applicants must be a national of a CTO Full Member country and have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. It will be the applicants responsibility to apply for a UK visa if offered the job and bear all the relevant cost to attend an interview at the CTO Head quarters in London, UK. Please provide evidence of your nationality with your application.
All appointments are subject to satisfactory references. You will be required to provide details of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer and from your previous employer or university, ensuring that you account for at least the last five years of your employment history in your application. Referees should not be related to you and should be able to give an assessment of your professional abilities as well as your character. We will not take up references until after any qualified offer of employment has been made.
All applicants would be required to produce evidence of any educational and professional qualifications to support your application, on the day of interview.
Salaries on appointment for any post if advertised are per annum gross subject to deductions of National Insurance contributions and CTO internal income tax (paid at UK income tax rates).
If you wish to be considered for any post, please ensure that you submit your curriculum vitae together with a covering letter setting out your experience and skills in relation to the person specification, competencies and other requirements for the post.

Deadline for applications – 14th of November 2011
Please send your CV along with a covering letter explaining your suitability for the position to Mr Rakesh Luchmun, Senior Manager, Finance & HR at recruitment@cto.int

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