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Communications Officer, United Nations Environment Programme: Paris – Deadline 16 March

Communications Officer, United Nations Environment Programme Deadline: 16 March, 2023 Location: Paris, France Term: 1 year with opportunity for extension Department: United Nations Environment...

Putting research users into the centre of uptake strategy: lessons from the EEG programme

This 23-page report produced by the Applied Research Programme on Energy and Economic Growth (EEG) presents the EEG’s research uptake strategy.  To...

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Creating Presentations with ease

Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool. You can use it to create social media content, infographics, and even presentations. A...

European Union Prize for Citizen Science

European Union Prize for Citizen Science, Ars Electronica Deadline: March 13, 2023 Location: Linz / Austria Awards Ceromony: September 2023 Announcement and Press...

How to standardise quantitative indicators of impact 

This 40-page guide by RAND Europe, an NGO policy research organisation, presents recommendations for standardising quantitative indicators of impact. Originally produced in...

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Strategic communication

Communications Officer, United Nations Environment Programme: Paris – Deadline 16 March

06/02/2023

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Communications Officer, United Nations Environment Programme Deadline: 16 March, 2023 Location: Paris, France Term: 1 year with opportunity for extension Department: United Nations Environment Programme Other: Fluency…

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Putting research users into the centre of uptake strategy: lessons from the EEG programme

02/02/2023

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This 23-page report produced by the Applied Research Programme on Energy and Economic Growth (EEG) presents the EEG’s research uptake strategy.  To inform its strategies…

Karolina Bohacova

Presenting your research

Creating Presentations with ease

01/02/2023

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Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool. You can use it to create social media content, infographics, and even presentations. A variety of different…

Isobel Fisher

Engaging the public

European Union Prize for Citizen Science

31/01/2023

Blog Posts

European Union Prize for Citizen Science, Ars Electronica Deadline: March 13, 2023 Location: Linz / Austria Awards Ceromony: September 2023 Announcement and Press Conference: June 2023 Other: Open…

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How to standardise quantitative indicators of impact 

26/01/2023

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This 40-page guide by RAND Europe, an NGO policy research organisation, presents recommendations for standardising quantitative indicators of impact. Originally produced in 2018 for case…

Karolina Bohacova

Strategic communication

How to format your Whatsapp messages

25/01/2023

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Whatsapp is a popular messaging app that allows you to communicate with your friends, family and colleagues. As it has grown in popularity, many businesses…

Isobel Fisher

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Communication Officer (temporary appointment): UNICEF, Zimbabwe – Deadline 1 February

23/01/2023

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Communication Officer, UNICEF Deadline: 1 Feb, 2023 South Africa Standard Time Location: Harare, Zimbabwe Term: Temporary Contract, 364 days Other: Open to nationals of Zimbabwe only UNICEF…

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Guide to networking and improving your policy impact 

19/01/2023

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This 136-page handbook by Argentinian nonprofit organisation CIPPEC is about networking for policy influence. It provides readers with lots of practical tips and guidelines on…

Karolina Bohacova

Targeting policy actors

Upcoming (free!) Webinar: Recasting Development in 2023

18/01/2023

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‘Can 2023 be a year in which a more radical reimagining of development takes root?’ The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) are hosting a free…

Isobel Fisher

Impact Practitioners

Seven recommendations for better engagement between academics and policymakers

12/01/2023

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This 15-page academic paper published in the Policy Design and Practice journal analyses the activities of over 300 organizations investing in research-policy engagement, draws insights…

Karolina Bohacova

Strategic communication

Women in Consulting Podcast – Listen now!

11/01/2023

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The Women in Consulting Podcast supports women consulting in the international development and social impact space. Created by the Women’s Consulting Workshop founders Helen Marati…

Isobel Fisher

Engaging policy audiences

Digital Engagement Officer, Action Against Hunger – London, Hybrid: Deadline 26 January

09/01/2023

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Digital Engagement Officer, Action Against Hunger UK Deadline: Midnight (UK time), 26 January, 2023 Location: London, Greater London (Hybrid) Interview date: 15 February, 2023 Salary:…

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