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The million-dollar question: How do I know my comms is working?

How can you tell if your communications activity is adding strategic value and not just adding to the noise? Liz Carlile has...

Peru Advocacy Coordinator: Forest Peoples Program – Deadline 23 December

Peru Advocacy Coordination: Forest Peoples Program Deadline: 23 December, 2019, 5pm Peru time Interviews: mid-January, in Lima Location: Lima, Peru (plus some...

Research Uptake Manager: LSHTM – Deadline 28 November

Research Uptake Manager – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of Population Health Deadline: Thursday 28 November 2019 Location: London...

EBPDN: Refreshing recommended resources

The Evidence-based Policy in Development Network (ebpdn) was a 7-year DFID-funded programme that aimed to establish a worldwide community of practice for...

Lessons from building a research programme website: Part 2

In Part 2 of ‘Lessons from building a programme website (Read Part 1 first!), web developer Dru Riches-Magnier offers advice on what...
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Working with the media

Chief Executive, Europe: Internews – Deadline 5 October

02/10/2019

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Chief Executive, Europe: Internews Deadline: 5 October, 2019 Location: London Term: Salary: Competitive Other: i.e. immigration The Board is seeking to appoint a Chief Executive…

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Making your research accessible

Principal Consultant in Learning and Communications for Development: DAI – Deadline: 30 September

24/09/2019

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Deadline: 30 September, 2019 Location: Hemel Hempstead, Herts, UK Term: Full time (will consider part-time, not less than 3 days a week), fixed-term one-year contract…

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Head of Policy and Advocacy: Traidcraft – Deadline 30 September

24/09/2019

Blog Posts

Head of Policy and Advocacy Deadline: 9am, Monday, 30 September, 2019 Interviews (provisional date): Week commencing 7th October 2019 Location: London Term: Permanent, ideally full-time…

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Collaborating to Convene

23/09/2019

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The Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience Student Cohort is split across five universities, and covers a wide range of research topics related to natural…

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Strategic communication

Global Brand Communications Project Manager: VSO – Deadline 24 September

18/09/2019

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Deadline: 24 September, 2019 Interviews: 3 October, 2019 Location: London, Pretoria, Nairobi Term: Fixed term, 12 months, 35 hours per week Salary: United Kingdom £34,679…

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Communications Officer: Malaria No More UK – Deadline 18 September

16/09/2019

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Communications Officer Deadline: 5pm UK time, 18 September, 2019 Location: Vauxhall, London Term: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday Salary: £28,000…

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Making your research accessible

Senior Campaigns Officer: War on Want – Deadline 18 September

16/09/2019

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Senior Campaigns Officer Deadline: 18 September, 2019 Interviews: w/c 23 September 2019 Location: London Term: Full time, fixed-term post one-year contract (with a view to…

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Making your research accessible

Africa Evidence Week

10/09/2019

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Africa Evidence Week, a virtual event happening 9-13 September, 2019 and hosted by the Africa Evidence Network, got off to a great start yesterday. This…

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Targeting policy actors

Building momentum to advance citizen evidence in policymaking

03/09/2019

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Discourse on the promotion of evidence in policy processes has traditionally been around the use of data and scientific research. While this is a laudable…

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Using social media

Digital Projects Advisor: Bond

24/08/2019

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Digital Projects Advisor Deadline: 29 August, 2019 Location: London Fixed-term part-time contract, 2 days a week for four months October 2019 – January 2020 Salary:…

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Making your research accessible

Senior Engagement Advisor: Development Initiatives

22/08/2019

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Senior Engagement Advisor Deadline: 26 August, 2019 Location: Bristol, UK 35 hours per week, full-time permanent Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum DOE Development Initiatives…

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Making your research accessible

Research Uptake Advisor: GAGE (consultancy)

14/08/2019

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Exciting opportunity for a mid-career professional to lead on the ambitious research uptake ambitions of this programme. GAGE (Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence) is the…

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