UK: Short-Term Consultancy, Policies and Practice Online Advanced Course

May 31, 2021 | Natural Resource Governance Institute
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The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.

Background

The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and NADEL-Center for Development and Cooperation at university ETH Zürich will host “Natural Resource Governance and Development: Policies and Practice” online advanced course, between September and November 2021.

This advanced-level multi-stakeholder course is designed to equip a pool of exceptional individuals with the knowledge and tools necessary to contribute towards better governance and oversight of natural resources for a better future.

NRGI is looking for a consultant to serve as Programme Assistant to support the Research, Data and Learning team in the design and delivery of the course. The consultancy will have a duration of 3 months.

Responsibilities & Tasks 

The Consultant will be responsible for supporting the planning and delivery of the 2021 edition of the Advanced course co-organized with partners at NADEL-Center for Development and Cooperation, ETH Zurich.  Under the supervision of the Senior Research, Data & Learning Officer, the consultant will fulfil the following tasks:

  • Support curriculum development and adaptation
  • Coordinate participants’ selection process together with partners
  • Support course conveners to administrate online conferencing and learning platforms
  • Populate Moodle platform with all relevant course content and material, and keep the platform up-to-date
  • Produce or update multimedia course content and learning resources to support the learning experience
  • Lead structured discussions among participants through the forum (MOODLE platform) and engage with them to share additional material
  • Support the design of the participants handbook and other material to enhance the learning experience
  • Support communication with students to send material and address IT and content questions
  • Support the development of questionnaires/surveys/quizzes to assess learning and source feedback from participants and systematize data for MEL purposes
  • Provide other administrative support for course design and delivery as requested

Education/Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (education, development, political science, economics, international affairs, etc.)
  • Master’s degree in a relevant field (education, development, political science, economics, international affairs, etc.) would be an asset
  • Experience in capacity building and/or education projects
  • Experience in supporting virtual learning design and/or delivery is an asset
  • Basic notions of MEL are highly desirable
  • Experience working at or with universities is highly desirable

Skills Required

  • Interest in resource governance topics
  • Project management skills, including ability to multi-task, work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, troubleshoot and follow projects through to completion, with strict deadlines and without loss of attention to detail, budget and reporting.
  • Familiarity with learning platforms, like MOODLE, social media and other platforms used for online convening, like Zoom
  • Excellent English-language writing and editing
  • Other languages are an advantage 

Start date and duration: 1st July for 5 months.

Location: London

Compensation: TBC

Working Environment: Standard office environment when the context allows.

Application deadline: Applications should be made with a cover letter and resume through our careers page.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis up to and including 15 June 2021.

Please note that we will only consider applications that consist of a detailed covering letter and CV/resume.

NRGI’s Values: NRGI seeks candidates who align with our values:

  • Integrity, Maintaining our independence and credibility. Willing to speak truth to power.  Engaging with respect.  Practicing what we preach. Upholding the highest standards of excellence in all we do.
  • Impact, Strategic and selective in approach.  Mindful of context, adapting to changing realities and seizing new opportunities.  Looking critically and openly at what works and what doesn’t, and why.  Integrating that learning into our forward-looking work.  Accountable to our mission, the actors with whom we work and each other.
  • Collaboration, partnering internally and externally to affect change.  Capitalizing on NRGI’s comparative advantage. Valuing teamwork, diversity and inclusion.  Working with different stakeholders and across different stakeholder groups.  Commitment to building the field and inspiring others to act.
  • Passion, Commitment to social justice.  Prudently optimistic that we can and will shift entrenched power dynamics.  Dedication, creativity and resiliency in the fact of obstacles.  Investing in change makers and strengthening NRGI.
  • Rigor, Technical competence, intellectual leadership and commitment to quality.  Generating and leveraging the evidence base.  Interrogating our work.  Innovation and initiative to push the boundaries of our field.

NRGI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NRGI considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race, gender, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to collecting, processing, storing and destroying all information in accordance with the GDPR, UK data protection laws and the NRGI Privacy policy.  Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted.