Research Associate, Development Finance – Modern Energy Cooking Services Programme
Location: Loughborough University, Loughborough
Salary: £33,348 to £43,155 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Closes: 23rd August 2023
Full-time and fixed-term until 31st March 2025.
The Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) Programme is seeking an experienced researcher to join their team. MECS is a 39.8 million programme funded by UK Aid through the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, led by Loughborough University. The Research Associate will support the delivery of the MECS programme, which has a very strong focus on research uptake. The researcher will be expected to travel to countries to engage at high levels with public and private sector stakeholders.
The successful applicant will have experience of the financing of energy access initiatives and/or development finance more generally, in particular results-based financing mechanisms and working with multilateral funders on large programmes. The experience will not necessarily be within the energy sector as the core skills and expertise are transferable across different sectors.
Informal enquiries about the post should be made by email to Dr Louise Medland (l.s.medland@lboro.ac.uk).
Closing date for the receipt of applications: 23rd August 2023.
Further information on the post can be found here.
Visa Sponsorship:
For candidates who would require sponsorship to work in the UK to achieve sufficient points under the Points Based Immigration System, it is likely that you will either need to:
- Have completed a PhD in a subject relevant to the job.
OR
- Qualify as a “new entrant”. For more information on this please see paragraphs SW 12.1 – SW 12.7 of the Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Worker.
Additional information on the Modern Energy Cooking Services Programme is available here: https://mecs.org.uk/.
Loughborough University is committed to achieving equality and valuing diversity in all aspects of employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
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