Chatham House Research Fellow Africa Programme 2026-2027 – YOA

Deadline: Ongoing

Applications are open for the Chatham House Research Fellow Africa Programme 2026-2027. Housed inside Chatham House, the Africa Programme helps improved understanding of politics, safety, economies and socio-financial change throughout Africa, in addition to the shifting geopolitics and worldwide relations shaping the continent. They don’t draw back from tackling the tough and infrequently advanced points dealing with the area and, by their analysis and engagement, search to help higher understanding and simpler worldwide engagement that may contribute to constructive outcomes for residents.

Your position will type a central part of their dynamic, multi-disciplinary and numerous workforce at an thrilling time of growth of their analysis. You will contribute to the event and supply of a variety of analysis and convening actions on East Africa, throughout governance, economic system and commerce, and safety. This will embrace shaping and delivering particular person analysis initiatives, producing excessive-high quality coverage analysis and evaluation, and creating and sustaining a various, excessive-profile cohort of mission companions and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship analysis initiatives that advance the strategic objectives of the Africa Programme and Chatham House, whereas figuring out new analysis areas and questions.
• Shape and ship modern approaches to mission design and analysis, supporting supply in keeping with aims, budgets and timelines, and producing affect throughout our work.
• Oversee area analysis, making certain correct planning and preparations, correct conduct and security of groups within the area, and offering threat assessments as required.
• Produce excessive-high quality, coverage-related analysis for publication by the Institute – together with experiences, analysis papers, coverage papers, op-eds, knowledgeable feedback and audio-visible outputs.
• Shape public and coverage debates by analysis and evaluation, figuring out rising points and alternatives the place the Programme can add worth.
• Identify and pursue alternatives for applicable distribution of analysis findings by seminars, workshops, publications and the complete vary of on-line sources.
• Increase visibility and outreach by selling analysis and actions by Chatham House’s web site, media channels and exterior talking engagements.
• Design analysis occasions, conferences, and analysis processes that foster belief-constructing and maximise range of voices, experience and views.
• Build and keep sturdy networks and partnerships with key people, companies, establishments, consultants and different numerous stakeholders, creating new coalitions and alternatives for collaboration.
• Partner with workforce members to develop funding leads, put together functions and safe core and analysis funding, whereas strengthening lengthy-time period relationships with donors, company supporters and different important funding companions.
• Deliver briefings to core supporters and key programme stakeholders, offering insights based mostly in your experience.
• Collaborate throughout Chatham House to mainstream Africa analysis into the Institute’s work and actively contribute to the supply of the Chatham House EDI technique.

Eligibility

• Proven analysis expertise on East Africa throughout thematic points together with governance, economic system and commerce, and safety.
• Strong analytical, drawback-fixing, and reality-checking expertise, with the flexibility to work precisely and successfully underneath strain.
• Exceptional writing expertise, with expertise of manufacturing coverage-related evaluation.
• Experience of delivering excessive-high quality analysis outputs, making use of a spread of qualitative and quantitative analysis methodologies.
• Experience of speaking analysis findings by a wide range of channels and codecs, together with creating inventive and interesting approaches to dissemination.
• Experience of supporting the design and supply of analysis occasions, conferences, and coverage discussions.
• Experience of supporting fundraising actions, together with drafting idea notes, contributing to funding proposals, and interesting with donors and companions.
• Excellent organisational expertise, consideration to element, and the flexibility to handle competing priorities successfully.
• Excellent verbal communication expertise, with the flexibility to current advanced data clearly and persuasively to a spread of audiences.
• Strong interpersonal expertise, with the flexibility to construct efficient working relationships and collaborate with colleagues and exterior stakeholders.
• Highly adaptable and open to partaking with new analysis and areas of labor.

Application

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