The successful candidate will join the central team secretariat of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change, in central London. The postholder will work with the Lancet Countdown’s Head of Policy to contribute to advancing international policy processes on climate change to enable a healthier future. This will involve engagement with technical officers across key stakeholder organizations and with policy officers within our partner universities, to advance the policy engagement work of the Lancet Countdown, with particular focus on the collaboration’s engagement with international organisations and policy processes to maximize the impact of the Lancet Collaboration’s research.
The postholder will be responsible for co-developing and implementing the policy engagement and evidence translation strategy of the Global Lancet Countdown, focusing on international processes, and supporting national-level engagement for a select set of countries. In addition, they will support the Lancet Countdown in Europe in the implementation of their policy strategy. They will also be responsible for fostering strategic partnerships with key policy partners, coordinating and leading the development of policy documents, and delivering the Lancet Countdown’s engagement with international climate change processes, including in the context of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the World Health Organisation.
This is a full-time role (i.e. 36.5 hours per week) and it is available immediately until April 2029 in the first instance.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
Salary range: £43,124 to £51,610 per annum (including London Allowance), depending on experience.
If you have any queries about the role, please contact Dr Marina Romanello on m.romanello@ucl.ac.uk.
If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the IGH HR Team on IGH.HR@ucl.ac.uk.
About You
It is essential that the successful candidate has a Masters’ level degree in political sciences, international relations, public health, sustainable development or a related subject or equivalent experience.
Experience engaging with global processes such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and other international climate change policy processes.
The successful candidate must have technical knowledge of international diplomacy and policy processes, and the ability to apply this knowledge across multiple settings. They must also have experience developing or advising the development of national or global policy processes either internally as a political aide or externally from an academic institution, think tank or NGO.
The role requires that the post holder is willing to join meetings out of normal working hours and is willing to travel nationally and internationally.
Further information and details to apply can be found at the link to the position description.