Salary from: £10,800 net of taxes depending on experience and subject to local market conditions plus an annual retirement contribution supplement of 10% of net salary.

The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research. We are a global research centre with a network of world-leading researchers and in-country teams and initiatives working across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Based at LSE and in partnership with the University of Oxford, we are majority funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). We work to improve the productivity of people and firms as the key driver of sustainable economic development.

The Junior Program Officer (JPO) is responsible for the smooth operation of the IGC’s country programme with responsibility for all office activities such as equipment, communications, maintenance contracts, organizing logistics for in-country events, liaising with the IGC Hub and assisting in research occasionally. Locally based, the JPO works closely with the rest of the country team, which typically consists of a Country Director, Lead Academic, and Country Economists. The Junior Program Officer reports to the Country Director and is supervised by the designated Country Economist. The successful candidate will have the following essential criteria:
• Proven ability to plan and manage complex administrative activities with competing priorities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a high level of proficiency in English
• Robust command of Microsoft Office suite including Word and Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to establish effective working relationships with people of various backgrounds and cultures which is essential to the role.
• Educated to university level or equivalent.
• Experience in an international organisation.