Research Assistant

Research Assistant x 2
Based in Vauxhall, London with possible overseas placement for up to 6 months
Salary £21,698 pa

WaterAid is offering an exciting one year opportunity within its Policy Team.
The appointment is for one year and will enable you to provide research support to the Policy Team though developing a number of small discrete research projects. These will be defined to respond to the external environment following the outcomes of a series of high level meetings throughout 2008 including the African Union Summit, the G8, the UN MDG High Level Meeting and the World Urban Forum. The outputs of the research assistant projects will focus on WaterAid's thematic areas of finance, sanitation and urban water supply and sanitation.

There may also include the opportunity of an overseas placement as part of this 1 year contract, for up to 6 months, and applicants must be willing and able to undertake this part of the contract if that opportunity becomes available.

For further information please download the Research Assistant application pack ( Word 330Kb). Please send completed applications to jobs@wateraid.org.

Closing date: 10 September
First interviews: 30 September