Partnerships and Programme Assistant, Pretoria, South Africa

Closing date for applications: 27 October 2024.

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UNU-WIDER is implementing a large research, capacity development, and policy engagement programme in South Africa, called Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) in close collaboration with the National Treasury of South Africa.

To support the implementation of the programme, UNU-WIDER is hiring a Partnerships and Programme Assistant in Pretoria, South Africa. As Partnerships and Programme Assistant you would work on a wide spectrum of project support functions for the SA-TIED Programme.

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Research Associate (PSA) – Conflict

Closing date for applications: 29 October 2024.

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UNU-WIDER is hiring a Research Associate in Helsinki, Finland. As Research Associate you would contribute to the implementation of a project looking at the relationship between state-building and conflict as part of our Domestic Revenue Mobilization Programme, which builds bridges between research and policy.

More about the Domestic Revenue Mobilization Programme.

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Communications Associate (PSA)

Closing date for applications: 10 November 2024.

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UNU-WIDER is hiring a Communications Associate in Helsinki, Finland. As Communications Associate, you will be a key member of varied research projects, and responsible for uptake and impact of the project research with target audiences, as well as building and promoting the brand of UNU-WIDER.

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Enterprise development for job creation Public revenue mobilization Structural transformation and inequality

Closing date 15 November 2024.

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The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), together with the National Treasury of South Africa (NT), is requesting research proposals under the second phase of the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme.

Proposals for original research that speak to the topics of the workstreams and offer strong empirical or theoretical contributions will be considered.This call invites South Africa-based and international researchers to submit proposals to conduct research primarily, but not exclusively, using the South African tax administrative data. Submission Deadline 15 November 2024, 23:59 UTC+3.

Research topics in this area may include, but are not limited to:

•    Analysing the impact of industrial policy on firm performance
•    Analysing local supply chains and the integration of South African firms into global value chains
•    Analysing the drivers of firm-level innovation and economic complexity
•    Analysing market power and its relationship with firm productivity for different sectors of the economy

See the full announcement and apply here.