Policy Brief Reviewers

7 months ago


Durban, South Africa HSRC Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
The _HSRC _policy briefs are documents that synthesize research and extract important information for policy processes. Electronic versions are published on the HSRC website.

The potential target audiences include government officials, funders, development agencies, academics, diplomats, students, media and many others. The publication is aimed at policy actors and not academics therefore the intention is to use plain, accessible English.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Key Requirements**:

- A qualification in either law, public policy or science communication will be an added advantage;
- Experience in facilitating a policy brief training workshop
- Have evaluated policy briefs before
- Have published a policy brief or related science-policy engagement publication

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
The HSRC seeks to appoint a panel of policy brief reviewers on a delivery-based contract to review Policy Briefs.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Review Policy Briefs
- Hold feedback sessions with authors
- Advice on the dissemination strategy
- Facilitate policy brief writing workshops for researchers and policymakers
- Facilitate science-policy engagements


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