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ADVISER AND HEAD, COMMONWEALTH CONNECTIVITY AGENDA SECTION

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Application Deadline: 10 October 2023, 05:00 PM

LOCATION: London, England

There is an outstanding opportunity for an Adviser and Head, Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda (CCA), in our Trade, Oceans and Natural Resources Directorate. The successful candidate, operating within the framework of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Strategic Plan, and the Directorate’s delivery plans and priorities, will lead and manage the team on the Connectivity Agenda, ensuring that the mandate by Heads on the Connectivity Agenda is delivered.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be a national of a Commonwealth Country. You will be required toprovide evidence of this if you are shortlisted for the post. 

All appointments are subject to satisfactory references. You will be required toprovide details of three referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer and one for your employer prior to that, ensuring that you account for the last two years of your employment history in your application.  Referees should not be related to you and should be able to give an assessment of your professional abilities as well as your character. The secretariat reserves the right to take up all references including the current employers during the selection process.

You will be required to produce evidence of any educational and professional qualifications to support your application on the day of your interview.

The Commonwealth Secretariat’s retirement age is 65. You are expected to be able to serve a minimum 3 year term before your retirement age.

To be considered, please ensure that you submit your curriculum vitae together with a covering letter setting out your experience and skills in relation to the person specification, competencies and other requirements for the post.

BENEFIT:

Salary on appointment is £88,447 per annum plus other benefits. This is subject to the deduction of internal income tax (currently aligned with UK income tax rates) and UK National Insurance contributions (from which overseas-recruited Diplomatic staff members are exempt)

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OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES (OCIS) SCHOLARSHIPS

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Application Deadline: 31st December,2023/31st January,2024

LOCATION: England

The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies provides a meeting point for the Western and Islamic worlds of learning. Applications are extended to qualified Islamic applicants for the offered opportunites. Applicants will be contacted by June 2024

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be applying to start a new full-time master’s or DPhil course at Oxford.

You must be either:

ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and from a Muslim community (with preference given to those from a financially disadvantaged household), or

a national of, and ordinarily resident in, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen.

All full-time master’s and DPhil courses

You should be intending to return to your country of ordinary residence once your course is completed.  

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need. Financial need will be assessed using the information provided in your Oxford application. 

This scholarship is not open to candidates applying for postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma courses, part-time courses or non-matriculated courses.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship will cover 100% of course fees and a grant for living costs (at least £18,622). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course. Awards may be offered in conjunction with other sources of funding, although this will be taken into account when determining the value of the award.

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