Senior Fellow of Practice in Public Policy

**About the role**





The Blavatnik School of Government seeks to appoint a Senior Fellow of
Practice in Public Policy (individuals can apply for the Professor of Practice
title). The individual appointed will play a significant leadership role in
the School, including teaching, directing and overseeing teaching programmes
(whether for senior practitioners or for degrees) and/or other projects within
the School, as well as initiating and building projects which translate
practice to knowledge and _vice versa_.





This Senior Fellow of Practice will lead in the planning, development, and
delivery of programmes and specific courses in the School, including (but not
exclusively) impactful executive teaching programmes aimed at senior leaders;
develop materials relevant to the needs of policymakers and senior
practitioners, such as articles in practitioner-orientated publications and
other impactful knowledge-to-practice outputs; and engage actively with
leading practitioners in governments and other agencies across the world, to
stay in touch with the challenges they face and hone the School’s capacity to
support them to do better.





**About you**





You will be an outstanding and innovative teacher of both degree and executive
programmes for public leaders, with a track record of setting the highest
standards and effectively supporting students to achieve them. You will have
exceptional ability to communicate to practitioners, public leaders,
politicians, and civil servants, and to engage in practice-focused analysis
and writing. You will be excellent colleagues, with demonstrated success in
collaborative working such as co-teaching, co-directing teaching programmes,
co-authoring policy and practice publications (as well as other materials),
mentoring of early career faculty, and public policy engagement.





You will bring practitioner experience at a high level with a track record of
helping governments improve. You will have experience of teaching senior
practitioners (including course development, delivery and review) and a proven
ability to reflect upon and systematise lessons from their practice, and from
the practice of others.





You will have an international reputation in their field and one that will
enhance the School’s reputation for excellence in teaching and public
engagement. You will have a significant and influential track record of
professional experience beyond the higher education sector; and a range of
published outputs recognised as world-leading in the context of professional
practice and analysis.





**About the School**





The School is a collaborative, friendly, and dynamic department based in an
award-winning building in Oxford. We host regular events and talks with well-
known guest speakers – all of which are open to staff. On the social side, we
have regular coffee/cake mornings for staff, a family-friendly Halloween
event, and Christmas and summer parties.





We genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the
range of benefits that we offer including:





* An excellent contributory pension scheme


* 38 days’ annual leave


* Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services


* Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans


* Focus on wellbeing


* Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs


* Flexible working


* Full staff benefits are shared here.




More information about working at the School can be found on our jobs page.





**Application Process**





You will be required to upload **a supporting statement, your CV, and three
letters of reference** as part of your online application. Or your references
can be emailed directly to recruit@bsg.ox.ac.uk by the closing date.





The closing date for applications is 12 noon (UK time) on **Friday 31 May
2024. **





Interviews will be held on 3 July 2024.