Senior Assessment Officer – Area Based Coordination for Sudan at IMPACT Initiatives

RESPONSIBILITIES

The SAO’s responsibilities include:

RESEARCH CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Break down the IM systems and existing reporting channels for the ABC areas, and identify bottlenecks and good practices / scalable processes if they exist at organizational level.
• Develop new analytical frameworks for ABC areas
• Produce relevant short term and long-term outputs for the respective areas

EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT

• Work closely with the ABC coordinators and INGOs on the ground to define priorities for the ABC IM and receive relevant input in the form of reporting, assessments and other key information from partners.
• Represent IMPACT in relevant external engagements (e.g., conferences) as related to the Sudan crisis

CONTEXTUAL UNDERSTANDING

• Keeping up to date with the shifting Sudanese context.

STAFF MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING

• Promoting capacity building across the IMPACT Sudan mission related to deepening analytical capacities using existing research (capacity building portfolio will depend on level of experience)

INTERNAL COORDINATION

• Work closely with HQ to develop and validate new research, and implement IMPACT’s 3.0 vision in Sudan
• Coordinating with research units and teams to move forward or improve aspects of the research cycle.

The SAO will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes. They will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of any information and data belonging to IMPACT and its partners or collected during his/her assignment with IMPACT.

REQUIREMENTS

• Years of work experience 3-5 years of relevant working experience in a humanitarian setting, such as assessments, monitoring and evaluation, research design and analysis, etc.
• Research skills Strong experience in mixed methods research with high statistical literacy
• Familiarity with aid system Strong understanding of the multi-sectoral humanitarian architecture;  familiarity with Sudan or similar context
• Communication/reporting skills Excellent verbal and written communication and synthesis skills for effective reporting required. Visualization skills are an asset.
• Academic qualifications Excellent academic qualifications, including a master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (e.g. international studies, development, humanitarian response, data science, political science, etc.).
• Software skills Proven knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Familiarity with R, SPSS and/or STATA or other statistical analysis software an asset
• Security environment Ability to operate in a complex and challenging security environment.
• Experience in geographical region Past experience in the region/supporting is desirable
• Language skills Fluency in English required, competency in Arabic is an asset.