Recruitment for Multiple (Senior) Analyst at IMPACT Initiatives

POSITION PROFILE

• In response to the shifting humanitarian financing landscape, IMPACT is placing greater emphasis on producing comparable, decision-oriented analysis products to inform humanitarian prioritization. This position will be working on the second round of the Acute Needs Analysis (ANA) – a flagship analytical output that summarizes available data to provide a concise, actionable understanding of risk of loss of life across geographies and population groups within a crisis in order to feed into key decision-points, such as the HPC and donor allocations.
• The (Senior) Analyst – Acute Needs Analysis will be responsible for producing this analytical product at country level. This includes reviewing and synthesizing data, conducting structured analysis using IMPACT’s global analytical guidance, and producing a short, high-impact external brief. The analyst will work closely with GIS, data, and design colleagues to incorporate visual elements into the final output. The final analytical product will play a key role in informing humanitarian prioritization decisions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL PRODUCT – ACUTE NEEDS ANALYSIS

• Lead the implementation and delivery of the analysis project at the country level, in coordination with the HQ programme team.
• Align the rollout with global schedules and ensure adherence to IMPACT’s analytical standards.
• Develop and maintain a strong stakeholder mapping and a network of collaborators at country level to enhance contextual understanding / monitoring.
• Ensure development of user-centered products and, where relevant, support joint analysis with relevant stakeholders.

DATA REVIEW AND CONSOLIDATION

• Collect and synthesize relevant secondary data from REACH assessments, UN agencies, INGOs, and public datasets (e.g., OCHA, FEWS NET, IPC), including via building and maintaining necessary relationships.
• Evaluate data reliability and identify critical gaps.
• Support decisions on the need for targeted, light-touch primary data collection.

ANALYTICAL PROCESS AND INTERPRETATION

• Apply IMPACT’s global analytical guidance to produce structured, consistent, and context-relevant analysis of acute needs analysis.
• Use defined frameworks (e.g. Risk of Excess Mortality) to identify areas at risk of large-scale loss of life and estimate the number of people experiencing life-threatening conditions
• Clearly document assumptions, limitations, and analytical reasoning.

OUTPUT PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION

• Draft the Acute Needs Analysis brief using standardized global templates and language.
• Collaborate with GIS and design colleagues to include maps, caseload tables, and other visual aids.
• Ensure internal review and validation of the product before dissemination.
• Present findings to clusters, working groups, and donors as needed.
• As needed, support the development of Global Key Messages based on country level findings.

LEARNING, INNOVATION, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

• Participate in lessons-learned reviews and propose improvements to global analysis processes and guidance.
• Contribute to organisational learning on running analysis workstreams and contribute to reflections and development of additional analytical workstreams, in collaboration with country and global counterparts.
• Support internal knowledge sharing and analytical training at the country level.
• Stay updated on sectoral best practices and innovations in humanitarian analysis.
• The (Senior) Analyst 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

• Note, roles can be at Senior Analyst or Analyst level, based on the experience of the candidate.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 years of relevant working experience in a humanitarian setting, such as analysis, assessments, monitoring and evaluation and research design etc. with direct in-country experience;
• Excellent academic qualifications, including a master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (e.g. international development studies / international relations, humanitarian response, data science, political science, etc.);

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills with experience of interpreting complex data and producing clear, actionable insights.
• Strong writing skills and experience producing clear, concise briefs for external audiences.
• Proficiency in Excel, with experience of an additional analytical tool (e.g. PowerBI, SPSS, R, STATA, or Python) and an understanding of basic GIS processes and outputs an asset.
• Familiarity with different qualitative and quantitative research methods, with the ability to evaluate the quality of different data sources.
• Understanding of humanitarian coordination systems, including HPC and inter-agency needs analysis and assessments.
• Contextual knowledge is an asset. Please highlight in your application if you have experience working in one or more of the potential contexts listed below

COMMUNICATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

• Ability to manage complex workflows and deliver high-quality outputs under tight deadlines.
• Experience engaging with external stakeholders (e.g. clusters, donors, UN agencies).
• Fluency in English required; additional languages required based on location (see ‘Additional Requirements’).
• Comfortable working in cross-cultural, fast-paced environments.
• Sound judgment and emotional intelligence in high-pressure or sensitive situations, strong interpersonal awareness and the ability to respond constructively to feedback and shifting priorities.
• Please indicate in the applicant form if you have completed a HEAT training.