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About the role
- Research Manager to lead the Inter-Sectoral Research Unit for humanitarian needs in Afghanistan. Overseeing research cycles and collaborating with external partners to inform strategic responses.
Responsibilities
- Direct management of international and senior national team members, including recruitment and staff career management.
- Development and implementation of capacity training plans for team members.
- Day-to-day management of team members, including the development of work plans and performance indicators.
- Ensure all assessments and analysis are planned and implemented in a structured and coherent manner, in line with relevant project and strategic objectives, and with global REACH guidelines.
- Oversee all research cycles, including reviewing ToRs, methodology notes, tools, products and dissemination strategies.
- Ensure the writing and production of timely, accurate and analytically rigorous reports, assessments, and factsheets.
- Ensure relevant stakeholders and partners are engaged in assessment design and planning.
- Monitor output achievement, project expenditure and ensure timely completion of the project.
- Actively advocate for the improving of analysis within REACH products, and using common methodologies, tools and analysis frameworks across units where relevant.
- Under the guidance of the (Deputy) Country Coordinator, manage grants in the ISRU, including initial discussions with donors, conceptualisation of new projects, drafting proposals, regular reporting, and M&E.
- Under the guidance of the (Deputy) Country Coordinator, oversee the financial management of all grants covering the ISRU’s projects, including oversight of budget and expenditure.
- Ensure that contractual obligations are met in terms of programs deliverables.
- Represent REACH with donors, partners, and the wider development community in Afghanistan.
- Develop the ISRU strategy, engagement and involvement with various technical and coordination forums.
- Work with key clusters and partner organizations and working groups to understand the various relevant information gaps within Afghanistan and identify how the ISRU and fill these gaps.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the REACH Afghanistan country strategy.
- Develop and implement dissemination strategies to strengthen the impact of the ISRU programmes.
- Engagement with HQ on ISRU research and/or coordination and provide support to relevant IMPACT Global Community of Practices (CoPs).
Requirements
- At least 4 years of relevant working experience in a humanitarian setting, such as program management, evaluation and assessments.
- Excellent quantitative and qualitative research design, data collection, and data analysis experience required.
- Good understanding of the aid system and the research community. Prior experience with humanitarian coordination forums preferred.
- Demonstrated team management skills, including remote management.
- Prior experience with humanitarian needs assessments, vulnerability analysis, and population movement dynamics.
- Past experience in the region/supporting is desirable.
- Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting and reviewing.
- Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility and work independently.
- Excellent academic qualifications, including a master’s degree in a relevant discipline.
- 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.
- Fluency in English required, competency in Dari/Farsi is an asset.
Benefits
- Accommodation and food provided in the guesthouse.
- Enrolment in Swiss private pension fund (Swisslife – approx. 9.975% of staff gross salary).
- Health insurance, life insurance, and repatriation assistance.
- Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered (in-country travel costs and professional expenses are fully covered).
- R&R after 2-3 months (flight ticket up to 500$ + 200$ of living allowance) if duty station allows.
- Contribution to the luggage transportation: between 20 and 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract (+ luggage and personal property insurance).
- Annual leave of 36 days per year.
- Public holidays of the country of assignment.
- Family/compassionate leave when applicable.
- Predeparture induction - 3 days at IMPACT Initiatives’s HQ in Geneva + one week pre-departure training in ACTED HQ in Paris, including a 4-days in situ security training.
- IMPACT prioritizes the psychological safety of its staff and the health insurance provided covers, among others, up to 1000 € per year of psychosocial counselling fees.
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