Senior Research Manager leading humanitarian and nexus teams for IMPACT Initiatives in Syria. Overseeing research unit activities and managing local and international teams.
Responsibilities
Direct management of international and national team members, including recruitment and staff career development.
Development and implementation of capacity-building 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 analyses are planned and implemented in a structured and coherent manner, aligned with relevant project and strategic objectives and global REACH guidelines.
Oversee all research cycles, including reviewing Terms of Reference (ToRs), methodology notes, tools, products and dissemination strategies.
Ensure the 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 and project expenditure, ensuring timely completion of projects.
Actively advocate for improved analysis within REACH products, promoting common methodologies, tools and analysis frameworks across units where relevant.
Contribute to managing grants in the unit, including initial discussions with donors, conceptualization of new projects, proposal drafting, regular reporting and M&E.
Contribute to the financial management of all grants covering the unit’s projects, including working with finance teams to ensure project deliverables align with financial obligations.
Ensure contractual obligations are met in terms of program deliverables.
Represent IMPACT and REACH with donors, partners and the wider humanitarian/development community in Syria.
Proactively build relationships with relevant stakeholders and identify new opportunities to fill information gaps and support fundraising.
Develop the research unit’s strategy, engagement and participation in various technical and coordination forums.
Work with key clusters and partner organizations to identify information gaps within Syria and determine how the unit can address them.
Develop and implement dissemination strategies to strengthen programme impact.
Requirements
4–5 years of relevant experience in a humanitarian context, such as program management, evaluation and assessments.
Strong quantitative and qualitative research design, data collection and data analysis experience required.
Good understanding of the humanitarian system and the research community. Prior experience with humanitarian coordination forums preferred.
Demonstrated team management skills, including remote management.
Prior experience with humanitarian and nexus research preferred.
Past experience working in Syria is desirable.
Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting and review.
Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment, demonstrate flexibility and work independently.
Excellent academic qualifications; a master’s degree in a relevant discipline is preferred.
Proven knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Familiarity with R, SPSS and/or STATA or other statistical analysis software is an asset.
Fluency in English required; competency in Arabic is an asset.
Benefits
Accommodation and meals provided in the guesthouse.
Enrollment in a Swiss private pension fund (SwissLife – approximately 9.975% of staff gross salary).
Health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance.
Flight tickets every 6 months and visa fees covered (in-country travel costs and professional expenses are fully covered).
Rest & recuperation (R&R) every 3 months (flight ticket up to $500 + $200 living allowance).
Contribution to luggage transportation: between 20 and 100 kg, depending on contract length (+ luggage and personal property insurance).
Annual leave: 36 days per year.
Public holidays of the country of assignment observed.
Family/compassionate leave when applicable.
Pre-departure induction: 3 days at IMPACT Initiatives’ HQ in Geneva plus one week of pre-departure training at ACTED HQ in Paris, including a 4-day in-situ security training.
IMPACT prioritizes staff psychological safety; health insurance covers, among other services, up to €1,000 per year for psychosocial counselling fees.
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