Job Descriptionย ย ย ย ย ย
Position:ย Information Analyst, Sudan Analysis Hubย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Reportsย to: Team Leaderย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Supervision of: Noneย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Budget responsibility:ย Noneย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Duty Station: Nairobi/Ammanย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Travel: No travel required/ad hoc travelย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Durationย & contract type: 1ย November 2023 โ 31 July 2024 - national position (Kenyan or Jordanian citizensย or right to work in Kenya/Jordan)
About ACAPS
ACAPSย is dedicated to helping humanitarians make better decisions. We want to put evidence at the heart of decision-making. To achieve this, we collaborate with a variety of partners across the humanitarian sector and beyond. We strive to be an evolving platform providing:ย ย
Independent analysis to support evidence-based decision making for humanitarian operations.ย Deployment of experts to support assessments and analysis in crisis.ย ย Innovative approaches to collect more reliable and timely data and conduct rigorous analysis. Capacity development of humanitarian actors to carry out better needs assessments and analysis.Sudan Analysis Hub
ACAPS is establishing a new Analysis Hub covering the humanitarian situation in Sudan.ย As an independent actor without sectoral or thematic biases, ACAPSโ approach will be to consolidate and triangulate available public and non-public information and help humanitarian decision-makers make sense of the complex crisis situation, by providing in-depth analysis, and clear, strong narratives around drivers of needs, humanitarian priorities, and potential future humanitarian impacts.
Under the supervision of a Team Leader, the Hub will be constituted of one Senior Analyst, three Information Analysts, one Data Analyst and one Data Collector. The team will be based in Nairobi and Amman.
Purpose of the positionย
Contribute to ACAPSโ timely analysis of the Sudan humanitarian crisis, thus enabling crisis responders to make better informed decisions. This is a position forย a person interested in a career in the humanitarian sector and who are specifically interested in qualitative and quantitative analysis, humanitarian planning, and in promoting evidence-based decision making. The information analyst will develop valuable knowledge in analysis techniques, including secondary data review, joint analysis, and data management.ย
ACAPSโ product portfolio includes regular andย ad hoc reports, including humanitarian needs analysis, thematic analysis, and anticipatory analysis.ย
Role and responsibilities
Generic responsibilitiesย
Research and Analysis: Conduct monitoring of information on global political, economic, social, and humanitarian developments of Sudan and design and write analytical reports about them.ย Methodology and quality assurance: Support the development of ACAPS knowledge and guidance on better data collection, data preparedness activities, analysis, and reporting.ย Collaboration and Networking: Build network of key informants to help to improve the quality of analysis, represent ACAPS and provide visibility to ACAPSโ work.ยSpecific responsibilitiesย
Research and Analysisย
Review, compile and synthesize all assessments, reports and information products onย theย humanitarian crises in Sudan to understand the information landscape and current gaps. Ensure that crisis monitoring feeds into the design of analytical products. Lead the design and delivery of multi-sector and thematic analytical products, which includes all phases of analysis production, such as ideation, research, and drafting, and coordinating technical support from other teams within ACAPS. Support other team members with the development of analysis products.Methodology and quality assurance
Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of the teamโs information management systems and ensure that internal and external needs for information are processed in a structured and efficient manner. This includes maintenance of ACAPSโ internal monitoring tracking sheet. Contribute to the creation of tools to facilitate the ongoing analysis and sharing of data and information that support evidence-based decision making.Networking
Establish a network of key informants at regional and local level and conduct regular interviews to integrate and support analysis and research. Participate in regional meetings related to Sudan on behalf of ACAPS.Any other tasks which are jointly agreed upon may be added to the job description, as per the project needs.ย
Competencies
Professional competencies
Relevant Masterโs degree (or Bachelorโs degree with at least 3 yearsโ experience in relevant sectors) preferably in humanitarian action, social sciences (anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, psychology, geography, etc.), international relations, public health, epidemiology or other relevant education. Previous experience (minimum 2 years) in research, analysis, information management, advocacy, or other relevant experience in the humanitarian sector or related fields (development, international relations, social science, etc). ย Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research and analysis methods (mixed and multi) and ease with handling, large amounts of quantitative data.ย Written clarity, including ability to analyse complex concepts and synthetize information.ย Ability and confidence to make judgment calls when interpreting ambiguous data.ย Demonstrated understanding of the principles of emergency preparedness, response and early recovery.ย Demonstrated understanding of needs assessments in humanitarian crisis.ย Fluent written and oral communication skills in English. Any other language is an asset.ย Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite particularly Excel.ย Familiarity with R, Python, Tableau, PowerBI, or similar software is preferable.ยHighly desired skills, knowledge, and experience
Excellent knowledge of Sudan politics, economics and history Large professional networks in the humanitarian sector in Kenya/Nairobi and/or Sudan Ability to facilitate joint analysis Arabic language skills Familiarity with data analysis and processing softwareBehavioural competencies
Planning and delivering results: Ability to work efficiently under pressure, manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines, while maintaining attention to detail. Ability to work autonomously and proactively.ย Working with people: Proven cooperation and inter-personal skills, including proven capacity to work very efficiently in a team.ย Communicating with impact and respectย Active listeningย Adapting and responding to change: Flexible, including willingness to work overtimeOperate in line with the ACAPS values
We share and strive to maintain the values of agency, candour, integrity, diversity, evolution, ambition, and collaboration in everything we do. The post holder is expected to develop the position in line with these values. The ACAPS values live in the way we manage our teams, create our content and engage with stakeholders.