Senior Analyst ACAPS Ukraine Kyiv

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  • Added Date: Friday, 01 November 2024
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Position:ย Ukraine Analysis Hub - Senior Analystย 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 

Reportsย to: Ukraine Analysis Hub 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 

Supervision of: 3 โ€“ 5 Analysts and Data Collectorsย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Budget responsibility: N/Aย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย 

Duty Station: Kyiv, Ukraineย 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 

Travel: Occasional travelย 

Durationย & contract type:ย 100%, 12 months, NORCAP contract, dependent on funding

Starting date:ย As soon as possible

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.

About the Ukraine Analysis Hub

ACAPS Ukraine Analysis Hub (UAH) has been monitoring the conflict in Ukraine and producing timely, independent, and high-quality analytical products on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the region since March 2022. Since its inception, the UAH has delivered a comprehensive set of analytical products, including in-depth analytical reports and datasets.

The UAH also seeks to bolster analytical capacity and assessment capabilities in Ukraine, through mentoring and technical support to the broad humanitarian response, including Ukrainian civil society organizations.ย 

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

The project is composed of 20 staff members and consultants, working mainly from Poland and Ukraine.ย 

Purpose of the positionย 

The Senior Analyst supervises the planning, production, and quality of the UAHโ€™s analytical products. S/he also contributes to this production by writing and delivering analysis if necessary and supporting the development and improvement of ACAPS methodologies. The post holder leads on-the-job training for the analysts and data collectors, s/he supervises and supports the Team Leader with networking, partnerships, and fundraising efforts.ย The Senior Analyst is expected to be the preeminent contextual expert on Ukraine context within the UAH. The position reports to the Team Leader and is part of the UAHโ€™s management team along with other Senior Analysts, the Project Manager, and the Civil Society Advisor.

Role and responsibilities

Managing the production of analytical products

Manage the analytical production of the hub according to hubโ€™s strategy and objectives, including facilitating design processes, ensuring smooth production timelines and collaboration, as well as high quality and methodological accuracy of the products, and planning and executing dissemination processes to promote the hubโ€™s analysisย  Ensuring effective processes of planning, production, and timely delivery of analytical reports, including coordination of resourcesย (analysts, ACAPS and external experts, editors etc.)ย and collaboration between different parts of the team As Product Manager, providing regular coaching and feedback to the Product Lead and other support analysts on content, structure, methodology, and quality of the analysis Ensuring efficient collaboration with other ACAPS teams, including content and language editors, data services, and communicationsย 

Secondary data analysis

Reading and reviewing assessments, reports, and information products on Ukraine to understand the information landscape and current gaps Contributing to the maintenance and updating of the UAHโ€™s information management systemsย  Supporting the overall information needs of the humanitarian response in Ukraine through the compilation, synthesis, and analysis of relevant qualitative and quantitative information Contributing to the creation of tools to facilitate the ongoing analysis and sharing of data and information that support evidence-based decision making as needed

Partnerships and Networking

In collaboration with the Team Leader, Civil Society Advisor, and other analysts on the team, developing and maintaining a network of key interlocutors for information gathering (including sector and agency level) Representing ACAPS at key cluster and working group meetings to provide input and promote ACAPS productsย  Responding to ad hoc analytical requests from external partners Liaising and coordinating joint analysis with key humanitarian stakeholders in Ukraine Providing technical analytical support to local and international humanitarian actors, for instance on scenario building exercises or analysis methodologies Supporting the Team Leader in fundraising efforts and donor engagement for the Ukraine Analysis Hub, e.g. input to concept notes and presentations to donors and other key stakeholders

Management

Providing line management to Analysts and Data Collectors Supporting the professional development of Analysts and Data Collectors under line management responsibility through regular check-ins, the creation of an annual work and development plan, as well as ongoing coaching and mentoring Facilitating internal capacity building activities on analysis-related skills as needed As a member of the UAHโ€™s management team, contributing to the development of the hubโ€™s strategy and positioning within the Ukraine humanitarian responseย 

Any other tasks as requested by the Team Leader.

Competencies

Required professional competencies

Relevant Masterโ€™s degree preferably in international relations, political science, peace and conflict studies, humanitarian action, international development, or other related social science. At least 5 years of professional experience in the humanitarian sector, including a minimum 2 years in research, analysis, advocacy, risk management, or other relevant experience Demonstrated advanced analytical skills and written clarity, including ability to understand complex concepts and problems and synthetize information Deep understanding of conflict analysis methodologies, conflict sensitivity, and the Do No Harm frameworkย  Demonstrated problem solving skills and results oriented approach. Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems Ability to assess data reliability and identify bias. Ability and confidence to make judgment calls when interpreting ambiguous data Demonstrated experience in designing and conducting analysis in humanitarian contexts Training and proven understanding/application of quantitative and qualitative research and analysis methods (mixed and multi) Proven experience working with various types of humanitarian stakeholders (donors, UN agencies, INGOs, civil society organizations) Demonstrated ability to take initiative, manage own use of time and self-motivate Outstanding written and oral communication skills in English Proven cooperation and inter-personal skills, including proven capacity to work very efficiently in a team Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excelย 

Desired skills, knowledge, and experience

Excellent knowledge of the Russia-Ukraine conflict Large professional humanitarian network in Ukraine Management experienceย  Ukrainian and/or Russian language skills Familiarity with data analysis, statistics, and data processing software Good understanding of data visualization and geographic information systems (GIS) Prior experience designing and leading key informant interviews and/or focus group discussions

Behavioural 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 Networking skills and proven ability to form successful partnerships. Communicating with impact and respectย Active listening and collaborationย  Adapting and responding to change: Flexible, able to adapt to changes in context Leading supervising, deciding and initiating actionย  Adhering to principles and valuesย 

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