Position:ย Senior Analyst,ย Sudanย Analysisย Teamย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
Reportsย to: Sudan 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 ย ย
Supervision of:ย No direct line management but supervision of analysts and consultantsย 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 ย ย ย
Duty Station: Only available in NRC Middle East Regional Office (Jordan), NRC Germany, NRC Kenya, NRC Switzerland, and NRC United Kingdom
Travel: Limited travel to Nairobiย 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: National staff contract โ ASAP thru July 2024
Eligibility: Must have the right to live and work in Jordan
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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
The Senior Analyst supervises the planning, production, and quality of the ACAPS analytical reports produced by the analysts of the project. S/he also contributes to this production by writing and delivering analysis and contribute to the development and improvement of ACAPS methodologies. The Post holder leads on-the-job training for the analysts of the project and supports the Team Leader with networking, partnerships, and fundraising efforts.ย
Role and responsibilities
Analysis management and quality assurance
Ensure 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 part of the team.Provide training and feedback to the analysts on design, content, structure and quality of the analysis.Secondary review and analysis production
Review assessments, reports and information products on the specific project/country to understand the information landscape and current gaps.Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of the project information management systems and ensure that internal and external needs for information are processed in a structured and efficient manner.Support the overall informational needs of the humanitarian response in the project through the compilation, synthesis and analysis of relevant qualitative and quantitative information.Contribute to the creation of tools to facilitate the ongoing analysis and sharing of data and information that support evidence-based decision making.Design, develop, and produce analytical reports.Methodology
Ensure high methodological standards and high quality of analysis.Support the review process and development of methodology documents and analysis products.ย Ensure mechanisms to gather and analyse feedback on the impact of produced analysis.Networking, partnerships, and fundraising
Develop and maintain a list/informal network of key interlocutors for information.ย Represent ACAPS at key cluster and working group meetings to provide input and promote ACAPS products.Support the Team Leader in liaising and coordinating joint analysis with key humanitarian stakeholders.Provide technical analytical support to local and international humanitarian actors, for instance on scenario building exercises or data analysis.Support the Team Leader in fundraising efforts and donor engagement for the continuation of the project, e.g., input to concept notes and presentations to donors.Perform other duties in the organisation as appropriate, including but not limited to
On occasion be available to review reports outside of regular working hours.ยCompetencies
Professional competencies
Relevant Masterโs degree preferably in humanitarian action, social sciences, international relations, public health, epidemiology or similar.At least 5 years of professional experience in the humanitarian sector, including minimum 2 years in research, analysis, information management, advocacy, or other relevant experience.Management experience, an assetDemonstrated analytical skills and written clarity, including ability to analyse complex concepts and synthetize information.ย Demonstratedย experience in designing and conducing analysis in humanitarian contexts.Training and proven understanding/application of quantitative and qualitative research and analysis methods (mixed and multi)Proven experience working with civil society and local partners.Fluent written and oral communication skills in Englishย Fluent written and oral communication skills in ArabicExcellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite particularly Excel. ยHighly desired skills, knowledge, and experience
Excellent knowledge of Sudan politics, economics and historyLarge professional networks in SudanAbility to facilitate joint analysisFamiliarity 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 Networking skills and proven ability to form successful partnerships.Communicating with impact and respectย Active listeningย Adapting and responding to change: Flexible, including willingness to work overtime.