Research Lead – Senegal
IMPACT Initiatives
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Location Type: Office
Location: Dakar • 🇸🇳 Senegal
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💰 CHF 3,060 - CHF 3,120 per month
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Finalize and validate the GRANIT analytical framework
- Coordinate formal validation of the framework with IMPACT’s Research Department at headquarters and oversee its iterative testing across the different GRANIT analysis cycles
- Identify and address methodological gaps, ensuring the framework’s adaptability to changes in data availability and analytical needs
- Lead the practical application of the analytical framework during new GRANIT analysis cycles by organizing and facilitating structured intersectoral analysis sessions with the GRANIT partner group
- Provide technical leadership under IMPACT’s mandate, in coordination with OCHA and IOM, to support collective analysis, harmonize findings and build consensus on risks, needs and response implications
- Supervise the revision of GRANIT’s two main information products to reflect the shift from descriptive and sectoral outputs to integrated, interpretive and intersectoral analyses
- Serve as the primary programmatic focal point for the AFD-funded GRANIT project, maintaining regular technical and analytical dialogue with the donor
- Identify opportunities to scale up or sustain GRANIT through additional funding sources and complementary partnerships
- Provide direct line management and technical supervision to one GRANIT analyst, including work planning, quality assurance and performance support
Requirements
- Strong academic qualifications, including a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline
- At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in humanitarian, development or related contexts
- Experience with external engagement (donors, partners and other key stakeholders) required
- Good knowledge of the humanitarian coordination system required
- Understanding of assessment processes required
- Excellent communication and writing skills, with the ability to produce high-quality reports
- Excellent analytical and research skills required
- Ability to work independently required
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and manage competing deadlines required
- Solution-oriented approach, flexibility and open-mindedness, including the ability to operate in a multicultural environment
- Good knowledge of the AOC context — prior experience in the region is desirable
- Fluency in French required; proficiency in English is an asset
- Excellent command of Microsoft Office tools required
- Intellectual curiosity, motivation to contribute to humanitarian sector improvement and ability to adopt a strategic overview
Benefits
- Guesthouse accommodation
- Affiliation to a Swiss private pension fund (Swisslife – approx. 9.975% of gross salary), health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance
- Round-trip flights every 6 months and visa fees covered (domestic travel and business expenses are fully covered)
- Luggage allowance: between 20 and 100 kg depending on contract duration (+ baggage and personal effects insurance)
- 36 days of annual leave per year
- Public holidays of the country of assignment
- Family/compassionate leave where applicable
- Pre-departure induction: 3 days at IMPACT Initiatives headquarters in Geneva + one week of pre-departure training at ACTED headquarters in Paris, including a 4-day in-country security training
- The proposed health insurance includes coverage of up to €1,000 per year for psychosocial support services
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
analytical frameworkmethodological gapsintersectoral analysistechnical leadershipquality assuranceperformance supportassessment processesreport writinganalytical skillsfunding sources
Soft skills
communication skillswriting skillsindependent workability to work under pressuretime managementsolution-oriented approachflexibilityopen-mindednessintellectual curiositymotivation
Certifications
Master’s degree