IMPACT Initiatives

Senior Research Manager, Syria

IMPACT Initiatives

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Location Type: Office

Location: Damascus • Syria

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Salary

💰 CHF 3,660 - CHF 3,720 per month

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Oversee the development and strategy of the Humanitarian/Nexus Research Unit;
  • Direct management of international and national team members, including recruitment and staff career management;
  • Ensure all assessments and analysis are planned and implemented in a structured and coherent manner, in line with relevant project and strategic objectives;
  • Oversee all research cycles, including reviewing ToRs, methodology notes, tools, products and dissemination strategies;
  • Ensure the writing and production of timely, accurate and analytically rigorous reports, assessments, and factsheets;
  • Contribute to managing grants in the unit, including initial discussions with donors, conceptualization of new projects, drafting proposals, regular reporting, and M&E;
  • Represent IMPACT and REACH with donors, partners, and the wider humanitarian / development community in Syria;
  • Develop the research unit’s strategy, engagement and involvement with various technical and coordination forums.

Requirements

  • 4-5 years of relevant working experience in a humanitarian setting, such as program management, evaluation and assessments;
  • Excellent quantitative and qualitative research design, data collection, and data analysis experience required;
  • Good understanding of the aid system and the research community.
  • Demonstrated team management skills, including remote management;
  • Prior experience with humanitarian and nexus research preferred;
  • Past experience in Syria is desirable;
  • Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting and reviewing;
  • Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility and work independently;
  • Excellent academic qualifications, including a master’s degree in a relevant discipline preferred;
  • Proven knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Familiarity with R, SPSS and/or STATA or other statistical analysis software an asset.
  • Fluency in English required, competency in Arabic is an asset.
Benefits
  • Accommodation and food provided in the guesthouse.
  • Enrolment in Swiss private pension fund (Swisslife – approx. 9.975% of staff gross salary).
  • Health insurance.
  • Life insurance and repatriation assistance.
  • Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered.
  • In-country travel costs and professional expenses are fully covered.
  • R&R every 3 months (flight ticket up to 500$ + 200$ of living allowance).
  • Contribution to the luggage transportation: between 20 and 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract (+ luggage and personal property insurance).
  • Annual leave of 36 days per year.
  • Public holidays of the country of assignment.
  • Family/compassionate leave when applicable.
  • Pre-departure induction - 3 days at IMPACT Initiatives’s HQ in Geneva + one week pre-departure training in ACTED HQ in Paris, including a 4-days in situ security training.
  • IMPACT prioritizes the psychological safety of its staff and the health insurance provided covers, among others, up to 1000 € per year of psychosocial counselling fees.
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Hard Skills & Tools
quantitative research designqualitative research designdata collectiondata analysishumanitarian researchnexus researchgrant managementproposal draftingmonitoring and evaluationreport writing
Soft Skills
team managementremote managementcommunication skillsdrafting skillsflexibilityindependencecross-cultural communication
Certifications
master's degree