🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ IMPACT Initiatives – 5 Positions

IMPACT Initiatives is a humanitarian NGO, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organisation manages several initiatives, including the REACH Initiative. The IMPACT team comprises specialists in data collection, management and analysis and GIS. IMPACT was launched at the initiative of ACTED, an international NGO whose headquarter is based in Paris and is present in thirty countries. The two organizations have a strong complementarity formalized in a global partnership, enabling IMPACT to benefit from ACTED’s operational support on its fields of intervention.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Data Specialist
2.) Senior Data Officer
3.) Research Manager
4.) Senior Assessment Officer
5.) Country Coordinator

Job Title: Data Specialist

Reference: 23|NGA|DS01
Location: Nigeria
Contract duration: 12 months
Department: PANDA
Starting Date: ASAP

Job Description

• Under the line management of the IMPACT Country Coordinator or his/her delegates in Nigeria, the Data Specialist ensures the validity and strengthens the quality and efficiency of all IMPACT research cycles in Nigeria, in accordance with IMPACT’s standards, partner expectations, and IMPACT’s ethos of facilitating an evidence-based response.
• In coordination with the Country Senior Management Team, the Data Specialist will provide technical inputs at all stages of relevant research cycles, including for secondary data reviews, assessment conceptualization, research design, data cleaning, data analysis, production of information products (inclusive of maps and factsheets), and dissemination of information products, etc.
• S/he will be involved in partner coordination, donor reporting, presentations, and will be required to provide input to the strategic development of IMPACT in Nigeria.
• The Data Specialist will also be responsible for developing and implementing a continuous capacity building program for national and international team members, and (when relevant) for providing trainings to partners.

Requirements

• Academic Excellent academic qualifications, preferably including a Master's Degree in relevant discipline;
• Research skills Excellent research and analytical skills required, including a sound understanding of sampling frameworks and their application, an ability to analyse large data sets, as well as conduct temporal or spatial trend analysis. Demonstrable experience of data science. Excellent data analysis skills.
• Software skills Advanced knowledge of R, STATA, Python or equivalent statistical software. Proven knowledge of Microsoft office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Knowledge of ArcGIS an advantage.
• Familiarity aid system Familiarity with the aid system and with the research community.
• Training skills Ability to conduct trainings and mentor IMPACT teams and partners on assessment skills.
• Communication/reporting skills Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting.
• Multi-tasking skills Ability to multitask with tight deadlines, on numerous research cycles.
• Level of independence Strong existing ability to work independently in support of colleagues and partners.
• Cross-cultural work environment Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility.
• Experience in geographical region Past experience in Sub-Saharan Africa is desirable.
• Language skills Fluency in English required, competency in French an asset.

Compensation and Benefits

• For this position, salary between 2,940 CHF and 3,120 CHF monthly (before income tax), etc as well as a monthly living allowance of 300 USD NB – IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education of staff. A location-dependent security and/or isolation adjustment is then applied as a recognition that some staff are required to work in difficult places where living and working conditions are much more difficult than elsewhere.
• 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).
• 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.
• Predeparture 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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Senior Data Officer

Reference: 23 / NGA / SDO01
Location: Dakar, Senegal (with regular travels to Abuja, Nigeria)
Employment Type: Contract
Contract duration: 12 months
Starting Date: ASAP

Job Description

• Under the line management of the IMPACT Country Coordinator or his/her delegates in Nigeria, the Senior Data Officer ensures the validity and strengthens the quality and efficiency of all IMPACT research cycles in Nigeria, in accordance with IMPACT’s standards, partner expectations, and IMPACT’s ethos of facilitating an evidence-based response.
• In coordination with the Country Senior Management Team, the Senior Data Officer will provide technical inputs at all stages of relevant research cycles, including for secondary data reviews, assessment conceptualization, research design, data cleaning, data analysis, production of information products (inclusive of maps and factsheets), and dissemination of information products, etc.
• S/he will be involved in partner coordination, donor reporting, presentations, and will be required to provide input to the strategic development of IMPACT in Nigeria.
• The Senior Data Officer will also be responsible for developing and implementing a continuous capacity building program for national and international team members, and (when relevant) for providing trainings to partners.

Requirements

• Academic Excellent academic qualifications, preferably including a Master degree in relevant discipline;
• Research skills Advanced experience of data science. Excellent data analysis skills.
• Software skills Advanced knowledge of R, STATA, Python or equivalent statistical software.
• Proven knowledge of Microsoft office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Knowledge of ArcGIS an advantage.
• Familiarity aid system Familiarity with the aid system and with the research community.
• Training skills Ability to conduct trainings and mentor IMPACT teams and partners on assessment skills.
• Communication/reporting skills Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting.
• Multi-tasking skills Ability to multitask with tight deadlines, on numerous research cycles.
• Level of independence Strong existing ability to work independently in support of colleagues and partners.
• Cross-cultural work environment Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility.
• Experience in geographical region Past experience in Sub-Saharan Africa is desirable.
• Language skills Fluency in English required, competency in French an asset.

Conditions

• For this position, salary between 2’460 CHF and 2’520 CHF monthly (before income tax), etc as well as a monthly living allowance of 300 USD NB - IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education of staff.
• A location-dependent security and/or isolation adjustment is then applied as a recognition that some staff are required to work in difficult places where living and working conditions are much more difficult than elsewhere.
• 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).
• 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.
• Predeparture 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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Submit your application using the form above. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• In case you encounter challenges using the application form, please contact us via jobs@impact-initiatives.org .

Job Title: Research Manager

Reference: 23 / NGA / SAO01
Location: Abuja (with occasional stays in Dakar, Senegal)
Employment Type: Contract
Contract duration: 12 months
Starting Date: ASAP

Project Profile

• The position is recruited for the Third Party Monitoring (TPM) Project covering FCDOs Humanitarian and Resilience Programme (HARP) Facility. For this programme, IMPACT has entered inta consortium with CLEAR Global and FACT Foundation.
• While in Nigeria, staff shall be hosted by CLEAR Global and for his or her mission, the Research Manager will fall under the direct responsibility and management of CLEAR Global’s Country Director and his or her delegates for all Administrative, Security, Logistics and Finance issues. S/he will therefore fully abide by CLEAR Global’s Security, HR,
• Administration, and Logistics rules and regulations, and in coordination with CLEAR Global, ensure that all IMPACT staff abide by them.

Functions

• Under the management of the Country Coordinator, the Research Manager oversees the research activities and staff within the purview of the FCDO-funded Third Party Monitoring (TPM) Project.
• The Research Manager shall oversee and execute all research activities within the above-mentioned Project, meeting quarterly deliverables in a timely fashion while ensuring that the quality of research remains high.
• S/he will moreover liaise extensively with counterparts from Clear Global and Fact Foundation whare IMPACT’s partners in the Consortium for the Project, while supporting the Country Coordinator in stakeholder engagement with FCDO’s Implementing Partners.

Responsibilities
The Research Manager responsibilities include the following:

Strategy Development & Implementation:

• With specific attention tthe FCDO-funded TPM Project’s, and while supervised by the CC, the RM is tensure that IMPACT has an up tdate understanding of the country’s socio-economic situation, the impact of a crisis and the aid/humanitarian situation, as well as the humanitarian planning, coordination, response mechanism developments, and key humanitarian stakeholders.
• For the TPM Project, develop and oversee the implementation of the project’s strategy.
• Specifically, during the inception period, in conjunction with the CC, set out the project’s overall strategy, develop concomitant workplans for each staff member, and put in place the requisite structures for the staff members such that each individual has clarity as thow twork towards the common goal of completing deliverables in a timely manner and at a high standard, and ultimately supplying impact tFCDand Implementing Partners at the outcome level.

Research Planning:

• For the TPM Project, ensure that all the research is planned in line with the relevant project and programme objectives, as well as the Project and Country Strategy.
• Ensure that all research complies with IMPACT’s HQ Research Department guidelines and standards.
• Ensure that al necessary Secondary Data Reviews are conducted and integrated intthe research.
• Ensure that research ToRs are validated by HQ prior tthe commencement of data collection.
• Ensure that research ToRs are understood by the team and updated accordingly.
• Keep track of progress and delays of all assigned assessments throughout the research cycle.
• Liaise with FACT Foundation, tinclude their twassessment and data staff in the research.
• Where necessary, proactively support the team by conducting research (research design.
• ToRs, tool building, data management, data analysis, product drafting).
• While supported by the CC, conduct dissemination and stakeholder meetings with FCDand Implementing Partners.

Research Implementation:

• Liaise with FACT Foundation, tensure that the data is collected in the fashion and format that allows IMPACT tclean and analyse the data.
• Ensure that all collected data is stored in line with IMPACT’s Data Management Guidelines, as well as with the data management plan Annex in the Research ToR.
• Ensure that data is revised and cleaned, with all revisions recorded as per IMPACT data management guidelines.
• Oversee all the analyses of the collected data, as stipulated in the Research ToRs.
• Ensure that data and its analysis dnot contain personal information and are validated by IMPACT HQ, before sharing texternal parties.
• Supervise and where necessary support the team with the analysis and drafting of the information products.
• Review all products before they are sent tthe CC or IMPACT HQ for validation.
• Ensure that all written products are validated by IMPACT HQ before release tFCDand Implementing Partners.

Team Management and Leadership:

• Ensure that all staff members understand and are able tperform their roles and responsibilities, as well as their reporting and validation duties tHQ.
• Ensure that all staff members have clear and regularly updated ToRs, Workplans, and Key performance Indicators (KPIs) against which their performance will be appraised.
• Promote team building, productivity, and staff welfare.
• Mentor and support the team tbuild capacities, improve efficiency and performance.
• Promote the growth and development of staff within the organisation, actively linking with HQ to provide feedback and support retention and internal mobility. Identify capacity building opportunities for growth, proactively provide high-performing staff with opportunities tsurge (a short-term deployment tanother mission) and develop pathways for junior staff tgrow and move into management or specialist positions.
• Ensure communication and linkages with HQ are made immediately in case of the occurrence of an HR-related problem.

Internal Coordination And Communication:

• Facilitate clear and seamless communication within the IMPACT TPM team across Senegal and Nigeria, as well as the FACT Foundation and Clear Global teams in Nigeria.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess Master's Degrees in a relevant discipline (International Relations, Political Sciences, Social Research, Economics, Development Studies, or similar) with 3+ years relevant work experience.

Conditions

• For this position, salary between 2’940 CHF and 3’120 CHF monthly (before income tax), etc as well as a monthly living allowance of 300 USD NB - IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education of staff.
• A location-dependent security and/or isolation adjustment is then applied as a recognition that some staff are required to work in difficult places where living and working conditions are much more difficult than elsewhere.
• 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).
• 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.
• Predeparture 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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Submit your application using the form above. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• In case you encounter challenges using the application form, please contact us via jobs@impact-initiatives.org .

Job Title: Senior Assessment Officer

Reference: 23 / NGA / SAO01
Location: Abuja (with occasional stays in Dakar, Senegal)
Employment Type: Contract
Contract duration: 12 months
Starting Date: ASAP

Background on IMPACT and PANDA

• IMPACT Initiatives is a humanitarian NGO, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organisation manages several initiatives, including the PANDA Initiative.
• The IMPACT team comprises specialists in data collection, management and analysis and GIS. IMPACT operates through three Initiatives: REACH, PANDA, and AGORA. This recruitment opportunity pertains to the PANDA Initiative.
• REACH was born in 2010 as a joint initiative of two International NGOs (IMPACT Initiatives and ACTED) and the United Nations Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT).
• REACH’s purpose is to promote and facilitate the development of information products that enhance the humanitarian community’s decision making and planning capacity for emergency, reconstruction and development contexts.
• REACH facilitates information management for aid actors through three complementary services: (a) need and situation assessments facilitated by REACH teams; (b) situation analysis using satellite imagery; (c) provision of related database and (web)-mapping facilities and expertise.
• PANDA is IMPACT’s lever on humanitarian aid responses which focusing on improving outcomes for beneficiaries through direct engagement with partners and their activities. Where REACH works through soft power and partnerships to affect systemic change, PANDA is direct action that allows us to ensure that system and its participants are trustworthy and delivering the most effective, efficient and equitable response possible.
• PANDA is praxis - it is how IMPACT manifests our vision of acting as a catalyst of change within the aid community to work through focused or multidimensional analysis of projects, programmes and policies to identify their results, strengths and weaknesses, and how they can be improved, then proposes or implements a concrete plan for improvement.

Project Profile

• The position is recruited for the Third Party Monitoring (TPM) Project covering FCDOs Humanitarian and Resilience Programme (HARP) Facility. For this programme, IMPACT has entered into a consortium with CLEAR Global and FACT Foundation.
• While in Nigeria, staff shall be hosted by CLEAR Global and for his or her mission, the Research Manager will fall under the direct responsibility and management of CLEAR Global’s Country Director and his or her delegates for all Administrative, Security, Logistics and Finance issues. S/he will therefore fully abide by CLEAR Global’s Security, HR, Administration, and Logistics rules and regulations, and in coordination with CLEAR Global, ensure that all IMPACT staff abide by them.

Functions

• Under the line management of the IMPACT Research Manager in Nigeria, the Senior Assessment Officer is directly responsible for the implementation of the research for the TPM Project. These incudes but are not limited to the preparation, data collection, data analysis, drafting, and dissemination of the research that falls under the purview of the TPM Project.

Responsibilities
The the Senior Assessment Officer is responsible for the following:

Research Planning and Implimentation:

• Prepare Terms of References for research cycles related to the TPM Project and ensure its validation by HQ before the commencement of data collection.
• Prepare and keep up-to-date Secondary Data Reviews related to the TPM Project.
• For the research cycles, develop the research design, create data analysis plans, in conjunction with the data team, build tools (questionnaires), participate in data cleaning, and following validation of data by the data team, conduct data analyses and produce the relevant information products.
• Support the RM with stakeholder engagement both as part of the research design and as part of the dissemination.
• Liaise closely with the FACT Foundation team and integrate the work of their assessment and data/GIS officers into the consortium’s research workstreams.
• Ensure that the line manager and IMPACT HQ research department are alerted to any issues that prevents full implementation of the methodology agreed in the approved ToRs.
• Ensure that all changes to the methodology are documented throughout implementation, and that any change is formally validated by IMPACT HQ.
• Ensure that data and its analysis are validated by IMPACT HQ before product drafting stage.
• Ensure that data and its analysis do not contain personal information and are validated by IMPACT HQ before sharing to external parties.

Drafting Of Research Products:

• Ensure the drafting of timely and accurate outputs that consolidate the analyses from each research cycle into relevant products such as factsheets, reports, briefs, presentations, etc which comply with IMPACT’s guidelines and quality standards.
• Ensure that products accurately reflect the information collected and that information is conveyed in a way that maximizes their impact in line with their intended use.
• Liaise with GIS colleagues to ensure effective spatial representation of research findings in maps or dashboards.
• Follow the designated timeline of reports to be submitted to project partners and donors.
• Ensure that delays or identified challenges for specific assessments are reported in writing and orally in a timely fashion.
• Ensure that all written products are validated by IMPACT HQ prior to release to donors and Implementing Partners.

External Engagement:

• Where warranted, support the RM and CC with stakeholder engagement, presentations, and workshops.
• Where warranted, and after validation by the RM or CC, represent IMPACT in relevant meetings and working groups.
• Where warranted, and after validation by the RM or CC, present research findings to FCDO and Implementing Partners.
• Ensure that all partner engagement and all external relations are clearly documented and communicated with the line manager and relevant colleagues.
• More generally, contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably through the application of IMPACT’s mandate, ethics, values and standpoint with regard to other actors.

Team Management and Capacity Building:

• Where necessary, provide line management to international and national assessment staff.
• For staff under his or her responsibility, and in close consultation with the RM and CC, conduct appraisals, provide regular feedback, and participate in career management.
• In coordination with the RM and CC, contribute to conduct induction for new staff members, including training in basic technical competences for research design, implementation, and analysis.

Internal Coordination:

• Actively participate in regular team meetings.
• Ensure regular coordination and exchange with relevant colleagues.
• Engage in the development and implementation of IMPACT’s strategy for Nigeria.
• The Senior Assessment Officer will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes, ensuring full compliance with IMPACT’s data protection policy and SOPs.
• He/she will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of any information and data belonging to IMPACT and its partners or collected during his/her assignment with IMPACT.

Requirements

• Academic Excellent academic qualifications, preferably including a master’s degree in relevant discipline;
• Research skills master’s and proven experience with complex research methods. Excellent analytical skills
• Software skills Proven knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Advanced skills in R, SPSS and/or STATA or other statistical analysis software are an advantage, Experience with InDesign an asset.
• Familiarity aid system Familiarity with the aid system is required.
• Years of work experience Between 2 - 3 years of relevant working experience.
• Experience in sectors Experience working with TPM an asset.
• Communication/reporting skills Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting.
• Multi-tasking skills Ability to multitask with tight deadlines, on numerous research cycles.
• Level of independence Proven ability to work independently.
• Cross-cultural work environment Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility.
• Experience in geographical region Past experience in the region is desirable.
• Language skills Fluency in English required, competency in French an asset.

Conditions

• For this position, salary between 2’580 CHF and 2’640 CHF monthly (before income tax), etc as well as a monthly living allowance of 300 USD NB - IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education of staff.
• A location-dependent security and/or isolation adjustment is then applied as a recognition that some staff are required to work in difficult places where living and working conditions are much more difficult than elsewhere.
• 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).
• 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.
• Predeparture 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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Submit your application using the form above. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• In case you encounter challenges using the application form, please contact us via jobs@impact-initiatives.org .

Job Title: Country Coordinator

Reference: 23 / NGA / CC01
Location: Abuja (with occasional stays in Dakar, Senegal)
Employment Type: Contract
Contract duration: 12 months
Starting Date: ASAP

Background on IMPACT and PANDA

• IMPACT Initiatives is a humanitarian NGO, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organisation manages several initiatives, including the PANDA Initiative.
• The IMPACT team comprises specialists in data collection, management and analysis and GIS. IMPACT operates through three Initiatives: REACH, PANDA, and AGORA. This recruitment opportunity pertains to the PANDA Initiative.
• REACH was born in 2010 as a joint initiative of two International NGOs (IMPACT Initiatives and ACTED) and the United Nations Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT).
• REACH’s purpose is to promote and facilitate the development of information products that enhance the humanitarian community’s decision making and planning capacity for emergency, reconstruction and development contexts.
• REACH facilitates information management for aid actors through three complementary services: (a) need and situation assessments facilitated by REACH teams; (b) situation analysis using satellite imagery; (c) provision of related database and (web)-mapping facilities and expertise.
• PANDA is IMPACT’s lever on humanitarian aid responses which focusing on improving outcomes for beneficiaries through direct engagement with partners and their activities. Where REACH works through soft power and partnerships to affect systemic change, PANDA is direct action that allows us to ensure that system and its participants are trustworthy and delivering the most effective, efficient and equitable response possible.
• PANDA is praxis - it is how IMPACT manifests our vision of acting as a catalyst of change within the aid community to work through focused or multidimensional analysis of projects, programmes and policies to identify their results, strengths and weaknesses, and how they can be improved, then proposes or implements a concrete plan for improvement.

Country Profile

• Nigeria is confronted by multiple security challenges. The Insurgency of The Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād (JAS) - more popularly known as Boko Haram - has entered
• its twelfth year and has spawned a humanitarian crisis rendering sections of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe state inaccessible, limiting affected population`s access to basic infrastructure and services, and displacing millions. In the
• Norhtwest, banditry has emerged as a key challenge, becoming more sanguinary with every year.
• The high levels of crime and increased use of violence and kidnappings have led parents and authorities to pull millions of students out of school.
• The spotlight remains on the Northeast yet needs - both humanitarian and developmental - are rising in the Northwest, long-running discontent and militancy prevails in the Niger Delta, discontent is increasing between herders and farming communities spreading from the central belt southwards, and separatist Biafra agitations in the Igbo Southeast simmer on.
• Against this backdrop, IMPACT Initiatives has developed a wide range of research cycles to provide an evidence-base for the humanitarian community. Historically, IMPACT Initiatives has been present in both the Northeast and Northwest of Nigeria.
• Thematically, across 2021 - 2023 IMPACT Initiatives fielded Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessments (MSNAs), Hard to Reach (H2R) assessments, Area Based Assessments (ABA), Rapid Overviews of Areas of Return (ROAR), Thematic Assessments (TA), Rapid Assessments (RA), and WASH Infrastructure Mapping, while also playing a key role in Famine Monitoring, Nutrition and Food Security Surveillance, and the Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI).

Project Profile

• The position is recruited for the Third Party Monitoring (TPM) Project covering FCDOs Humanitarian and Resilience Programme (HARP) Facility. For this programme, IMPACT has entered into a consortium with CLEAR Global and FACT Foundation.
• While in Nigeria, staff shall be hosted by CLEAR Global and for his or her mission, the Research Manager will fall under the direct responsibility and management of CLEAR Global’s Country Director and his or her delegates for all Administrative, Security, Logistics and Finance issues. S/he will therefore fully abide by CLEAR Global’s Security, HR, Administration, and Logistics rules and regulations, and in coordination with CLEAR Global, ensure that all IMPACT staff abide by them.

Functions

• Under the management of IMPACT’s regional coordinator in Geneva, the CC is responsible for representing IMPACT and managing and developing IMPACT’s programs in Nigeria. At present IMPACT programmes comprise an FCDO-funded TPM project, where IMPACT serves in a Consortium with CLEAR Global and FACT Foundation.
• The CC will serve as the Consortium Assessment Manager, devoting 50% of his or her time to the management of the project, while devoting 50% on stakeholder engagement and fundraising within the wider response.
• The CC is furthermore in regular contact with HQ, ensuring that organizational risks are promptly and clearly communicated to the ED, the Director of Country Programs and Operations, and other relevant HQ Senior Management.
• She/he will promote organizational vision and core values across the mission and will actively link with HQ to contribute to the implementation of IMPACT’s global strategies.

Responsibilities
The CC responsibilities include the following:

Strategy Development & Implementation:

• Ensure IMPACT has an up-to-date understanding of the country’s socio-economic situation, the impact of the crisis, as well as the aid/humanitarian coordination mechanisms. Operationalise this understanding through (i) an up-to-date research gaps analysis, (ii) and up-to-date IMPACT Portfolio Strategy, and (iii) an up-to-date Country Strategy.
• For IMPACT writ large, develop and oversee the implementation of this Country Strategy for the mission, and take a lead role in identifying strategic opportunities for strengthening IMPACT’s work in the country, including identify funding opportunities to strengthen the research portfolio.
• Liaise with partner organisations and stakeholders in Nigeria to identify host organisations and operationalise IMPACT’s research.
• For the TPM Project, set out the overarching strategy for the project, oversee the actualisation of the project, and ensure impact at the outcome level.

Fundraising:

• In close coordination with IMPACT HQ, approach donors to identify funding to support IMPACT’s programmes (including, as relevant, REACH, PANDA, and AGORA).
• Once donor funding has been identified for IMPACT programmes, oversee project proposal conceptualisation (problem statement, logframe) within the framework of the Nigeria Country Strategy, ferry proposals through HQ Grant Management Unit for validation, and submit them to the donors.
• Once donor funding has been identified for IMPACT programmes, oversee budget design and development, ferry budgets through the HQ Finance department for validation, and submit them to the donors.
• Negotiate proposals and/or contracts with donors, in close coordination with IMPACT HQ.
• Once funding has been secured, oversee the recruitment of new staff, and integrate them into the IMPACT team.

Programme Planning and Implementation:

• For the TPM Project, supervise the programme implementation, ensure deliverables are met, and oversee or lead the stakeholder engagement with FCDO and Implementing Partners for the dissemination and learning portion of each research component.
• For the TPM Project, liaise closely with Consortium Members Clear Global and FACT to ensure that the consortium is delivering as expected, and communication with FCDO and Implementing Partners is timely and clear.
• Ensure that all programs are conducted in coordination with and, when relevant, undergo the validation by IMPACT HQ; For all research, review TORs, data and draft deliverables, supporting assessment, data and GIS teams to ensure they meet expected standards before being sent to IMPACT HQ for validation; Ensure the quality and accuracy of technical information provided as well as the confidentiality and protection of collected information.
• For IMPACT writ large, supervise all programming, ensure donor requirements are met, deliverables are completed in a timely fashion, and ambition to engender impact at the outcome level.
• Keep track of progress and delays of all program implementation. Ensure that delays or identified problems for specific programs are reported to HQ in writing and orally in a timely manner.

Knowledge Sharing and Learning Processes:

• Keep track of progress and delays of all program implementation. Ensure that delays or identified problems for specific programs are reported to HQ in writing and orally in a timely manner.
• Ensure learning by the country team from relevant best practice internally and externally both nationally and globally and make learning available for other programs; organize a program review workshop and document lessons learnt at the end of each program.
• Ensure, via efficient line management, that due attention is given to staff career development and progression.

Project Cycle Management:

• Grant and Project Management:
  • For the TPM Project, supply Clear Global with all the documentation that they would require for the narrative and financial reporting to FCDO.
  • While Clear Global leads on grant management for the TPM Project, for prospective alternative IMPACT programming, organize project kick-offs, review/updates, and end of Project meetings. Likewise, monitor output and cash burn rates to meet narrative and financial reporting requirements in a timely manner in close coordination with HQ Grants Management and HQ Finance departments.
• Financial Management:
  • Anticipate financial risks and gaps in funding.
  • In collaboration with HQ Finance, control project budgets to avoid under/overspending.
  • Perform forecasting and ensure timely and accurate finance reporting to HQ Finance, including monthly submission to HQ of updated Budget Follow Up tables (BFUs) for all programmes, as well as staff allocation tables.
• Assets and IT Management:
  • Oversee the organisation of all data back-ups in Nigeria, including the implementation and maintenance of country server for internal information and documentation and the HQ server for data originating from the field.
  • Ensure and regularly monitor use of server by all team members as per IMPACT guidelines.
  • Oversee the management of all assets in Nigeria.
• External Audit follow-up:
  • Support HQ Finance with the preparations for external audits.

Team Management and Leadership:

• Provide leadership across the Mission, both within the purview of the TPM Project and prospective alternative Projects.
• Transmit IMPACT’s values and vision across the mission and support managers to do the same.
• Staff Management:
  • Ensure that all staff members understand and are ale to perform their roles and responsibilities, as well as their reporting and validation duties to HQ.
  • Ensure that all staff members have clear and regularly updated ToRs, Workplans, and Key performance Indicators (KPIs) against which their performance will be appraised.
  • Promote team building, productivity, and staff welfare.
  • Mentor and support the team to build capacities, improve efficiency and performance.
  • Promote the growth and development of staff within the organisation, actively linking with HQ to provide feedback and support retention and internal mobility. Identify capacity-building opportunities for growth, proactively provide high-performing staff with opportunities to surge (a short-term deployment to another mission) and develop pathways for junior staff to grow and move into management or specialist positions.
  • Manage interpersonal conflicts (internal and external)
  • Ensure communication and linkages with HQ are made immediately in case of the occurrence of an HR-related problem.
  • Ensure new staff receive appropriate induction and training upon arrival.
  • Ensure that in-country staff receive regular training on IMPACT code of conduct and policies.
• Administration and HR Management:
  • In coordination with IMPACT HQ (and for national staff with hosting partners) proactively adapt the staffing structure to needs and funding.
  • Ensure timely and accurate HR reporting to IMPACT HQ.
  • Ensure regular performance appraisals of staff.

Internal Coordination and Communication:

• Ensure regular reporting to IMPACT HQ through the Monthly Coordination Report, as well as direct reporting to HQ grants management, finance, HR and program departments.
• Ensure that any risk to IMPACT programming, projects or staff is as soon as possible communicated to and understood by IMPACT regional coordinators and relevant HQ head of department, including, when relevant, the Executive Director.

External Engagement:

• Establish, maintain, and where possible, improve active and regular working relationships with coordination platforms (sectors, working groups, INGO Forum (NIF), ISWG, AAWG, etc).
• Promote a regular and pro-active contribution of IMPACT and its programmes in key aid decision-making forums and documents.
• Ensure that IMPACT and its programs are well understood by key aid stakeholders and that potential partnerships options have been explored when relevant.

Dissemination of Products and External Communications:

• Lead the dissemination of research/programmes products/outputs, including through in-country presentations, website articles, journal articles, IMPACT social media contents, targeted e-mails, meetings, etc in line with IMPACT Dissemination and External Communication guidelines.
• Support IMPACT HQ in global-level dissemination related to the country mission.
• Centralise all media contacts in Nigeria and ensure that all media exchange is subject to prior written validation by the HQ Director of Advocacy.

Accountability to Communities and Beneficiaries:

• The staff member is responsible for ensuring that all relations with the communities we work are conducted in a respectful and consultative manner. Due attention must be paid to ensuring that communities are adequately consulted and informed about IMPACT’s programme objectives, activities, beneficiary selection criteria, and methodologies. This is the responsibility of every IMPACT staff member.

Data Confidentiality and Data Protection:

• The IMPACT CC will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes. He/she will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of any information and data belonging to IMPACT and its partners or collected during his/her assignment with IMPACT.

Requirements

• Academic Excellent academic qualifications, including a Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline (International Relations, Political Sciences, Social Research, Economics, Development Studies, or similar)
• Management experience Previous experience in a senior management role in a INGO at field level. Proven track record in successful management of international and national teams in humanitarian contexts
• Familiarity aid system Familiarity with the aid system, and the research community.
• Communication/reporting skills Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting, including proven experience in contributing to high level presentations/briefings.
• Years of work experience At least 5 years of relevant working experience preferabl or proven progression within IMPACT.
• Research skills: Excellent research and analytical skills an asset. Experience in assessments. M&E, field research, evaluations an asset.
• Software skills: 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.
• Multi-tasking skills Ability to multitask with tight deadlines, on numerous research cycles in complex environment.
• Level of independence A self-starter with a proven ability to work independently.
• Cross-cultural work environment Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility.
• Experience in geographical region Past experience in Sub-Saharan Africa is desirable.
• Language skills Fluency in English required.
• Security environment Ability to operate in a complex and challenging security environment.

Conditions

• Salary defined by the IMPACT salary grid; educational level, expertise, hardship, security, and performance are considered for pay bonus.
• Accommodation and food provided in a 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 after 2-3 months (flight ticket up to 500$ + 200$ of living allowance) if duty station allows [to be added or removed depending on the base]
• 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.
• Predeparture 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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note

• Submit your application using the form above. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• In case you encounter challenges using the application form, please contact us via jobs@impact-initiatives.org .