Data Analyst – Ukrainian nationals only

ACAPS is looking for an innovative Data Analyst to join its Ukraine Analysis Hub. The position can be filled at any NRC Office in Ukraine (Dnipro, Lviv, Ternopil, Kyviv or other).

Ukraine Analysis Hub

ACAPS is establishing a Ukraine Analysis Hub to provide impartial, independent, timely, and high-quality analytical products, which strengthen the evidence base for decision making and response programming among humanitarian stakeholders related to the crisis in Ukraine. To achieve this, ACAPS will put together a team of one Team Leader, two Senior Analysts, two Data Analysts, five Research Analysts, and three Data Collectors, with support from Expert Analysis Advisors and others within the organisation.

The Ukraine Analysis Hub will: Provide independent, high-quality analysis of the humanitarian crisis and response in Ukraine through building a platform connecting data and analysis of both local and international sources, in order to achieve a more nuanced, in-depth understanding of the humanitarian situation

Overview of the role

The Data Analyst will strengthen the quantitative analysis capacities of the Ukraine Analysis Hub through conducting regular data analysis and ensuring the quantitative data is analysed, processed, and communicated in a structured and efficient manner. The successful candidate will turn data into information, information into insight and insight into decisions. The Data Analyst will work alongside the rest of the Ukraine Analysis Hub team in to improve current analytical processes, ensuring that analysis is methodologically appropriate and robust.

Qualifications and experience

• Education to postgraduate level in social sciences, information management, statistics, data science, or other relevant subject. Other degrees with relevant experience may be considered.
• At least 3 years of relevant working experience in data analysis, information management, or similar
• Experience working in NGO or humanitarian sector is an asset

Professional competencies

• Expertise in data analysis, data manipulation, data management, and data visualisation.
• Training and proven understanding/application of quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Sound knowledge of Python or R, or other similar software. Familiarity with database query languages such as SQL is an asset.
• Sound knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analysing data.
• Sound knowledge and experience of data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, etc.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Adept at report writing and presenting findings in a clear and meaningful way.
• Understanding of or interest in the humanitarian sector and emergency response context.
• Fluent written and oral communication skills in English. Working knowledge of Ukrainian and/or Russian is beneficial
• Cartographic skills, including use of GIS software and graphic packages such as Adobe suite is an asset

Generic competencies

• Proposes innovative ideas and new solutions to challenges.
• 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.
• Proven ability to work strategically to set goals and flexibility and creativity in realizing them. Outstanding coordination, communication, and inter-personal skills, including capacity to persuade and influence others, convey information effectively, as well as adjust actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and written clarity, including ability to understand complex concepts and problems and synthesize information.

We offer:

• Type of contract: till the end of 2022, contingent upon availability
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC salary scale, terms and conditions.
• Duty station: Kyiv

About ACAPS

ACAPS 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:

• Independent analysis to support evidence-based decision making for humanitarian operations
• Deployment of experts to support assessments and analysis in crisis
• 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