IMPACT Initiatives
Background on IMPACT and REACH
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.
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 currently looking for an Assessment Specialist to support our team at HQ.
Department:REACH
Position: Global Nutrition Assessment Specialist
Contract duration:Open-contract
Location: Geneva, Switzerland, with frequent field missions (up to 40%)
Starting Date: January 2024
Functions
Under the supervision of the REACH Public Health Unit Manager, the Global Nutrition Assessment Specialist (GNAS) is responsible for improving the technical capacity of the organisation in nutrition assessments and analysis. Through in-person deployments and remote support, the GNAS will help in improving quality of programmes related to nutrition – across REACH country missions, work with country missions’ counterparts to identify issues and information gaps, and design and implement guidelines and tools that address these same issues and gaps. The GNAS will also be responsible for capacity building in nutrition and health both at country and global level, through training and mentoring, as well as to strengthen engagement with technical external stakeholders operating in this space.
The ideal candidate would have i) at least 8 years of experience in humanitarian settings; ii) especially in nutrition AND mortality data collection and analysis (i.e. not program implementation); iii) have a SMART Survey Manager Certification iv) preferably have experience with IPC Acute Malnutrition analysis, v) good command of statistical software, such as R, STATA, SPSS and/or EpiInfo; vi) willingness to travel frequently to remote duty stations.
RESPONSABILITIES
Improve scope and quality of REACH nutrition and health data collection and analysis
- Provide technical review, advice and surge to country missions for data collection and analysis in health and nutrition and ensure activities in the field comply with global standards and feed into key analytical processes, such as the Integrated Phase Classification Acute Malnutrition (IPC AMN)
- Support the creation of guidance documents and tools based on best practices and global standards to facilitate nutrition and health data collection and analysis
- Systematically build the capacity of REACH staff in nutrition and health data collection and analysis, through training design and delivery, including the enrolment of REACH staff into external trainings, such as IPC, SMART, etc.
- Facilitate the work of HQ Public Health Unit as part of the team, and support the facilitation of the REACH Public Health Unit Community of Practice (CoP)
- As necessary, provide surge support to countries for primary data collection, trainings, or other purposes related to the work of the REACH HQ Public Health Unit.
Strengthen REACH engagement with external stakeholders
- Prior engagement or familiarity with global nutrition coordination and analytical mechanisms such as the Global Nutrition Cluster or IPC Acute Malnutrition.
- Participation and support to country missions in engagement with in-country Nutrition and Health Clusters
- Participation and support to country missions in engagement with in-country IPC AMN workshops in countries of concern – including but not limited to workshop participation, mission capacity building, data processing, and coordination with HQ teams or relevant external actors.
REQUIREMENTS
- Academic Excellent academic qualifications, including Masters degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Epidemiology or related field;
- Nutrition Assessment skills Minimum 8 years of experience conducting a variety of nutrition assessment methodologies (SMART, SQUEAC/SLEAC, Mortality assessment, etc.) is required;
- SMART Survey Manager Certification is required;
- IPC AMN Level 1 Certification is required;
- Demonstrated experience or familiarity with core nutrition programming in emergencies (CMAM, IYCF, etc.) is required;
- Quantitative analysis skills Ability to conduct quantitative analysis with statistical software such as R, STATA, SPSS and/or EpiInfo is necessary
- Familiarity aid system Familiarity with the aid system, and the research community;
- Training skills Proven experience in conducting training and capacity building for teams and partners on assessment methods, including ability to mentor;
- Communication/reporting skills Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting, including proven experience in contributing to research journals and/or technical guidance documents;
- 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 the East Africa region is desirable, as well as West Africa and Southeast Asia;
- Language skills Fluency in English and Swahili required, competency in French an asset;
- 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
- Additional monthly living allowance provided in country by IMPACT’s partner ACTED
- Food and lodging provided at the organisation’s guesthouse/or housing allowance (depending on contract length and country of assignment)
- Transportation costs covered, including additional return ticket + luggage allowance
- Provision of medical, life, and repatriation insurance + retirement package
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
- Insurance covering professional and non-professional accidents throughout the period of employment with IMPACT
- Health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance in case of field visits/temporary deployments
- Enrolment in IMPACT Initiatives Research Foundational Learning Programme within the first 3 months from the start of contract.
- Up to 40% of remote work on a weekly basiS