Job Title: Analyst
Organisation: IMPACT Initiatives
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
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, GIS and remote sensing. IMPACT was launched at the initiative of ACTED, an international NGO with headquarters based in Paris and presence in thirty countries. The two organizations have a strong complementarity formalized in a global partnership, which allows IMPACT to benefit from ACTED’s operational support in its fields of intervention.
Job Summary: In response to the shifting humanitarian financing landscape, IMPACT is placing greater emphasis on producing light, consistent, and decision-oriented analysis products , which summarize available data and inform key decisions. This position will be working on a new flagship analytical output that provides a concise, actionable understanding of acute humanitarian needs across geographies and population groups within a crisis.
The Analyst – Acute Humanitarian Needs will be responsible for producing this analytical product at country level. This includes reviewing and synthesizing data, conducting structured analysis using IMPACT’s global analytical guidance, and producing a short, high-impact external brief. The analyst will work closely with GIS, data, and design colleagues to incorporate visual elements into the final output.
The final analytical product will play a key role in informing humanitarian prioritization decisions, including—but not limited to—the Humanitarian Program Cycle (HPC), HNRPs, and donor resource allocation.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- 3 years of relevant working experience in a humanitarian setting, such as analysis, assessments, monitoring and evaluation and research design etc.;
- Excellent academic qualifications , including a master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (eg international studies, development, humanitarian response, data science, political science, etc.);
Technical skills:
- Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills with experience of interpreting complex data and producing clear, actionable insights.
- Strong writing skills and experience producing clear, concise briefs for external audiences.
- Proficiency in Excel , with experience of an additional analytical tool (eg PowerBI, SPSS, R, STATA, or Python) and an understanding of basic GIS processes and outputs an asset.
- Familiarity with different qualitative and quantitative research methods , with the ability to evaluate the quality of different data sources.
- Understanding of humanitarian coordination systems , including HPC and inter-agency needs analysis and assessments.
Communication And Organizational Skills
- Ability to manage complex workflows and deliver high-quality outputs under tight deadlines.
- Experience engaging with external stakeholders (eg clusters, donors, UN agencies).
- Fluency in English required ; additional languages required based on location (see ‘Additional Requirements’).
- Comfortable working in cross-cultural, fast-paced environments.
- Sound judgment and emotional intelligence in high-pressure or sensitive situations, strong interpersonal awareness and the ability to respond constructively to feedback and shifting priorities.
How to Apply:
All Qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.