POSITION PROFILE

The Senior Research Officer (SRO) will support the management and delivery of REACH's multi-sector assessment portfolio in Mozambique, with a particular focus on generating evidence to inform humanitarian planning, response prioritisation, and strategic decision-making. The SRO will contribute to all stages of the research cycle, including assessment design, methodology development, data collection oversight, data analysis, reporting, and dissemination of findings.

Working under the supervision of the IMPACT Country Representative, the SRO will coordinate closely with humanitarian partners, cluster and working group coordinators, government counterparts, and field teams to ensure that REACH's analytical products respond to key information needs. The role requires strong analytical and project management skills, experience with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for humanitarian stakeholders.

The Senior Research Officer will also contribute to strategic engagement with partners, quality assurance of research outputs, staff mentoring, and the continued development of REACH's evidence generation and analysis capacities in Mozambique.

BACKGROUND ON MULTI-SECTOR NEEDS ASSESSMENTS
IMPACT HQ in Geneva supports the work of Multi-Sector Needs Assessments (MSNAs) in more than 20 countries. As a result of the World Humanitarian Summit and the Grand Bargain, a commitment was made to “impartial, unbiased, comprehensive, context sensitive, timely and up-to date” joint needs assessments that can serve as “a sound evidence base for humanitarian response plans.” These exercises have been informing consolidated humanitarian appeals since 2016. Since 2016, the number of MSNAs supported by REACH has more than quadrupled; MSNA data continues to influence flagship humanitarian response processes such as Humanitarian Needs Overviews and Humanitarian Response Plans (HNOs/HRPs). This indicates that evidence-based decision making is increasingly becoming a cornerstone of effective humanitarian action.

RESPONSIBILITIES
The Senior Research Officer’s responsibilities include:

RESEARCH CYCLE MANAGEMENT

Understanding key research cycles and how this research contributes to strategic response objectives.
Managing relevant research cycle, including oversight of research design, data collection, or analysis.
CONTEXTUAL UNDERSTANDING

Keeping up to date with the shifting Mozambique context.
RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

Overseeing development and implementation of analytical workstreams, including use of existing REACH data in thematic briefs, reports, presentations, etc.
Leading the research cycle including research design, tool development, and data collection.
STAFF MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING

Promoting capacity building across the IMPACT Mozambique mission related to deepening analytical capacities using existing research (capacity building portfolio will depend on level of experience).
Providing day-to-day direct and indirect management of the research team within their unit/workstream.

COORDINATION

Internal Coordination

Interacting autonomously with HQ departments and may serve as mission focal point for particular themes or technical areas;
Coordinating with research units and teams to move forward or improve aspects of the research cycle;
Supporting senior management with designing, planning, and implementing strategies, and objectives.
External Coordination

Leading on external engagement related to analytical research findings as necessary.
The Senior Research Officer will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes. They 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

Years of work experience 3 years of relevant working experience in a humanitarian setting, such as assessments, monitoring and evaluation, research design and analysis, etc.;
Research skills Excellent quantitative and qualitative research data analysis experience required;
Familiarity with aid system Good understanding of the aid system and the research community. Prior experience with humanitarian coordination forums preferred;
Thematic experience Prior experience with multisectoral assessment is an asset;
Communication/reporting skills Excellent verbal and written communication and drafting skills for effective reporting required;
Academic qualifications Excellent academic qualifications, including a master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (e.g. international studies, development, humanitarian response, data science, political science, etc.);
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
Security environment Ability to operate in a complex and challenging security environment.
Experience in geographical region Past experience in the region is desirable;
Language skills Fluency in English required, competency in Portuguese is an asset.

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