We are currently looking for an Assessment Specialist to coordinate the Sectoral & Thematic Unit’s Shelter, CCCM and Climate portfolio:

Department: Programmes, Communications & Research
Position: Shelter, Settlements & Climate Assessment Specialist
Contract duration: 12 months
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Starting date: August 2025

UNIT & POSITION PROFILE

Three new Global Programmes units were created following an internal restructuring early 2025 to better align with the organizational strategy priority outcomes. The Research Systems Unit consolidates all IMPACT standardized data collection research cycles (MSNA, HSM, RNA, ABA, …) to ensure they are interoperable and can align better to feed into internal analytical workstreams, as well as continue to meet external specific objectives. The Analysis Unit is responsible for the development of conceptual and analytical understanding of needs within the organization with a view to develop a stronger external strategic messaging towards decision-makers – it is responsible for the coordination of new analytical workstreams focusing on acute needs analysis, community priorities analysis, and a reflection on aid effectiveness and “what works” to deliver outcomes in responses. Finally, the Sectoral & Thematic Unit centralizes all sectoral expertise around sectors (public health sectors including food security, health, nutrition, WASH; education, protection, shelter & CCCM) and main themes IMPACT continues to support through research (cash & markets, accountability, inclusion and gender, climate and environment).

This unit is responsible for being the custodian of sectoral and thematic standards in research programmes, for supporting the development of key research and analytical guidance to support the other two units, but also for keeping a capacity for dedicated sectoral and thematic analysis and diversification. The position to recruit through these ToRs will be sitting within the Sectoral and Thematic Unit.
Under the supervision of the Sectoral & Thematic Unit (STU) Senior Manager, the Shelter, Settlements & Climate Assessment Specialist will be responsible for key portfolio workstreams; including maintaining sectoral standards and expertise in Shelter and Settlements/CCCM research programmes and related external engagement and managing IMPACT’s internal CCCM Community of Practice (CoP) (which could be repurposed to also include Shelter) to build capacities at the country and global level. The position will also support the development of the Climate & Environment portfolio, notably through the lead implementation of a global Climate project. Finally, through their research and analysis work, they will also contribute to longer-term knowledge production for their topic or context of expertise, within the humanitarian sector and/ or wider social research community e.g. through external engagements and presentations, contributions to available literature, etc

The ideal candidate would have i) at least 5 years of experience in humanitarian settings; ii) 2 years at least specifically in fields related to Shelter/CCCM and/or Climate research; iii) experience in engaging with external stakeholders; iv) experience in developing and/or working around analytical framework, severity index, prioritization; v) familiarity with spatial analysis (GIS) and use of statistical software such R/STATA, is an asset but not essential; vi) willingness to travel on an ad-hoc and need basis to remote duty stations.

REQUIREMENTS

• Academic: Excellent academic qualifications, including a Master degree in relevant disciplines to the sought position;
• Years of experience: 5 years of relevant working experience in humanitarian settings in a research/assessment position. Relevant working experience in Shelter/CCCM and/or Climate research related positions will be a strong asset.
• Research skills: Excellent research and analytical skills; including a sound understanding of sampling framework and their application; ability to analysis large datasets. Experience with both quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods and in producing clear and effective research outputs. Experience in developing analytical framework is a strong asset.
• Software skills: Proficiency in Excel; knowledge of statistical or data visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI, R, Python, STATA, InDesign) is an asset.
• Training skills: proven experience in conducting training and capacity building for teams and partners in assessment methods.
• Communication/reporting skills: excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting and external communication.
• External engagement skills: experience in delivering communication and strategic messaging to external audience at a global level in a clear and effective way.
• Language skills: Fluency in English, competencies in other main IMPACT working languages (French, Spanish, Arabic, Ukrainian) an asset.
• Security environment: ability to operate in a complex and challenging security environment (when deployed).
• Cross–cultural work environment: Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• For this position, gross salary between 5’800 CHF and 5’957 CHF monthly (before income tax). NB – IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education and experience of staff. A contribution to medical insurance of 489 CHF per month is already included in the salary figure.
• 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.
• Applicants must hold a valid work permit for Switzerland or be EU/EFTA citizens
• Up to 40% of remote work on a weekly basis.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit your application using the form below. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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