Anticipatory Analyst ACAPS Switzerland Geneva

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 6 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 6 (NRC) contracts.

ACAPS is looking for a flexible and creative analyst focused on supporting ACAPS' anticipatory analysis.

• This contract will run until 30.06.2023 with the possibility of extension, subject to funding.
• The candidate would ideally be based in Geneva or in any location with an NRC Office.

Purpose of the position

ACAPS undertakes a range of anticipatory analysis which aims to support decision-makers in planning. Internally ACAPS has created the methodology to support risk analysis and scenario-building activities. ACAPS also works with a number of partners engaged in forward-looking analysis. ACAPS is seeking an analyst to support this work stream at ACAPS and to contribute to the continuous improvement of this body of work.

ACAPS is looking for a flexible and creative analyst focused on delivering the right information required for decision-makers across the world to make rapid evidenced-based decisions. The post-holder will primarily support ACAPS’ anticipatory analysis work including methodology development, remote analysis, and contribute to the overall development of the ACAPS portfolio.

Role and responsibilities

Analytical products

• Design and deliver (in consultation with key stakeholders) anticipatory analysis products
• Design and coordinate analysis workflows for forward-looking analysis across the organisation
• Facilitate the ongoing analysis and sharing of data and information that support evidence-based decision making
• Comply with data security protocols and ensure that information is processed and shared in a secure manner and according to ACAPS procedures and standards

Partnership management

• Support strategic partnerships (e.g. with technical partners, clusters and humanitarian organisations)

• Develop and deliver tailored analysis products according to partners’ requirements

• Maintain working relationships and proactively search for opportunities for collaboration with humanitarian actors

Methodology

• Support ACAPS team members on methodology development
• Design and implement tools and methodologies to improve anticipatory analysis workflows
• Support ACAPS analysts to establish workflows which meet ACAPS quality markers of work within ACAPS
• Participate in the development of trainings

Other

• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation frameworks in place for projects
• Contribute towards learning and innovation within ACAPS
• Other relevant duties, as assigned

Critical interfaces

The Analyst will work closely with ACAPS technical experts (roster or consultants) and staff across ACAPS teams to ensure cross-learning and sharing of best practice.

Additionally, the Analyst will work closely with external analysis and IM colleagues and with relevant strategic partners to deliver analysis products and training programmes (UN, INGOs, national NGOs)

Competencies

Qualifications

Education to postgraduate level in social sciences or another relevant subject or equivalent experience.

Generic professional competencies

• At least 2 years' experience in risk and anticipatory analysis preferably in the humanitarian sector
• Training in and proven understanding/application of quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Experience in working with secondary data analysis/desk reviews
• Solid understanding of the principles of emergency preparedness, response and early recovery
• Demonstrated ability to work in fast-paced, cross-cultural teams, including working with colleagues in remote settings
• Excellent time management skills and ability to organize multiple, simultaneous tasks, and deliver results within a specified period
• Demonstrated analytical skills and written clarity, including the ability to understand complex concepts and problems and synthetize information
• 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 capacity for sound judgement to consider the relative costs and benefits of each ACAPS’ risk-related activity (e.g. scenario workshop; forward-looking analysis; etc.) and ability to choose the most appropriate, in consultation with the line manager, to address information needs and analysis requests
• Demonstrated capacity to actively learn, understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• Fluent written and oral communication skills in English and ideally French and/or Spanish.
• Familiarity with R, Python, Tableau, PowerBI, or similar software

Behavioural Competencies

• Communicating with impact and respect
• Working with people
• Attention to detail
• Social Perceptiveness
• Active Listening
• Ability to work under pressure
• Planning and delivering results
• Adapting and responding to change
• Adhering to principles and values

Please include your CV and motivation letter in your application.

ACAPS, a project hosted by NRC, is dedicated to improving analysis of humanitarian needs in complex emergencies and crises. We are independent of specific operational and sectoral agendas or interests, and therefore guarantee objective and evidence-based analysis. Our team supports the humanitarian community by providing up-to-date information on key crises around the globe. By bringing together different sources of secondary (and where appropriate primary) data and using robust methodologies, we move beyond descriptive analysis to explanatory and interpretive analysis: in other words, we enable data to tell us: ‘so what?’ This allows crisis responders to better understand, and thereby better address, the priority needs of the affected population.

To be noted If the candidate is applying to be based in Geneva, please note the following: For reasons related to the procedure for work permits in Switzerland, only candidates with an EU/EFTA nationality or a valid work permit for Geneva, Switzerland can be considered for this role. Kindly specify your permit in the application if relevant.