Research Analyst ACAPS Afghanistan Kabul
Contribute to timely analysis of the Afghanistan humanitarian crisis
Overview
Contribute to timely analysis of the Afghanistan humanitarian crisis
You have:
- Must have the right to live and work in Afghanistan
- Interest in a career in the humanitarian sector
- Experience in qualitative and quantitative analysis
Contract
This is a Professional contract, Grade 7 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 7 (NRC) contracts.
This is a Professional contract (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract (NRC) contracts.
Position: Afghanistan Analysis Hub Research Analyst
Reports to: Senior Research Analyst
Supervision of: None
Budget responsibility: None
Duty Station: NRC Office, Afghanistan
Travel: Limited
Contract type: National contract
Starting date: ASAP
Eligibility: Must have the right to live and work in Afghanistan
About ACAPS
ACAPS is dedicated to helping humanitarians make better decisions. We want to put evidence at the heart of decision-making. To achieve this, we collaborate with a variety of partners across the humanitarian sector and beyond. We strive to be an evolving platform providing:
- Independent analysis to support evidence-based decision making for humanitarian operations.
- Deployment of experts to support assessments and analysis in crisis.
- Innovative approaches to collect more reliable and timely data and conduct rigorous analysis
- Capacity development of humanitarian actors to carry out better needs assessments and analysis.
Afghanistan Analysis Hub
The ACAPS Afghanistan Analysis Hub (AAH) supports evidence-based decision making and response planning in Afghanistan through timely, quality, conflict and gender sensitive thematic and risk products.
The project aims to build diverse partnerships with humanitarian responders, analysts, development actors, peace building organisations, think tanks, and experts in Afghanistan, the region, and globally to bring together diverse sources of information and data into cross sectoral analysis tailored to the needs of decision makers.
Purpose of the position
Contribute to ACAPS’ timely analysis of the Afghanistan humanitarian crisis, thus enabling crisis responders to make better informed decisions. This is a position for people interested in a career in the humanitarian sector and who are specifically interested in qualitative and quantitative analysis, humanitarian planning, and in promoting evidence-based decision making. The research analyst will develop valuable knowledge in analysis techniques, including secondary data review, joint analysis, and data management.
ACAPS’ product portfolio includes regular and non-regular reports, including humanitarian needs analysis, thematic analysis, and anticipatory analysis.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you used data to inform a critical decision? | This question assesses your ability to apply data analysis in decision-making processes. | Provide a specific example that highlights your analytical skills and the impact of your decision. |
| How would you approach conducting a needs assessment for a humanitarian crisis? | The interviewer wants to understand your methodology in analyzing humanitarian needs. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies would you use to ensure the accuracy and reliability of your analysis? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |