Jobs at IMPACT Initiatives

Research Manager responsible for establishing a new Afghanistan-focused research team covering economy, markets, and livelihoods. The role assesses existing strategies and research, identifies data gaps, consults NGOs, UN agencies, donors, and IMPACT teams, and develops concept notes, research terms of reference, and a team strategy to secure funding. The manager may also support market monitoring, consortium research, analysis products, team management, and research design and delivery in a complex security environment.

Scope and establish a new Afghanistan research team focused on economy, markets, and livelihoods. Assess aid priorities, map existing data and research gaps, consult NGOs, UN agencies, donors, and consortium partners, and identify adaptable research tools. Develop concept notes, research terms of reference, team strategy, and funding proposals. Support market monitoring, humanitarian analysis, and research products while managing teams, ensuring confidentiality, and operating effectively in a complex security environment.

Supports Geneva’s Finance and Administration team with payment vouchers, accounting entries, expense import files, external screening, and audit documentation. The intern verifies supporting records, maintains finance databases, protects confidential information, and assists with monthly accounting-cycle activities. The role requires a relevant master’s degree, Excel proficiency, strong communication skills, and fluency in English. French is advantageous. The six-month internship offers up to 40% remote work.

Leads IMPACT’s multi-country office and regional hub in Amman, overseeing integrated humanitarian missions, multidisciplinary teams, office operations, risk management, partnerships, donor engagement, fundraising, strategy, program quality, and financial sustainability across MENA.

Leads IMPACT's Ethiopia mission, including country strategy, humanitarian programme and project delivery, fundraising, donor engagement, budgeting, operations, team leadership, partnerships, external representation, and data protection. The role coordinates with headquarters, ACTED, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and local stakeholders while ensuring compliance, security, accountability, and programme quality in a complex humanitarian environment.

Conduct geospatial analysis, remote sensing, satellite-based modeling, hydrological and climate modeling, spatial data management, and cartographic product development for humanitarian assessments across MENA. Responsibilities include research planning, data quality assurance, database maintenance, map and web-map production, capacity building, and presenting GIS findings. The role requires advanced GIS expertise, remote sensing experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in complex security environments.

The Research Manager will establish a new Afghanistan research team focused on economy, markets, and livelihoods. Responsibilities include assessing aid priorities, mapping existing data and research, consulting NGOs, UN agencies, and donors, developing concept notes and research terms of reference, shaping team strategy, and supporting market monitoring and analytical products. The role requires humanitarian research, quantitative and qualitative analysis, team management, strong communication, and the ability to work independently in a complex security environment.

Leads humanitarian research cycles from planning and data collection through analysis, reporting, dissemination, and evaluation. Designs mixed-methods assessments, supervises enumerators and assessment teams, manages research logistics and resources, ensures data quality and confidentiality, and produces validated reports, factsheets, presentations, and maps. Engages humanitarian partners and working groups, supports cash programming and multi-sector needs assessments, manages project deliverables and budgets, and builds team capacity through training, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.

Leads research and development for global Multi-Sector Needs Assessments, including toolkit and methodology updates, quantitative and cross-crisis analysis, multidimensional index development, data pipeline automation, and quality assurance. Provides technical support to country teams on survey design, sampling, data management, analysis, and reporting. Coordinates with global data and research teams, develops guidance and training materials, supports external engagement, and may deploy to field operations for up to 20% of the role.

The Research Manager leads Ukraine’s Humanitarian Needs Monitoring Unit, overseeing staff, humanitarian research cycles, assessments, data quality, timelines, budgets, grants, logistics, and security coordination. The role develops unit strategy, builds team capacity, engages humanitarian stakeholders, disseminates findings, supports fundraising, and ensures research outputs inform response planning and advocacy. The manager also contributes to country-level strategy and maintains quality, accountability, confidentiality, and compliance across multiple research initiatives.

Leads research and development for global Multi-Sector Needs Assessments, including toolkit updates, sampling guidance, quantitative analysis, multidimensional indices, cross-crisis data pipelines, workflow automation, and quality assurance. Provides technical support to country teams, reviews research outputs, contributes to training and certification, supports external stakeholder engagement, and may deploy to field locations for up to 20% of the role.

Leads internal audit, risk management, compliance, accountability, and fraud-related oversight across headquarters and country operations. Develops audit plans, conducts control and compliance reviews, tracks recommendations, maintains risk matrices, supports donor due diligence, and reports risk trends to the CEO and senior leadership. The role also delivers training, coordinates investigations, strengthens organizational controls, and supports transparency and partner compliance in a humanitarian NGO environment.

Supports the global MSNA Training, Learning and Country Support programme. Responsibilities include developing training materials and online courses, coordinating certification partners, delivering workshops, supporting MSNA country teams, reviewing research outputs for quality assurance, maintaining guidance and knowledge resources, and providing surge support through field deployments. The role requires humanitarian research experience, quantitative survey expertise, training and partnership-building skills, English and French fluency, and willingness to work in challenging environments.

Leads South Sudan research operations across assessment planning, data collection, analysis, reporting, dissemination, and evaluation. Manages national and international teams, develops unit strategy, ensures research quality and compliance, coordinates with HQ and humanitarian stakeholders, represents IMPACT in technical forums, and supports advocacy, fundraising, and evidence-based decision-making in a complex humanitarian environment.

Manages Ukraine’s Humanitarian Needs Monitoring Unit and oversees multiple humanitarian research cycles, including assessments, data analysis, GIS, dissemination, stakeholder engagement, grants, budgets, staffing, and security coordination. Leads 3–4 senior officers and ensures research quality, timeliness, capacity building, knowledge management, and strategic alignment. Represents IMPACT/REACH with UN agencies, government, NGOs, donors, and humanitarian coordination groups.

Leads cash and markets research for Sudan, overseeing the Joint Market Monitoring Initiative and related analysis. Manages research cycles, timelines, deliverables, and two Research Officers; analyzes quantitative and qualitative data; produces briefs, factsheets, and reports; represents IMPACT in cash coordination forums; advises humanitarian partners; tracks market and conflict dynamics; coordinates with HQ and research teams; and builds analytical capacity across the mission.

Leads IMPACT’s Ethiopia mission, overseeing country strategy, humanitarian programmes, project delivery, fundraising, donor engagement, budgets, operations, partnerships, team development, external representation, and accountability. The role coordinates with headquarters, ACTED, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders while ensuring compliance, risk management, data protection, and programme quality in a complex security environment.

The Senior Research Officer will manage and deliver multisector humanitarian assessments in Mozambique, overseeing research design, methodology, data collection, analysis, reporting, and dissemination. The role coordinates with humanitarian partners, government counterparts, field teams, and research units; develops analytical products; ensures quality assurance; mentors staff; and supports strategic planning. Strong quantitative and qualitative research, project management, communication, humanitarian coordination, and contextual analysis skills are required.

The Research Manager will establish a new Afghanistan-focused research team covering economy, markets, and livelihoods. Responsibilities include mapping existing data and research, consulting NGOs, UN agencies, donors, and IMPACT colleagues, identifying research gaps, developing team strategies, drafting concept notes and research terms of reference, and supporting market monitoring and analytical products. The role requires research design and analysis expertise, humanitarian-sector knowledge, team management, strong communication, and the ability to work independently in a complex security environment.

Supports global Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessment research cycles, with approximately 70% focused on training and certification and 30% on country support and quality assurance. Responsibilities include developing manuals, curricula, online courses, and workshops; engaging certification partners; supporting country teams; reviewing research outputs; maintaining knowledge resources; and providing surge deployment support. The role requires humanitarian research, quantitative survey, training, coordination, communication, and cross-cultural collaboration skills.