(Senior) Assessment Officer for Uganda based in Kampala

BACKGROUND ON IMPACT AND REACH

IMPACT Initiatives is a humanitarian NGO, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organisation manages several initiatives, including the REACH Initiative. The IMPACT team comprises specialists in data collection, management and analysis, GIS and remote sensing. IMPACT was launched at the initiative of ACTED, an international NGO with headquarters based in Paris and presence in thirty countries. The two organizations have a strong complementarity formalized in a global partnership, which allows IMPACT to benefit from ACTED’s operational support in its fields of intervention. National contracts for IMPACT-dedicated staff are formally with ACTED.

We are currently looking for a (Senior) Assessment Officer to support our team in Uganda

Position : ( Senior) Assessment Officer

Contract duration : 6 months

Starting Date : 1 October 2024

Location : Kampala, Uganda

Deadline to apply : 25th September 2024

COUNTRY PROFILE

Uganda is currently hosting close to 1.7 million refugees and asylum seekers, the largest number in the region. Most have fled civil unrest and conflicts in neighbouring countries of South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Somalia, and Burundi. Refugee flows into Uganda are likely to continue due to ongoing conflicts, violent wars, unrest and human rights violations in neighbouring countries. The vast majority of refugees are hosted in settlements in 12 refugee-hosting districts in northern and mid / south-western Uganda, while 5% of them reside in urban Kampala.

In Uganda, the response coordination is held by UNHCR and by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). The Uganda government, in coordination with the humanitarian partners, has granted a welcoming policy for all asylum seekers. The asylum seekers, once registered as refugees, receive a piece of land in one of the refugee settlements and a monthly general food assistance from WFP. In the past years Uganda has been affected by a general decreasing of humanitarian funds that have triggered a prioritization of the humanitarian assistance.

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 multi-sectoral or evaluation assessments 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.