Associate Research Manager for Ethiopia, based in Kampala

Join IMPACT Initiatives as an Associate Research Manager in Kampala, focusing on research for humanitarian efforts in Ethiopia with potential for contract renewal.

• Academic Excellent academic qualifications, including a Master degree in relevant discipline;
• Research skills Masters and proven experience with complex research methods and analytical frameworks. Excellent analytical skills and capacity to contextualize and interpret the data. Familiarity with qualitative analysis is required for this position – either through the saturation grid system or with software;
• Program specific skills Experience conducting multi-sectoral or intersectoral research highly desired;
• Software skills Proven knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Advanced skills in R, SPSS and/or STATA or other statistical analysis software are an advantage but not essential. However, this person must be familiar with statistical outputs and able to interpret them. Experience with InDesign / illustration software is an asset.
• Familiarity aid system Familiarity with the aid system is required;
• Years of work experience At least 3 years of relevant working experience;
• Management skills Proven team management experience and skills; ability to build assessment capacity of team through training and mentoring. The person chosen for this position will likely manage a Senior Analyst/Assessment Officer and IM Officer/Analyst and will coordinate with the field team and data team.
• Communication/reporting skills Excellent written and verbal communication; the Associate Research Manager will be responsible for engaging different stakeholders and partners during the research design, analysis and reporting. Excellent writing skills for effective reporting.
• Multi-tasking skills Ability to multitask with tight deadlines, on numerous research cycles;
• Level of independence Proven ability to work independently;
• Cross-cultural work environment Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility; the person shall be culturally aware and able to establish an effective relationship with a multicultural team. Ability to work effectively in a consortium and ability to be flexible in working closely with external actors
• Security environment Ability to operate in a complex and challenging security environment;
• Experience in geographical region Past experience in Ethiopia and East Africa is desirable;
• Language skills Fluency in English.

• Keeping up to date with the shifting Ethiopian context.
• Promoting capacity building across the IMPACT Ethiopian mission related to deepening analytical capacities using existing research (capacity building portfolio will depend on level of experience).
• Providing day-to-day direct and indirect management of the research team within their unit/workstream.
• For this position, salary between 2’940 CHF and 3’000 CHF monthly (before income tax), etc. as well as a monthly living allowance of 300 USD *NB - IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education of staff. A location-dependent security and/or isolation adjustment is then applied as a recognition that some staff are required to work in difficult places where living and working conditions are much more difficult than elsewhere.*
• Accommodation and food provided in the guesthouse.
• Enrolment in Swiss private pension fund (SwissLife – approx. 9.975% of staff gross salary), health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance.
• Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered (in-country travel costs and professional expenses are fully covered).
• Contribution to the luggage transportation: between 20 and 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract (+ luggage and personal property insurance)
• Annual leave of 36 days per year. Public holidays of the country of assignment. Family/compassionate leave when applicable.
• Predeparture induction - 3 days at IMPACT Initiatives’ HQ in Geneva + one week pre-departure training in ACTED HQ in Paris, including a 4-day in situ security training.
• IMPACT prioritizes the psychological safety of its staff, and the health insurance provided covers, among others, up to 1000 € per year of psychosocial counselling fees.