Research Manager – Humanitarian Needs Monitoring Unit for Ukraine, based in Kyiv

Join IMPACT Initiatives as a Research Manager in Kyiv, Ukraine, managing critical humanitarian needs assessments to aid in response planning.

• Academic: Excellent academic qualifications, including a master’s degree in a relevant discipline (International Relations, Political Sciences, Social Research, Economics, Development Studies, or similar).
• Management experience: Previous experience in a management role in a humanitarian context. Excellent management, coordination, organisational and planning skills required, including an ability to manage large workloads, oversee multiple teams and effectively meet deadlines, through multi-tasking and prioritisation.
• Years of work experience: 5 years of relevant working experience in a humanitarian setting, such as program management, evaluation, and assessments.
• Familiarity aid system: Familiarity with the aid system, and the research community.
• Communication/reporting skills: Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting, including proven experience in contributing to high level presentations/briefings.
• Research skills: Excellent research and analytical skills. Experience in assessments, M&E, field research, or evaluations.
• 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.
• Multi-tasking skills: Ability to multitask with tight deadlines, on numerous research cycles in complex environment.
• Level of independence: A self-starter with a proven ability to work independently.
• Cross-cultural work environment: Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility.
• Experience in geographical region: Experience in the Ukraine response is desirable.
• Language skills: Fluency in English is required, competency in Ukrainian or Russian is an asset; and
• Security environment: Proven ability to operate in a complex and challenging security environment is required.

• Familiarize self with, and train staff on, IMPACT research quality guidelines and check that these guidelines are followed.
• Train staff in research methods, quality standards, data analysis, and drafting for an audience.
• Ensure that all assessments are planned in-line with relevant project and programme objectives and with REACH RC and other relevant guidelines.
• For each assessment, review enumerator training plans, review and/or participate in data collection monitoring activities, and review research outputs to ensure that they comply with IMPACT’s guidelines and quality standards.
• Be available to provide regular assessment support and technical backstopping.
• For this position, salary between 3’420 CHF and 3’480 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 a guesthouse. Depending on the country situation, a contribution to a housing allowance of up to 75% of country-specific benchmark can be considered instead. NB – IMPACT is hosted by ACTED in this country \[this base is not a family duty station\]
• 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)
• R&R after 2-3 months (flight ticket up to 500$ + 200$ of living allowance) if duty station allows
• 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’s HQ in Geneva + one week pre-departure training in ACTED HQ in Paris, including a 4-days in situ security training
• Enrolment in IMPACT Initiatives Research Foundational Learning Programme within the first 3 months from the start of contract
• 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.