Senior Information Management Officer for OPT, based in Amman

Join IMPACT Initiatives as a Senior Information Management Officer in Amman, supporting humanitarian efforts in the Palestinian territories with a 9-month contract.

• Excellent academic qualifications, including a Master’s degree in relevant discipline (such maths and statistics, information science, geography), or an equivalent combination of relevant training and experience in humanitarian related activities in disaster or conflict situation;
• 4 years of relevant working experience in a humanitarian setting, such as information management, GIS, monitoring and evaluation, research design and analysis, etc.;
• Sound judgment and emotional intelligence in high-pressure or sensitive situations. Possesses strong interpersonal awareness and the ability to respond constructively to feedback and shifting priorities;
• Knowledge of the humanitarian community, specifically with regards to inter-agency coordination;
• Experience in the context of partnership building and consensual decision-making;
• Proven ability to conceptualize, develop, plan monitor and evaluate IM in relation to programming, as well as to teach skills and build team capacity;
• Excellent writing, communication and negotiation skills; ability to prepare clear and concise reports;
• Understanding of different data collection methodologies and their strengths and weaknesses, to be able to assess quality/reliability of secondary sources and to advice on potential areas of improvement;
• Ability to compile, triangulate and holistically analyse diverse and large datasets;
• Experience with handling confidential and sensitive data and demonstrated;
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously in a team and in the inter-agency context with colleagues from a variety of cultures and professional backgrounds;
• Resilience, stress tolerance and ability to work under difficult conditions;
• Fluently spoken and written English is mandatory. Arabic an asset;
• Data capture and analysis :
• MS Excel (Essential) : Ability to create macros; Strong knowledge of statistical, conditional, and text-based functions;
• Web Design (Asset): HTML, PHP, ASP; Basic understanding of web-based applications
• Mapping (Essential) : ArcGIS, QGIS, Understanding of geospatial data management, analysis, and map making processess.
• Data programming (essential): R, Python, ability to write data cleaning and analysis pipeline scripts, GitHub or version control experience an asset.

• For this position, salary between 2’580 CHF and 2’640 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’s HQ in Geneva + one week pre-departure training in ACTED HQ in Paris, including a 4-days 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.