Senior Data Analyst / Data Specialist – Ethiopia Mission

About the role

IMPACT Initiatives, a humanitarian NGO based in Geneva, is recruiting a Senior Data Analyst or Data Specialist (depending on profile) for its Ethiopia mission, based in Kampala with possible travel to Addis Ababa. The post reports directly to the Deputy Country Representative and leads the mission's data team, coordinating work across the Sectoral, Intersectoral and PANDA units. The contract lasts 5 months and starts as soon as possible; this advert is open only to internal applicants.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate each research cycle: estimate deadlines and resources, coordinate workloads and flag risks early in writing to Research Managers.
• Support assessment teams in designing methodologies, sampling strategies (sample size, survey weighting), analysis plans and data collection tools.
• Oversee XLSForms on the Kobo server, data checks during collection and data cleaning, and train enumerators and partner staff.
• Maintain and develop R-based cleaning and analysis workflows, including IMPACT R packages, templates and Shiny applications, under version control.
• Review country-level information products and dissemination strategies, and improve data quality and monitoring at country level.
• Ensure compliance with data protection policy and SOPs, including anonymisation and disclosure-risk checks before sharing datasets.
• Lead a capacity-building plan for data officers and interns, providing training, mentoring and feedback.
• Support partners on data processing and sharing, and represent IMPACT on data matters in coordination forums.
• Deliverables include weekly data team meetings, a shared task tracker, internal technical validation of research cycles, maintenance of Power BI and Shiny dashboards, and up-to-date documentation.

Required profile

• At least 3 years of professional experience in data management and analysis, preferably in humanitarian settings.
• Master's degree in a relevant discipline (statistics, data science or social sciences) preferred.
• Fluency in English; proven ability to supervise or mentor data staff, including remotely.
• Previous experience in Ethiopia or the Horn of Africa highly preferred.

Required skills

• R and data cleaning and survey analysis workflows; familiarity with IMPACT R packages is an asset.
• Power BI and R Shiny.
• KoboToolbox or ODK and XLSForm design.
• Sampling methods, sample size calculations and survey weighting.
• Git/GitHub; QGIS or ArcGIS are an asset.
• Humanitarian data protection practice, including anonymisation of microdata.

What we offer

• Monthly salary of 2'580 to 2'640 CHF (before income tax) plus a 300 USD living allowance, with a location-dependent security/isolation adjustment.
• Accommodation and food in a guesthouse, and enrolment in a Swiss private pension fund, health, life and repatriation insurance.
• Flight tickets every 6 months and visa fees covered; annual leave of 36 days and public holidays of the host country.
• Pre-departure induction in Geneva and Paris, including security training, and psychosocial counselling coverage.