Senior Research Officer H/F – Mozambique (Pemba)

Contexte

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.

In Mozambique, recurring climatic shocks, including cyclones, floods, droughts, and disease outbreaks, combined with protracted displacement and vulnerability in parts of the country, continue to generate significant humanitarian needs. Humanitarian actors require robust, timely, and impartial evidence to understand evolving needs, identify vulnerable populations, and support strategic planning and prioritisation processes.

REACH Mozambique contributes to these efforts through the implementation of assessments, monitoring systems, and analytical products across multiple sectors. Working closely with national and international stakeholders, REACH supports humanitarian coordination mechanisms, response planning processes, and evidence-based decision-making through the generation and dissemination of high-quality data and analysis.

Within this context, REACH Mozambique is seeking a Senior Research Officer to support the design, implementation, and analysis of multi-sector needs assessments and other research initiatives that inform humanitarian planning, prioritisation, and operational decision-making. Reporting to the IMPACT Country Representative, the Senior Research Officer will play a key role in ensuring the quality, relevance, and strategic use of assessment data and analytical outputs.

Missions et responsabilités

• Understanding key research cycles and how this research contributes to strategic response objectives.
• Managing relevant research cycle, including oversight of research design, data collection, or analysis.
• Keeping up to date with the shifting Mozambique context.
• Overseeing development and implementation of analytical workstreams, including use of existing REACH data in thematic briefs, reports, presentations, etc.
• Leading the research cycle including research design, tool development, and data collection.
• Promoting capacity building across the IMPACT Mozambique 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.
• Interacting autonomously with HQ departments and may serve as mission focal point for particular themes or technical areas.
• Coordinating with research units and teams to move forward or improve aspects of the research cycle.
• Supporting senior management with designing, planning, and implementing strategies, and objectives.
• Leading on external engagement related to analytical research findings as necessary.
• Maintaining the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes, actively taking measures to prevent unauthorized sharing of information and data.

Profil recherché

• 3 years of relevant working experience in a humanitarian setting, such as assessments, monitoring and evaluation, research design and analysis, etc.
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative research data analysis experience required.
• Good understanding of the aid system and the research community. Prior experience with humanitarian coordination forums preferred.
• Prior experience with multisectoral assessment is an asset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and drafting skills for effective reporting required.
• 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.).
• 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.
• Ability to operate in a complex and challenging security environment.
• Past experience in the region is desirable.
• Fluency in English required, competency in Portuguese is an asset.

Conditions et avantages

• Salary between 2’580 CHF and 2’640 CHF monthly (before income tax).
• Monthly living allowance of 300 USD.
• 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, and 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.
• Psychosocial support: health insurance covers up to 1000 € per year of psychosocial counselling fees.

Comment postuler

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• Procédure : Postuler en ligne via le lien externe dédié.
• Lien : Senior Research Officer for Mozambique, Based in Pemba (Link For External Applicants) | Impact
• Date de début : 01 September 2026