BACKGROUND ON IMPACT AND REACH

Created in 2010, IMPACT is a Geneva-based NGO and the largest independent data provider in contexts of crisis. IMPACT aims to support a range of stakeholders in making better, more informed decisions in humanitarian, stabilization, and development settings. Through our team of assessment, data, geospatial, and thematic specialists, IMPACT promotes the design of people-centred research and sets standards for collecting and analysing rigorous, high quality data in complex environments. Over the past 15 years, IMPACT has been growing in size and geographic reach to become one of the largest humanitarian research agencies in the humanitarian sector.

IMPACT's teams implement assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and organisational capacity-building programmes in direct partnership with aid actors. IMPACT's team is composed of over 200 full-time international experts as well as a roster of consultants, who are currently implementing 50 programmes in over 30 countries across Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Central and South-east Asia, and Eastern Europe.

We are currently looking for an Analyst / Senior Analyst to lead cross-cutting analysis and output production for the Syria mission.

Department:                 Cross-cutting

Position:                      Analyst / Senior Analyst (title contingent on level of experience)

Contract duration:        6 months

Starting Date:               July 2026

Location:                     Damascus, Syria

POSITION PROFILE

IMPACT is seeking a (Senior) Analyst to work with our Syria team, based in Damascus. The (S)A will be responsible for supporting or overseeing thematic analytical research portfolios that cut across mission research units and for building the capacity of IMPACT Syria staff to analyze data and share key analytical findings (portfolio will be contingent on level of experience). Currently, the Syria team’s portfolio includes research topics around humanitarian planning and prioritization, market monitoring and economics, and durable solutions, supported by a range of methodologies and assessment types. The (S)A should be familiar with a broad range of methodologies and assessments, should have deep familiarity with at last one relevant research topic and an ability to quickly learn others, and should have an understanding of the Syrian context.

We are looking for someone with a sharp analytical mind, an ability to think creatively and work independently, and an interest in sharing knowledge with others. Candidates should have strong analytical skills as well as strong writing and presentation skills. The position will require a person who can learn quickly and move onto any research portfolio, analyse data, pull out relevant findings, write engaging briefs and factsheets, present findings to external audiences with various amounts of data literacy, and guide colleagues in how to think more analytically about their own research. Depending on experience, the portfolio may also include support to and / or management of parts of research cycles, including research design, data collection, and analysis, as relevant to topics and analytical pieces. Candidates should be comfortable working and communicating across teams spanning assessment, field, data, and GIS.

RESPONSIBILITIES

DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL PRODUCT - ACUTE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS

• Lead the implementation and delivery of the analysis project at the country level, in coordination with the HQ programme team.

• Align the rollout with global schedules and ensure adherence to IMPACT’s analytical standards.

• Develop and maintain a strong stakeholder mapping and a network of collaborators at country level to enhance contextual understanding / monitoring.

• Ensure development of user-centered products and, where relevant, support joint analysis with relevant stakeholders.

DATA REVIEW AND CONSOLIDATION

• Collect and synthesize relevant secondary data from REACH assessments, UN agencies, INGOs, and public datasets (e.g., OCHA, FEWS NET, IPC), including via building and maintaining necessary relationships.

• Evaluate data reliability and identify critical gaps.

• Support decisions on the need for targeted, light-touch primary data collection.

ANALYTICAL PROCESS AND INTERPRETATION

• Apply IMPACT’s global analytical guidance to produce structured, consistent, and context-relevant analysis of acute humanitarian needs.

• Use defined frameworks (e.g. Risk of Excess Mortality) to classify severity levels, population groups, and geographic areas of concern.

• Clearly document assumptions, limitations, and analytical reasoning.

OUTPUT PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION

• Draft the Acute Needs Analysis brief using standardized global templates and language.

• Collaborate with GIS and design colleagues to include maps, caseload tables, and other visual aids.

• Ensure internal review and validation of the product before dissemination.

• Present findings to clusters, working groups, and donors as needed.

• As needed, support the development of Global Key Messages based on country level findings.

LEARNING, INNOVATION, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

• Participate in lessons-learned reviews and propose improvements to global analysis processes and guidance.

• Contribute to organisational learning on running analysis workstreams and contribute to reflections and development of additional analytical workstreams, in collaboration with country and global counterparts.

• Support internal knowledge sharing and analytical training at the country level.

• Stay updated on sectoral best practices and innovations in humanitarian analysis.

• The (Senior) Analyst will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes. They will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of any information and data belonging to IMPACT and its partners, or collected during his/her assignment with IMPACT.