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 least 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.
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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 least 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.
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Senior Analyst - Cross-cutting Unit for Syria, based in Damascus (Link For Internal Applicants Only) Arbeitgeber: Impact Initiatives
IMPACT Initiatives ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern in Genf, Schweiz, eine dynamische und unterstützende Arbeitsumgebung bietet. Mit einem starken Fokus auf persönliche und berufliche Weiterentwicklung sowie einer Kultur der Zusammenarbeit und des Engagements für humanitäre Hilfe, ermöglicht diese Position als Associate Research Manager nicht nur einen bedeutenden Beitrag zu wichtigen Forschungsprojekten, sondern auch die Möglichkeit, in einem internationalen Team zu wachsen und zu lernen. Die einzigartigen Vorteile des Standorts Genf, einschließlich der Nähe zu zahlreichen internationalen Organisationen, fördern zudem ein inspirierendes Arbeitsumfeld.
