Rapid needs Assessment Officer Somalia

Overview

Rapid needs Assessment Officer Somalia Jobs in Sandhubel, Switzerland at Shaqodoon

Position:  Rapid needs Assessment Officer for Somalia

Location: Sandhubel

Rapid Needs Assessment Officer for Somalia

IMPACT Initiatives, Banadir, South Central Somalia Starting Date:

August 2024

BACKGROUND ON IMPACT AND REACH REACH was born in 2010 as a joint initiative of two International NGOs (IMPACT Initiatives and ACTED) and the United Nations Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). REACH’s

purpose

is to promote and facilitate the development of information products that enhance the humanitarian community’s decision-making and planning capacity for emergency, reconstruction, and development contexts. REACH facilitates information management for aid actors through three complementary services: (a) need and situation assessments facilitated by REACH teams;

(b) situation analysis using satellite imagery; (c) provision of related database and (web)-mapping facilities and expertise.

IMPACT Initiatives is a humanitarian NGO based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization manages several initiatives, including the REACH Initiative. The IMPACT team comprises specialists in data collection, management and analysis, and GIS. IMPACT was launched at the initiative of ACTED, an international NGO whose headquarters are based in Paris and is present in thirty countries. The two organizations have a strong complementarity formalized in a global partnership, enabling IMPACT to benefit from ACTED’s operational support on its fields of intervention.

We are currently looking for an Assessment Officer to support our team in Somalia.

Department: REACHPosition:

Assessment Officer

COUNTRY PROFILESomalia remains within a complex and protracted crisis due to active conflict, the presence of non-state armed actors, the persistent presence of communicable diseases, and climate-driven onset shocks – including droughts and flooding. Conflict and natural disasters continue to drive displacement and constrain the availability of resources, while the presence of armed groups severely impedes the level of access and support provided by humanitarian actors.

Rapid needs assessments which are responsive and nimble in anticipation of multi-sectoral shocks could reduce the response time and inform initial

strategic planning

and resource appeals in a timely manner within the Somali humanitarian context. The Rapid Needs Assessment workstream aims to both directly inform ongoing humanitarian interventions and

strategic decision-making

processes.

FUNCTIONS Under the line management of the IMPACT Inter-Sectoral Unit (ISU) Research Manager, the Rapid Needs Assessment Officer is responsible for the implementation of IMPACT’s research cycles in emergency contexts of Somalia – including the preparation, data collection, analysis, drafting, dissemination, and evaluation stages. Throughout research cycles, the Rapid Needs Assessment Officer engages with external partners to promote their participation and maximize their impact.

He/she also ensures an efficient and

transparent

use of resources required for project implementation. This can include the direct supervision of assessment teams,

inclusive

of data and field team  his/her mission, the Rapid Needs Assessment Officer will be hosted by IMPACT’s global partner ACTED and will fall under the direct responsibility and management of ACTED’s Country Director a…

Title: Rapid needs Assessment Officer Somalia

Company: Shaqodoon

Location: Sandhubel, Switzerland

Category: Non-Profit