Location: Damascus, Syria
Key Performance Indicators:
Timely and quality delivery of assigned research tasks.
Positive internal and external feedback on the quality and relevance of outputs.
Effective collaboration and clear communication among Field, Data, and GIS teams.
Active participation in discussions aimed at improving assessment practices and methodologies.
Constructive contributions to external engagement efforts and presentations of research findings.
Under the supervision of a Senior Assessment Officer, the Research Officer will support various research cycles focusing on climate, livelihoods, humanitarian situation monitoring, camps and displacement, and area-based approaches. The AO's responsibilities will include:
Research Cycle Support:
- Understand the objectives of assigned research cycles and how these contribute to strategic goals.
- Assist in drafting and reviewing research designs, data collection plans, and analytical approaches.
Tool Development:
- Create and refine assessment tools, including Kobo questionnaires, ensuring accurate translations into Arabic.
Training and Capacity Building:
- Develop clear and concise training materials on assessment indicators and data collection methodologies.
- Facilitate training sessions for enumerators and field coordinators.
Data Processing and Analysis:
- Conduct data cleaning processes for quantitative and qualitative datasets, coordinating closely with field teams for follow-up and validation.
- Implement analysis plans, producing clear informational outputs such as factsheets and situation overviews using Microsoft Excel and Adobe InDesign.
External Engagement and Coordination:
Coordinate with partner organizations and humanitarian actors to ensure that assessments align with priority information needs.
- Participate in presenting key findings to relevant stakeholders for use in evidence-based humanitarian planning.
Contextual Awareness:
- Regularly update contextual knowledge of assigned areas through reading, dialogue with field teams, and engagement with response actors.
Data Protection:
- Maintain strict confidentiality of all data collected and processed.
- Ensure adherence to data protection standards to prevent unauthorized sharing of information.
Required :
- Education: University degree.
- Years of work experience: At least 3 years of experience working humanitarian or development contexts, ideally involving research or assessment activities.
- Research skills: Demonstrated experience conducting research or working with data.
- Analytical skills: Strong analytical capabilities to identify key trends and contextualize findings.
- Software skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
- Languages: Fluency in English and Arabic; excellent writing and communication skills.
- Teamwork: Ability to operate independently and within a multicultural team environment.
Desired:
- Technical skills in any of the following:
- Proficiency with data analysis software such as R, SPSS, STATA.
- Experience with mobile data collection tools (ODK, ONA, KoBo).
- Experience in data cleaning and analysis.
- Skills in data visualization tools (Power BI or similar).
- Knowledge of the Adobe Suite, especially In Design.
- External engagement Experience or strong interest in external coordination and partner engagement.
- Understanding of the humanitarian context in Syria.
Interested and qualified applicants should apply by filling out the application form through this link
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