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We go the last mile: ACTED’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard to reach areas. ACTED develops and implements programs that target the most vulnerable amongst populations that have suffered from conflict, natural disaster, or socio-economic hardship. ACTED’s approach looks beyond the immediate emergency towards opportunities for longer term livelihoods reconstruction and sustainable development. With a team of 4,800 national staff, 450 international staff, ACTED is active in 38 countries and implements more than 505 projects a year reaching over 20 million beneficiaries.

ACTED founded IMPACT Initiatives, which it supports with the provision of backstopping and support services, notably in its countries of intervention and in the development of common programming and joint ventures. ACTED’s CEO Marie-Pierre Caley chairs IMPACT Initiatives. IMPACT’s teams implement assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and organizational capacity-building programmes in direct partnership with aid actors or through its inter-agency initiatives, REACH and Agora. IMPACT’s global team, based in Geneva, is complemented by an established presence in over 19 countries in Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East and North Africa, South-East and Central Asia.

REACH is a joint initiative of IMPACT Initiatives, ACTED, and the United Nations Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). REACH was created to facilitate the development of information tools and products that enhance the humanitarian community’s decision-making and planning capacity. All REACH activities are conducted in support of and within the framework of inter-agency aid coordination mechanisms.

(more on www.acted.org / https://www.impact-initiatives.org/ / https://www.reach-initiative.org/ )

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We are currently looking for a person who has right-to-work in Thailand to fill the position of “DATA ASSISTANT”.

Objectives.

The REACH team – based remotely in Bangkok – is newly supporting the humanitarian response in Myanmar in 2022 through the implementation of the first Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA). Given the challenging context in Myanmar, REACH is continuing to explore new and innovative ways to effectively inform the humanitarian response.

Under the supervision of the REACH Research Manager (International), the REACH Data Assistant will support coding data collection tools, data checking and cleaning, data analysis and producing visualizations for analysis products for the MSNA.

Required Tasks. 

Based in Bangkok, the REACH Data Assistant, under operational guidance of the REACH Data Specialist is responsible for:

• Coding assessment tools in Kobo/ODK;

• Supporting with developing data checking, cleaning and analysis scripts (e.g. in R);

• Working alongside the research team to clean and quality check incoming assessment data (in R and excel) and developing structured data analysis plans

• Supporting with producing data visualizations for information products.

• Advanced candidates will be encouraged to contribute to the development of R tools, scripts and packages to streamline work flows of both the Myanmar and Global REACH teams.

• There is potential to broaden the role to GIS tasks if the applicant is suitably experienced.

Required qualifications and technical expertise.

Language skills:

• Fluency in spoken and written English required

• Competency in Burmese or other Myanmar language is advantageous

Academic:

• Excellent academic qualifications, preferably including a Master degree in relevant discipline (e.g. IT software, GIS, Data analysis);

Software skills: 

• Strong skills in MS Excel is required, proven knowledge of Microsoft office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Experience of ODK/Kobo form coding is desirable.

• Proven experience of R or Python programming is desirable.

• Knowledge of ArcGIS or QGIS is an advantage.

Research skills:

• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative data collection methods

• Experience with data cleaning, analysis and visualisation is advantageous

Years of work experience:

• At least 6 months of relevant working experience. Experience in humanitarian or development settings is an advantage;

Communication/reporting skills:

• Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting;

Level of independence: 

• Ability and willingness to work autonomously;

• Positive work ethic and desire to work in the humanitarian field;

Cross-cultural work environment:

• Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility; 

Duration.

6 Months contract with possibility of renewal

Submission of application.

Applications shall be in English and include:

1. a resume of not more than 3 pages;

2. a cover letter expressing the motivation to work for this specific position;

3. contact details of at least 1 reference

They should be submitted to bangkok.office-manager@acted.org (Phone: +66 98 464 2419)  

The files attached to the e-mail should not exceed 2 MB. Applications should be submitted no later than 27 May 2021 (by 5:00 pm). We encourage early applications and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact : bangkok.office-manager@acted.org