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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. 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 30 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 Thai national to fill the position of “ASSESSMENT / DATA OFFICER”.

This is a position for someone with a background or skills in research / assessments or data science, who is keen to work in the humanitarian sector! We are looking for someone who is keen to learn and become a valuable member of our team.

Objectives.

The REACH team – based in Bangkok – has been supporting the humanitarian response in Myanmar since 2022 through the implementation of the first Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA). In 2023 REACH is implementing a second nationwide MSNA to inform the 2024 humanitarian programming cycle, as well as a Humanitarian Situation Monitoring (HSM) pilot. 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 Assessment / Data Officer will be involved in all stages of the research cycle, including methodology design, monitoring data collection, data checking and cleaning, analysis and producing visualization for upcoming assessments including the MSNA and Humanitarian Situation Monitoring (HSM).

Required Tasks. 

Based in Bangkok, the REACH Assessment / Data officer, under operational guidance of the REACH Research Manager is responsible for:

• Lead the development of research cycle methodology, developing project ToRs, and designing assessment survey tools (e.g. household surveys);
• Monitoring ongoing data collection, and conducting daily data checking and cleaning to ensure quality of data;
• Supporting with developing data checking, cleaning and analysis scripts (e.g. in R);
• Lead on the development of relevant information products (e.g. factsheets, reports, briefs) and data visualizations (e.g. in Adobe InDesign);
• Support engagement with relevant external actors including ICCG, Clusters, NGOs and CSOs;
• There is potential to broaden the role to GIS tasks if the applicant is suitably experienced, although not required.

Required qualifications and technical expertise.

Academic:

• Excellent academic qualifications, preferably including a Bachelor / Master’s degree in relevant discipline (e.g. Social Science, Data Science, GIS, Data analysis), or demonstrable skills in this area;

Years of work experience:

• At least 1 year of relevant work experience required (e.g. research, assessments, M&E), preferably in humanitarian or development organisations;

Software skills: 

• Applicant must have strong skills in MS Excel and proven knowledge of other Microsoft office products (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Experience with Adobe Indesign is an asset.
• Experience of XLS form/Kobo form coding is desirable.
• Knowledge or experience of R or Python programming is desirable.
• Knowledge of ArcGIS or QGIS is an advantage.

Research skills:

• Proven experience with quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Excellent analytical skills, experience in assessments, M&E, field research or evaluations are an asset.
• Experience with data cleaning, analysis and visualisation

Communication/reporting skills:

• Good 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 / Myanmar context;

Cross-cultural work environment:

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

Language skills:

• Strong proficiency in spoken and written English required
• Competency in Burmese or other Myanmar language is advantageous but not required for the position

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 2 pages;
2. a cover letter expressing the motivation to work for this specific position;
3. contact details of 3 references

They should be submitted to thailand@acted.org

The files attached to the e-mail should not exceed 2 MB. Applications should be submitted no later than 2 June 2023. We encourage early applications and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.