REACH Research Officer at ACTED-Jordanie Regional – Amman

REACH Research Officer (3 Vacancies)

Job Purpose

REACH is currently seeking qualified applicants with experience in research and data analysis to serve as a Research Officer on the REACH Mission.

With the support of in-country and HQ staff, the REACH Research Officer (RO) will be responsible for supporting research on a number of topics related to humanitarian needs, displacement, market functionality, livelihoods, and resilience building, among others.

This includes supporting research design, training of field staff, coordination of data collection, data cleaning, analysis of key findings, production of information products (factsheets, dashboards, etc.), and dissemination of information to key response actors and partners.

The overall goal of the RO will be to support in development the research capacity and expertise of the REACH’s research units in order to strengthen the quality and efficiency of REACH research cycles and information products.

Objectives

• Ensure that all steps of the Research Cycle are designed and implemented suitably and according to high-quality standards;
• Identify research gaps and support in planning and designing research cycles to fill those information gaps;
• Successful engagement in the dissemination of outputs and (analytical) research results; 

Duties and Responsibilities

The Research Officer is responsible for the following:

• Contributing to all steps of the Research Cycle, e.g. research design, data collection and processing, data analysis, output drafting and dissemination;
• Research planning and design through anticipating information gaps, development of assessment methodology and indicator and (data collection) tool development and review in coordination with clusters and working groups;
• Supporting data processing, including data cleaning, and conducting analysis, in close collaboration with the in-country data team;
• Drafting and review of timely and accurate outputs such as factsheets, reports, briefs, presentations, etc;
• Providing information management support to other team members within REACH, or humanitarian stakeholders;
• Supporting the dissemination of REACH products including factsheets, datasets, and dashboards;
• Involvement in related external engagement associated with disseminating and communicating the assessment primarily through the development of key messages and presentations for external audiences;
• Other tasks falling within his/her functions as requested by supervisors

Key Performance Indicators

Example, the key performance indicator (KPI) is a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives. Organizations use KPIs to evaluate their success at reaching targets

• Number of outputs produced and validated;
• Number of outputs disseminated;
• Number of involvements in external engagement;
• Contribution to research design and planning
• Involvement and development of assessment methodology and indicator selection

*Acted’s proposed monthly salary: 1059 JOD’s

*Number of vacancies: 3