Research Manager (External Applicants)

IMPACT Initiatives is a humanitarian NGO, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organisation 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 headquarter is 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 recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Research Manager (External Applicants)

Location: Abuja

Department: PANDA Contract duration: 4 months Starting Date: ASAP. Project Profile The position is recruited for the Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) Project covering FCDOs Humanitarian and Resilience Programme (HARP) Facility. For this programme, IMPACT is in partnership with FACT Foundation. While in Nigeria, staff shall be hosted by FACT Foundation and for his or her mission, the Research Manager will fall under the direct responsibility and management of FACT and their delegates for all Administrative, Security, Logistics and Finance issues. S/he will therefore fully abide by FACT’s Security, HR, Administration, and Logistics rules and regulations, and in coordination with FACT, ensure that all IMPACT staff abide by them. Functions Under the management of the Country Representative, the Research Manager oversees the research activities and staff within the purview of the FCDO-funded Third Party Monitoring (TPM) Project. The Research Manager shall oversee and execute all research activities within the above-mentioned Project, meeting quarterly deliverables in a timely fashion while ensuring that the quality of research remains high. S/he will moreover liaise extensively with counterparts from Fact Foundation who are IMPACT’s partners in the Consortium for the Project, while supporting the Country Representative in stakeholder engagement with FCDO’s Implementing Partners.

Responsibilities

The Research Manager responsibilities include the following: Strategy development & implementation: With specific attention to the FCDO-funded TPM Project’s, and while supervised by the CR, the RM is to ensure that IMPACT has an up to date understanding of the country’s socio-economic situation, the impact of a crisis and the aid/humanitarian situation, as well as the humanitarian planning, coordination, response mechanism developments, and key humanitarian stakeholders. For the TPM Project, develop and oversee the implementation of the project’s strategy. Specifically, during the inception period, in conjunction with the CR, set out the project’s overall strategy, develop concomitant workplans for each staff member, and put in place the requisite structures for the staff members such that each individual has clarity as to how to work towards the common goal of completing deliverables in a timely manner and at a high standard, and ultimately supplying impact to FCDO and Implementing Partners at the outcome level. Research Planning: For the TPM Project, ensure that all the research is planned in line with the relevant project and programme objectives, as well as the Project and Country Strategy. This is to include: Ensure that all research complies with IMPACT’s HQ Research Department guidelines and standards. Ensure that al necessary Secondary Data Reviews are conducted and integrated into the research. Ensure that research ToRs are validated by HQ prior to the commencement of data collection. Ensure that research ToRs are understood by the team and updated accordingly. Keep track of progress and delays of all assigned assessments throughout the research cycle. Liaise with FACT Foundation, to include their two assessment and data staff in the research. Liaise with FACT Foundation to ensure that the portion of the research carried out by them is validated by IMPACT HQ. Where necessary, proactively support the team by conducting research (research design. ToRs, tool building, data management, data analysis, product drafting). While supported by the CR, conduct dissemination and stakeholder meetings with FCDO and Implementing Partners. Research Implementation: Liaise with FACT Foundation, to ensure that the data is collected in the fashion and format that allows IMPACT to clean and analyse the data. Ensure that all collected data is stored in line with IMPACT’s Data Management Guidelines, as well as with the data management plan Annex in the Research ToR. Ensure that data is revised and cleaned, with all revisions recorded as per IMPACT data management guidelines. Oversee all the analyses of the collected data, as stipulated in the Research ToRs. Ensure that data and its analysis do not contain personal information and are validated by IMPACT HQ, before sharing to external parties. Supervise and where necessary support the team with the analysis and drafting of the information products. Review all products before they are sent to the CR or IMPACT HQ for validation. Ensure that all written products are validated by IMPACT HQ before release to FCDO and Implementing Partners. Team Management and Leadership: Ensure that all staff members understand and are able to perform their roles and responsibilities, as well as their reporting and validation duties to HQ. Ensure that all staff members have clear and regularly updated ToRs, Workplans, and Key performance Indicators (KPIs) against which their performance will be appraised. Promote team building, productivity, and staff welfare. Mentor and support the team to build capacities, improve efficiency and performance. Promote the growth and development of staff: within the organisation, actively linking with HQ