ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Their interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach that is both global and local and adapted to each context

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, GIS and remote sensing. IMPACT was launched at the initiative of ACTED, an international NGO with headquarters based in Paris and presence in thirty countries. The two organizations have a strong complementarity formalized in a global partnership, which allows IMPACT to benefit from ACTED’s operational support in its fields of intervention.

The Data Officer, under the management of the PANDA unit manager and the technical supervision of the Data Specialist, will support the PANDA unit within IMPACT Ethiopia with all data-related aspects of the research cycle, including research design, data processing, data analysis, script and tool production, and the creation of information products. The Data Officer will use their technical experience, subject matter knowledge, and creative thinking skills to improve ways of working within the unit.

Objective 1: supporting research design and data collection, and data quality assurance

The Data Officer is responsible for supporting research design and data collection activities in the research unit with technical expertise, monitoring and quality control. They will develop KoBo tools for data collection, R scripts for data cleaning and processing, and any other technical solutions as needed. The Data Officer will work with the Senior Assessment Officer within the unit to ensure that all data collection activities they carry out are in line with technical requirements set by IMPACT Initiatives. Additionally, the Data Officer will pro-actively contribute to the development of new technical standards and tools to support data collection. 

Objective 2: data analysis and innovation

The Data Officer will support the research unit with analysis of primary and secondary datasets. They will perform descriptive analyses, hypothesis testing, and correlation. The Data Officer will work pro-actively to design innovative solutions and detailed analysis plans to fill information gaps in the humanitarian response. Furthermore, they will develop R scripts to automate data analysis processes; and explore opportunities to use alternative data sources.

Objective 3: developing information products and dashboards

The Data Officer will collaborate with the Senior Assessment Officer within the unit to create information products with the collected data. The Data Officer will work pro-actively to design new ways of displaying information, based on the needs of the project donor and partners. The Data Officer should be enthusiastic about the potential for data to improve humanitarian action, and about working with others to make this a reality.

Objective 4: improving ways of working

The Data Officer will work with the Data Specialist within IMPACT Ethiopia to identify improved ways of working, and to implement those ways of working in the research unit. The Data Officer will be expected to critically assess the existing data collection, analysis, and visualisation practices within IMPACT Ethiopia and propose and develop new ways of working where relevant.

Duties and Responsibilities

The PANDA Data Officer is responsible for completing the following tasks:

• Research design support: collaborate with assessment staff to ensure that research design follows best practices for data quality and analysis. Develop the respondent sampling approach in collaboration with assessment and GIS staff.

• Data collection support: providing technical support to data collection and processing.

• Data quality assurance: supporting assessment staff with data cleaning/checking and validation to ensure that the data collected in the unit is of the best quality it can be.

• Data analysis support: supporting assessment staff with data analysis and ensuring that they accurately represent data in their work.

• Script creation: developing data management, cleaning and analysis scripts in R.

• Technical tool development: in collaboration with assessment staff and the Data Specialist, developing new technical and data collection tools for use by the unit.

• Creation of information products: with the rest of the unit, support in creating factsheets, dashboards, and other information products to share with the wider humanitarian community.

• Creative problem solving: critically reviewing existing data processes within the unit and making improvements or developing new processes where relevant.

The Data Officer will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes, ensuring full compliance with IMPACT’s data protection policy and SOPs. They will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of any information and data belonging to IMPACT and its partners or collected during their assignment with IMPACT.

Job Requirements

• At least 2 years of relevant working experience in a similar role preferable in the humanitarian field

• Relevant degree in Computer or Data Science, Statistics, or related

• Professional experience analysing data with R or Python (if only Python skills, willingness and ability to learn R rapidly)

• Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics

• Interest in learning different aspects of our research cycles and enthusiasm about using data to improve humanitarian action

• Desire to learn and teach others about data analytics and open to receiving and incorporating feedback

• Ability to effectively present technical information 

• Demonstrable creative thinking and innovation skills

• Good organisational and prioritisation skills, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

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

• Ability to work independently and autonomously 

• Fluent speaking and writing of English language

Desirable

• Knowledge of Shiny Apps, Power BI and InDesign

• Previous experience with mobile data collection (ODK, ONA, KOBO)

Work experience with an INGO in an emergency and/or development setting

How To Apply

Qualified national applicants with the required skills are invited to submit their applications. The application should include a detailed curriculum vitae and a cover letter, combined into a single document. Please ensure that the cover letter appears on the first page, followed by the CV starting on the second page, and includes details of three work-related referees.

Applications should be submitted via ethiojobs and must be received on or before 5:00 PM on August 23, 2025. Please use the subject line: “PANDA Data Officer - Ethiopia” when submitting your application.

Please do not attach any other documents while sending your applications, if required they will be requested at a later stage.

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Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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