bout Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have long-term impact.
The Program / Department / Team (Program / Department Summary)
Mercy Corps has developed a Crisis Analytics function to support our programming in the most complex contexts, including the Middle East, Libya, Democratic Republic of Congo and others. The Humanitarian Access Team, Middle East (HAT) supports Mercy Corps’ in-country programming as well as the wider humanitarian response in the region through the provision of quality, timely and relevant analytical products.
Mercy Corps’ crisis analysis teams aggregate and analyze quantitative and qualitative data to improve decision making and access in complex crises. The teams directly contribute to data-driven decision making by layering information from primary sources, open sources and responders’ programmatic data, where it is analysed by subject matter experts and data scientists. This analysis is grounded in Mercy Corps’ status as an operational NGO, keeping our products constructive and relevant for humanitarian responders and donors within a given crisis. Crisis analysis also serves as a real-time information hub; vets potential partners; assesses programmatic, partner, and operational risk; identifies and maps stakeholders; and works with internal partners to better enable data-driven decision making.
The Position
The Data/GIS Analyst is a mid-level position in the team, learning from and providing support to more experienced colleagues. S/he will be expected to quickly develop and maintain a real-time understanding of multidisciplinary topics with a focus on economic trends across the Middle East, but also inclusive of climate change, agriculture, security, and social cohesion. Leveraging primarily quantitative data analytical skills, s/he will identify and manage quantitative data, execute statistical and geospatial analysis, create data visualisations and maps, and provide written narrative describing and explaining the findings for non-technical audiences within the humanitarian community. S/he will work with other qualitative-oriented analysts and specialists to provide analyses that feed into decision-making for Mercy Corps’ Middle East programming and strategy. S/he will leverage these analytical products to forecast humanitarian and economic needs and anticipated knock-on effects of crisis and conflict. S/he will be responsible for delivering outputs for monthly reports and more in-depth reports with a thematic focus.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Reporting
Analysis
Strategy & Culture
Safeguarding Responsibilities:
Supervisory Responsibility
Up to 1 junior team members and/or interns
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Lead Analyst.
Works Directly With: HAT Team Members, Technical Advisors, Program Staff.
Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
Success Factors
The role requires a high level of attention to detail, creativity to investigate multiple datasets and willingness to test multiple hypotheses, a strong sense of discretion, and excellent research and writing skills, preferably in English and Arabic. In addition to having a strong technical background and research experience, the role requires someone with a can-do attitude who is able to multitask, communicate effectively, and prioritize responsibilities in a fast-paced environment. Competitive candidates will showcase a willingness to creatively solve problems and work on multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions
The position is based in Amman, Jordan or Beirut, Lebanon and it can include up to 20% travel to support country programs, which may include travel to insecure locations where freedom of movement is limited and areas where amenities are limited.
Ongoing Learning
In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.
We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.
We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.
Safeguarding & Ethics
Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct eLearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.
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