IMPACT Initiatives is a humanitarian think tank, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organisation manages several initiatives, including the REACH Initiative, which was created in 2010 to facilitate the development of information tools and products that enhance the capacity of aid actors to make evidence-based decisions in emergency, recovery and development contexts. The IMPACT team comprises specialists in research design; data collection, management and analysis; GIS and remote-sensing.
We are currently recruiting for a global Public Health Unit data role at either Senior Officer or Specialist level (depending on experience).

We are currently recruiting for a global Public Health Unit data role at either Senior Officer or Specialist level (depending on experience).
Department: Global Programmes
Position: Senior Data Officer/Data Specialist – Public Health Unit
Contract duration: Open-ended
Location: Geneva, Switzerland with up to 20% of deployment time
Starting Date: December 2024

Under the supervision of IMPACT’s Public Health Unit (PHU) Manager, the Data Specialist is responsible for leading the data work of the PHU and its global programmes related to WASH, Food Security, Nutrition and Health. The position is based in Geneva with travel to remote field locations across all countries of IMPACT’s operation.

Developing impactful programmes

Producing global programmatic guidelines

• Develop, maintain, and document standard scripts and tools for public health data analysis.
• Support the development of quality data collection toolkits for public health data collection activities aligned with globally recognized approaches and standards.

Disseminate and train on guidance for key programmes

• Provide training to field teams and HQ staff on internal public health toolkits, including tools, scripts, cleaning processes, data visualisation, etc

Support implementation of key programmes

Support in the application of programmatic guidelines

• Directly support country teams to implement PHU data cleaning and analysis guidelines through capacity building, mentorship, and technical support.
• Where necessary, surge to other departments (e.g. research) or country teams to support implementation of PHU data practices and guidelines.
• Participate in the Public Health, R, and Data Science Innovation Communities of Practice.

Developing key global programmatic partnerships

Trouble-shooting country relationships with key partners

• Support country teams in troubleshooting any data issues with public health partners, providing advice on how to engage partners at country level, and where relevant, joining discussions to provide additional technical support.

Implementing global programmes

• Support the production and dissemination of regional and global public health information products, through tabulating results and producing quality visualizations and maps.

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  Advanced quantitative degree in data science, public health, epidemiology, statistics, physics, mathematics, computer science, or related subjected
• Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience
• Proficient with R, particularly the tidyverse (dplyr, tidyr, ggplot2)
• R function writing and/or package development experience is a strong advantage
• Practical experience with working with xlsforms with ODK/Kobo
• Strong experience in data compilation, cleaning, processing, and applied analysis.
• Proven track record of working with and compiling data of varying quality, type, and structure from multiple different sources
• Experience in working with sampling and analysis of complex survey data is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of GIS software (QGIS, Arc GIS, Google Earth, etc) and spatial analysis an advantage.
• Prior experience or strong interest in working with DHIS2 is an asset.
• Fluency in English required, competency in French a strong asset

COMPENSATION AND BENEFTS

• For this position, gross salary between 5’500 CHF and 6’200 CHF monthly (before income tax). NB - IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education and experience of staff. A contribution to medical insurance of 450 CHF per month is already included in the salary figure. Experience in needs assessments, monitoring & evaluations, information management in field research settings in an international context
• Insurance covering professional and non-professional accidents throughout the period of employment with IMPACT
• Health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance in case of field visits/temporary deployments
• Enrolment in IMPACT Initiatives Research Foundational Learning Programme within the first 3 months from the start of contract.
• Applicants must hold a valid work permit for Switzerland or be EU/EFTA citizens
• Up to 40% of remote work on a weekly basis