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Responsable de Recherche Associé.e pour la République Démocratique du Congo, basé.e à Goma (Candidats Externes)
Freelance5 days ago
Job Description
Kinshasa
CDI
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IMPACT INITIATIVES
IMPACT Initiatives is a humanitarian NGO based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organisation manages several initiatives, REACH, AGORA and PANDA. The IMPACT team is made up of specialists in data collection, management and analysis and GIS. IMPACT is a sister organization of ACTED, an international NGO headquartered in Paris and is present in about thirty countries. The two organizations have a strong complementarity formalized in a global partnership, allowing IMPACT to benefit from ACTED operational support on its areas of intervention. We are currently looking for an Associate Research Manager to join the cash team. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Department: Cash team Title: Associate Research Manager Duration of the contract: 3 months (desirable extension after confirmation of financing)
Location
Place of work: Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo Contract start date: January 2027
Candidate profile
Education / Qualifications
Since 2016, IMPACT, - currently present in KinshasaGoma, Bukavu and Kalemie - provides through its three initiatives REACH, AGORA and PANDA rapid and thorough assessments, information management and mapping services to inform humanitarian planning and action in the DRC. All publicly available information products produced by the mission in DRC are accessible on the REACH Resource Center. The DRC continues to face an acute and complex humanitarian crisis. The recurrent conflicts in the eastern provinces of the country, health shocks and natural disasters, as well as the chronic poverty suffered by a large part of the population are all reasons for the high level of humanitarian needs. According to the Humanitarian Needs Outlook 2025, 14.9 million people in DRC are in need of humanitarian assistance.
PROJECTS
The cash team was created in 2025 as part of a strategic reflection on the importance of species in humanitarian aid in the DRC and the value of REACH’s work in this area. The objective of this team is 1) to monitor the prices of essential goods present in the minimum basket of expenses (MEB) defined by the Cash Working Group (CWG) and indicators of the functionality of markets in the operational areas of the actors of the response, 2) to produce analyses aimed at providing trends in the price of basic goods and functionality several times a year 3) thus allowing the actors to better contextualize their response and re-evaluate the economic
Other information
In 2026, the team plans to work on three main projects: 1) Continue technical co-chairing of the CWG, 2) Extend the Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMI) to more markets and geographies through strengthened partnerships with other NGOs, 3) Develop ad hoc analyses and thematic evaluations in collaboration with the CWG to better inform the response.
PROFILE OF THE POSITION
Job overview
IMPACT is looking for an experienced candidate, having already managed a team and implemented projects in a complex humanitarian context. The candidate must be comfortable representing IMPACT with various external stakeholders and be able to coordinate and liaise with a range of high-level external partners. The Associate Research Leader will be responsible for overseeing the development and strategy of the cash team, in particular ICSM but also thematic evaluations, while acting as a focal point for the technical co-chairing of the CWG. The Associate Research Leader will be under the supervision of IMPACT’s Deputy Country Representative in DRC and IMPACT’s headquarters in Geneva. The post is based in Goma, North Kivu, DRC, with travel to other parts of the country. The overall objective of the Associate Research Lead will be to ensure the smooth running of the cash team’s activities, and he/she will be responsible for implementing and completing the various workflows within the unit. This will include operational and programmatic oversight of team activities, including the hierarchical management of 1 analyst and 1 senior evaluation officer, oversight of project implementation, operational oversight in terms of logistics, administration, human resources, partner coordination, reporting, grant management and finance, and contribution to REACH’s strategic development in DRC.
FUNCTIONS
The associated research manager will be assigned to the following tasks:
PERSONNEL AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT
Direct management of the Senior Assessment Officer and Analyst, including recruitment, assessments and career management; Indirect management of team field managers, through support to the cash analyst; Daily management of the cash team, including development of work plans and performance indicators, and development and implementation of training plans to improve efficiency and performance; Conduct regular checks with staff within the team and ensure staff productivity and well-being as the primary focal point for the team; Organize regular training for the team in connection with requests made during performance reviews; Be available to provide regular support and technical support;
Responsibilities
Assume additional workflows and management responsibilities as well as advise in mission strategic decision making as a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), in coordination with other research leaders; Monitor the programmatic budget and coordinate with the Deputy Country Representative to ensure coverage of the different positions in the team.
RESEARCH CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND THEMATIC CASH PRODUCTS
Assessment preparation and planning Ensure a good organization of the collection and supervision of partners in the classic ICSM cycle by the team; Ensure that all evaluations are planned in accordance with the relevant objectives of the project and programme and with the REACH research cycle and other relevant directives; Ensure that all team members are fully informed of the objectives and expected results of each evaluation, and that the overall implementation strategy for any given activity is clearly understood; For each thematic evaluation, review the terms of reference before they are sent to Geneva for validation and ensure that the terms of reference are validated by headquarters prior to the start of data collection; Compose and build, in close coordination with IMIS and the data management team, qualitative and quantitative data collection tools; Makes sure
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