CORE TASKS

• Co-lead the development of IMPACT’s digital programme delivery infrastructure; this includes: 

  • Conduct a business process mapping to identify opportunities and priorities for automation, as well as relevant technology and software solutions to meet priority needs  

  • Collaborate with other team members and external consultants to design, prototype, and implement innovative data integration, processing and automation solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals 

  • Design, implement, and optimize scalable data pipelines, efficiently integrating both structured and unstructured data (APIs, application logs, text data, etc.), while leveraging relevant data engineering frameworks  

  • Support with the roll-out of these solutions across all IMPACT country teams, ensuring maintenance and necessary adjustments over time 

• Proactively monitor emerging innovations in AI and digital technologies with specific potential for strengthening the implementation and delivery of IMPACT’s programmes  

• Provide other support to team members as needed, including tailored data analysis and/ or other technical assistance (up to 25-30% of time per month) 

ADDITIONAL TASKS (ON AN AD-HOC, BY NEED BASIS)

• Provide other support for the implementation of IMPACT programmes as directed, including in-country or remote surge to IMPACT country teams 

REQUIRED

Qualifications and experience:

• Good academic qualifications, including a Master’s degree or higher in relevant discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Data Science, Econometrics, Statistics, , etc.) 

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience  

• Proven ability to design, implement, maintain, and optimize fast, reliable, and scalable data pipelines to support applications using large-scale data ingestion 

• Experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for data workflows and ML models’ deployment 

• Advanced working knowledge of Python  

• Good working knowledge of R 

Soft Skills:

• Attention to detail and commitment to producing high quality work 

• Openness to feedback and willingness to learn 

• Ability to manage time effectively and thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented work environment 

• Ability to work independently, with initiative, while taking a proactive, solutions-oriented approach 

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, including in remote work settings 

• Fluency in English 

DESIRED

• Good working knowledge of other programming languages (e.g. SQL) 

• Good understanding of standard machine learning algorithms (supervised and unsupervised) 

• Good understanding of big data technologies and cloud computing software  

• Good understanding of statistics and statistical analysis 

• Good working knowledge of R 

• Fluency in French and/ or Spanish 

• Familiarity with the humanitarian aid system 

CONDITIONS

• For this position, salary between 2’520 CHF and 3’240 CHF monthly (before income tax), etc as well as a monthly living allowance of 300 USD. NB - IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education of staff. A location-dependent security and/or isolation adjustment is then applied as a recognition that some staff are required to work in difficult places where living and working conditions are much more difficult than elsewhere.  

• Accommodation and food provided in a guesthouse. Depending on the country situation, a contribution to a housing allowance of up to 75% of Jordan benchmark can be considered instead. NB – IMPACT is hosted by Acted in this country. 

• Enrolment in Swiss private pension fund (Swisslife – approx. 9.975% of staff gross salary), health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance  

• On a case-by-case basis, accompanied status and relevant benefits can apply (health insurance and flight tickets for dependents, education allowance for children). 

• Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered (in-country travel costs and professional expenses are fully covered) 

• Contribution to the luggage transportation: between 20 and 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract (+ luggage and personal property insurance) 

• Annual leave of 36 days per year. Public holidays of the country of assignment. Family/compassionate leave when applicable. 

• Predeparture induction - 3 days at IMPACT Initiatives’s HQ in Geneva + one week pre-departure training in ACTED HQ in Paris, including a 4-days in situ security training;  

• Enrolment in IMPACT Initiatives Research Foundational Learning Programme within the first 3 months from the start of contract 

• IMPACT prioritizes the psychological safety of its staff and the health insurance provided covers, among others, up to 1000 € per year of psychosocial counselling fees