Assessment Specialist - Analysis Afghanistan, Mazar-- Sharif; Link External

Overview

Assessment Specialist - Analysis

IMPACT Initiatives is a humanitarian NGO, based in Geneva, Switzerland. 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 in Paris and presence in thirty countries. The two organizations have a global partnership enabling IMPACT to benefit from ACTED’s operational support in its fields of intervention.

We are currently looking for an Assessment Specialist to contribute to cross-cutting analysis and thematic priorities.

Department
: IMPACT

Position
:
Assessment Specialist - Analysis

Contract duration
: 6 months (extension possible depending on funding)

Starting Date
: 28 June 2026

Location
:
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan (with travel to Kabul and other locations)

COUNTRY PROFILE

The humanitarian response in Afghanistan remains one of the largest in the world, with 21.9 million people identified as in need of assistance in the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan. The country is vulnerable to climate change, with drought affecting agriculture and livelihoods. Natural disasters, including flooding and earthquakes, remain prevalent, often causing displacement, damaging and destroying shelter and services, and disrupting livelihoods.

Conflict remains a risk, with recent increases in conflict activity between Afghanistan and Pakistan. With millions of refugees in neighbouring countries, forced return of refugees is also a driver of needs. Since 2021, restrictive policies have significantly restricted the rights of women and girls, leading to increased marginalisation and protection risks. The economic situation remains poor, and authorities lack resources to run effective public services, with reliance on humanitarian assistance.

The USA’s withdrawal of aid funding affected health centres and other services. A basic human needs response is increasingly complementing the humanitarian response across Afghanistan.

Against this backdrop, IMPACT Initiatives is planning a range of research activities to support an evidence- and needs-based humanitarian response. The Assessment Specialist will work to provide timely analysis from these products, provide longitudinal and cross-research analysis in line with thematic priorities, contribute to global analysis products, and combine IMPACT research with secondary data analysis for enhanced analysis products.

Position Profile

IMPACT Initiatives in Afghanistan is recruiting an Assessment Specialist to support its work in promoting evidence-based decisions across the aid response in Afghanistan (both humanitarian and basic human needs).

The candidate will perform a range of analysis tasks, supporting research units and teams, leading on certain research projects, and supporting IMPACT in developing thematic expertise through cross-cutting analysis, longitudinal analysis, and combining IMPACT data with secondary data sources.

This may involve both short-term and longer-term initiatives, ensuring that analysis from key research products is provided in a timely fashion, for example geographic or thematic briefs from the Multi-Sector Needs Assessment.

The Assessment Specialist will be required to engage within the aid architecture to guide the initiation of analysis products and to disseminate effectively to a range of stakeholders.

The Assessment Specialist’s responsibilities will include:

• Map opportunities within the response for analysis products to guide policy and programme decision-making.
• Work with Research Units and Teams, and Field Teams, to identify opportunities for analysis from IMPACT’s research portfolio and provide support to or lead the process to deliver timely analysis briefs following data collection.
• Identify opportunities for longitudinal analysis or analysis linking multiple IMPACT research products, in particular in-line with thematic priorities outlined in the country strategy.
• Contribute to longer-term analysis pieces designed to inform strategic decision-making within the aid response.
• Ensure that IMPACT Afghanistan effectively contributes to IMPACT global…