Research Manager - Systems Strengthening and Localization Unit for Sudan, based in Nairobi
Full Time
full time
Health
20 Oct 2025
Nairobi, Kenya
Verified by Turrior
Content + Source + Freshness • 11 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
80 / 100
Offer value
High offer value due to significant role in humanitarian initiatives and access to leadership opportunities in a reputable organization.
- Significant role in humanitarian research initiatives
- Access to leadership opportunities within IMPACT
- Work in a dynamic and impactful international environment
Pros
- Work in impactful settings focused on improvement and recovery
- Strong organizational backing from a recognized NGO
- Possibility of international exposure and growth
Cons
- Work environments may be volatile and challenging
- Intensive workload expected, potentially impacting work-life balance
- Responsibilities may involve crisis management
Who it's for
Mid to Senior • On-site in Nairobi
Good fit
- Established research professionals
- Leaders in project management
- Candidates driven by a desire to impact communities positively
Not recommended for
- Newcomers to research without applicable experience
- Individuals reluctant to work in unstable regions
- Candidates seeking a purely academic role without fieldwork
Motivation fit
Interest in contributing to humanitarian and development projectsDesire to leverage data for societal benefitWillingness to engage with diverse stakeholders
Key skills
Data analysis and interpretationProject design and executionLeadership and team managementInterdisciplinary collaboration
Score: 80/100 AI verified analysis
About the job
## BACKGROUND ON IMPACT AND REACH Created in 2010, IMPACT is a Geneva-based NGO and the largest independent data provider in contexts of crisis. IMPACT aims to support a range of stakeholders in making better, more informed decisions in humanitarian, stabilization, and development settings. Through our team of assessment, data, geospatial, and thematic specialists, IMPACT promotes the design of people-centred research and set standards for collecting and analysing rigorous, high quality data in complex environments. Over the past 15 years, IMPACT has been growing in size and geographic reach to become one of the largest humanitarian research agencies in the humanitarian sector. IMPACT's teams implement assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and organisational capacity-building programmes
