Senior Analyst, Protection Afghanistan Analysis Team ACAPS

ACAPS is seeking a Senior Analyst with protection expertise for its Afghanistan Analysis Hub to lead the ACAPS analysis process and provide strategic technical advice and support to the Protection Cluster in Afghanistan. Experience working in a similar position within the Afghanistan context is a big asset. 

• Position: Senior Analyst – Protection – Afghanistan Analysis Hub            
• Reports to: Afghanistan Analysis Hub Team Leader                              
• Supervision of: 1 Information Analyst and a small number of Consultants (part-time)
• Budget responsibility: None               
• Duty Station: Any of the following locations: Jordan, Kenya, The Netherlands, UK - The applicant must already have the right to live and work in one of the these countries (no visa will be sponsored)    
• Travel: None
• Contract type: Staff contract - national 
• Starting date: ASAP until 31.03.2026

About ACAPS

Who we are 

ACAPS is an independent analysis provider. We are an independent analytical voice helping humanitarian workers, influencers, fundraisers, and donors make better-informed decisions and respond more effectively to disasters.

What we do 

ACAPS is dedicated to helping humanitarians make better decisions. We want to put evidence at the heart of decision-making. To achieve this, we collaborate with a variety of partners across the humanitarian sector and beyond. We strive to be an evolving platform providing:  

• Independent analysis to support evidence-based decision making for humanitarian operations. 
• Deployment of experts to support assessments and analysis in crisis.  
• Innovative approaches to collect more reliable and timely data and conduct rigorous analysis
• Capacity development of humanitarian actors to carry out better needs assessments and analysis.

Afghanistan Analysis Hub

In 2022, ACAPS established an Afghanistan Analysis Hub (AAH) focused on developing needs-based analytical products to support programme and project decision-making for humanitarian actors in Afghanistan, strengthening the capacity of stakeholder organisations and addressing information fatigue by producing and publishing concise and accessible analytical products. The AAH seeks to produce timely, in-depth analyses of the specific humanitarian challenges in Afghanistan. These analyses will cover critical areas such as protection issues, climate-related risks, and anticipatory analysis, providing a solid foundation for informed decision-making among humanitarian actors.

From January 2024, the AAH has added an additional focus on provided targeted technical support to the Protection Cluster in Afghanistan. Central to ACAPS AAH’s efforts is the provision of technical assistance, monitoring, and capacity strengthening to the protection cluster, helping to develop evidence-based recommendations for protection strategies. Additionally, AAH organizes specialized training sessions for national humanitarian workers, focusing on protection risks, risk analysis, and climate-related challenges. These efforts aim to enhance the analytical skills of local actors, empowering them to address complex humanitarian issues more effectively.

The AAH is comprised of one Team Leader, one Senior Analyst with a protection background, one Information Analyst, and draws on support from a range of specialised consultant advisors.   

General Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Afghanistan Analysis Hub Team Leader, the Senior Analyst’s primary role is to A) lead the ACAPS analysis process and B) provide strategic technical advice and support to the Protection Cluster in Afghanistan, particularly as relates to protection analysis and monitoring.

The Senior Analyst supervises the planning, production, and quality of the ACAPS analytical products or outputs produced by the project. They also contribute to this production by writing and delivering analysis and contributing to the development and improvement of ACAPS methodologies. The Post holder leads on-the-job training for the analysts of the project and supports the Team Leader with networking, partnerships, and fundraising efforts. The Senior Analyst also leads on agreeing the areas of strategic and technical support from the AAH to the Protection Cluster and overseeing high quality delivery of that support. 

Essential Job Responsibilities 

Analysis production and quality assurance (30%)

• Ensure effective processes of planning, production, and timely delivery of analytical reports, including coordination of resources (analysts, external consultants, editors etc)