occupied Palestinian territory: Consortium Data Analyst - Ramallah

Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency.

The association leads in average 190 projects by year in the following sectors of intervention: food security, health, nutrition, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures, water, sanitation, hygiene and economic recovery. PUI is providing assistance to around 7 million people in 21 countries – in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe and France.

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Humanitarian situation and needs :

Since 1967, occupation and political stagnation have directly affected the socio-economic situation of the Palestinian population in the West Bank. The movement restrictions policy is severely limiting Palestinians’ access to essential services and markets, and leading to serious and negative impact upon all aspects of their lives, and mainly their livelihoods. The Oslo agreement in 1993 created some hope to bring peace to the region but it quickly showed impossible to achieve for a number of reasons. In 2000, following a visit of Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, on Aram al Sharif, the second Intifada started putting the Palestinian population under heavy pressure. In 2006, following elections won by Hamas but not accepted by the international community and Fatah, Hamas and Fatah clashed in the West Bank and Gaza which resulted in a substantial division of the Palestinian society. A civil war occurred in Gaza for a few days following which Fatah leader in Gaza had to escape the strip. Hamas took over the Gaza strip becoming the de facto authority in charge of that part of Palestine while the PA controls the West Bank.

Since then, three wars between Hamas and Israel occurred (2008-9, 2012 and 2014), the latest – Protective Edge Operation – being the most devastating one with about 2,500 persons killed on the Palestinian side (while about 70 persons were killed on the Israeli side) and more than 18,500 houses destroyed in the Gaza strip generating 100,000 IDPs. As of today, reconstruction hardly started due to political issues mainly including disagreement between PA and Hamas over the reconstruction.

The main features of the Israeli occupation remain in place since 2000 and consequently the humanitarian needs in the oPt have not fundamentally changed for the last decade. Israel continues to impose a blockade on Gaza, amounting to collective punishment of the population and affecting every aspect of life in the Gaza Strip. Livelihoods remained severely constrained by policies that restricted access to the areas with the most viable agricultural and fishing prospects. Access restriction, blockade and the internal divisions result in a limited access to essential services and entrenched levels of food insecurity faced by many Gazans in their day-to-day lives. On the other hand, the WB faces development issues (some people peak about “de-development”) and an increased pressure on the communities in Area C of the West Bank – rise in demolitions, settlers’ violence, no easing on movement restrictions and no progress on the planning and zoning regime. Bedouin and herder communities in particular are affected. East-Jerusalem is also deeply affected by demolitions and restrictions of movement.

Our action in the field:

Since 2015, PUI’s strategy focuses on providing support to populations affected by the coercive environment and subsequent violations of IHL/HR in both the West Bank (WB) and the Gaza Strip (GS). It combined several sectors to prevent the loss of livelihoods and displacements of population as a consequence of protection threats, lack of services (Health, Education, WASH), and lack of access to agricultural lands or job opportunities.

In the Northern West Bank, PUI operates in 3 districts (Qalqiliya, Salfit, and Nablus) with programming in protection, livelihoods and women economic empowerment. In the Gaza Strip, PUI operates in 3 districts (Middle Area, Khan Younis, Rafah, Middle Area & Gaza), including a big part in the ARA Rafah) with programming in emergency response/NFI, protection, WASH, shelter, rural development, access to land and livelihoods, agriculture and heritage protection.

PUI is leading on several issues including settler violence (WB) and the Access restricted Area (ARA) in the GS.

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As part of our activities in Occupied Palestinian Territory, we are looking for a Consortium Data Analyst.

PUI oPt has been working on protection programs for a few years and has accumulated a lot of operational experience overtime and has positioned itself within the international community as a key player in this field. Since 2015, PUI is part of a consortium of 5 INGOs working against forcible transfer in the West Bank. Each agency contributes in a different way towards the consortium integrated protection approach. The Consortium generates a lot of information either collectively or at agency level. Such information can be policy papers, assessments, reports, fact sheets, maps, databases, statistics, etc.

The Data Analyst position is placed within PUI and serves all 5 Consortium partners in an equal manner.

Consortium partners aim at strengthening their analytical capacity and deliverables. Indeed, in close collaboration with the partners, the Consortium Secretariat (CS), the Consortium Management Unit (CMU) and the Consortium Advocacy Working Group (AWG), the DA looks at the information generated by agencies individually and/or collectively in order to determine how to best shape this information in a way that is useful to all.

1. Chairing and coordinating the MEAL Task Force of the Consortium
2. Managing and improving the IMS in place ensuring its functionality at Consortium level and allowing for further processing and analysis of relevant data
3. Working with each key group of the Consortium (AWG, CMU, CS and Steering Committee) to identify, extract and formalize the information they need from the available data
4. Contributing to the Consortium strategic thinking notably by substantiating relevant information in close collaboration with Consortium Technical Coordinator (CTC)
5. Engaging with external stakeholders generating data such as OCHA, Clusters, etc.

Formation and Experiences :

Degree in Social and Human Sciences or Statistics, and a background in research methods.

Previous experience in data management, data analysis and Information Management System

Experience in program design and M&E plan development (Ability to design M&E tools, surveys, surveillance systems, and evaluations)

Languages : Excelent command in writing and speaking English

Employed with a Fixed-Term Contract – 9 months

Starting Date: March 2018

Monthly gross Salary: from 2 200 up to 2530 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50€ per semester seniority with PUI.

Cost covered Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission (travel expenses include visas, vaccines…)

Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation

Housing: Monthly allowance

Daily living expenses“Per diem”

Break policy 5 working days at 3 and 9 months

Paid leave policy 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months

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Please send your application (Resume and Cover Letter) to Paula Cenalmor, Human Resources Officer for Expatriates, at recrutement@premiere-urgence.org.