Senior Research Officer – MSNA – Global, based in Dakar

• Deliver independent, crisis-wide Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessments (MSNAs) that provide impartial, comprehensive data to inform humanitarian decision-making and response planning across global contexts
• Lead the design and implementation of MSNA research methodologies, ensuring data collection is context-sensitive, rigorous, and aligned with Grand Bargain commitments
• Manage cross-functional teams to coordinate needs assessments across multiple sectors, translating complex humanitarian evidence into actionable intelligence for aid actors
• Analyse and synthesise assessment findings to produce high-quality information products that promote needs-based, evidence-driven decision-making within the humanitarian community
• Develop strategic partnerships with humanitarian organisations and UN agencies to ensure MSNA outputs enhance coordination, response planning and resource allocation in emergency and reconstruction contexts

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