Humanitarian Strategic Analyst – Africa (French & English speaker)

30 Apr 2026 Humanitarian Strategic Analyst – Africa (French & English speaker) at Save the Children

• Conduct and deliver context and foresight analysis (e.g., situational analysis, conflict analysis, trend analysis, scenario analysis, stakeholder analysis) to support humanitarian decision-makers. • Develop scenarios and support scenario-based planning to inform response decision-making. • Provide capacity building to CO and partners on risk identification, risk monitoring methodology, and scenario building. • Support key internal processes with bespoke analysis (e.g., risk analysis to inform the development or update of a CO’s Emergency Preparedness Plans). • Contribute to the integration of conflict-sensitive approaches, tools, and methods in proposal writing, programme implementation and reporting. • Collaborate across Programme Delivery Team and beyond to identify and address key contextual information gaps, ensuring integration of comprehensive contextual data and intelligence into strategic planning and operational responses. • Contribute specialised regional and national content to global reports, highlighting key trends and context-specific characteristics. • Support humanitarian advocacy initiatives and strategies by offering up-to-date insights and thorough contextual analysis on ongoing and emerging crises. • Support the external representation of senior executives (e.g., Regional Directors) • Prepare and facilitate internal context-focused discussions (CAFU Café). • Proficiency in both qualitative and quantitative data analysis to extract actionable insights. • Strong ability to question, synthesize, and present complex information clearly and concisely. • Sound understanding of geopolitical dynamics (at international, national, and sub-national levels) and their interplay with humanitarian needs and practices. • Expertise in supporting risk assessments and providing foresight analysis for strategic decision-making, particularly in areas of conflict. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey strategic insights to diverse audiences (internal teams and external stakeholders), with fluency in English and French,