Humanitarian Strategic Analyst – Asia-Pacific

About the role

The Humanitarian Strategic Analyst will provide context‑specific strategic analysis to support decision‑makers across Save the Children’s country, regional and global teams. Working within the Emergency Response Operations Team, the analyst monitors geopolitical events, identifies strategic issues, and delivers conflict‑sensitive insights to inform preparedness, advocacy and policy‑making.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct situational, conflict, trend, scenario and stakeholder analyses to support humanitarian decision‑making.
• Develop and facilitate scenario‑based planning, risk monitoring methodology and capacity‑building workshops for country offices and partners.
• Provide bespoke risk and emergency preparedness analyses for internal processes and integrate conflict‑sensitive approaches into proposals and programme reporting.
• Collaborate with programme delivery teams to fill contextual information gaps and embed intelligence into strategic planning.
• Contribute regional and national insights to global reports, support advocacy initiatives and represent senior executives in external engagements.
• Participate in the Inter‑Agency Early Warning and Risk Analysis Group and engage with external partners on specific contexts.

Required profile

• Strong proficiency in qualitative and quantitative data analysis with the ability to synthesize complex information.
• Deep understanding of geopolitical dynamics and their impact on humanitarian needs.
• Experience delivering risk assessments, foresight analysis and scenario planning in conflict‑affected settings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for diverse internal and external audiences.
• Proven ability to build relationships with NGOs, UN agencies, academia and other stakeholders.
• Significant professional experience in the humanitarian sector, focusing on crisis contexts and conflict‑sensitive programming.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and humanitarian principles.