Crisis Analysis Lead – Yemen

About the role

Mercy Corps is seeking a remote Crisis Analysis Lead to provide strategic analytical leadership for its Yemen programme. The consultant will produce high‑quality research and analytical outputs on Yemen’s political economy, conflict dynamics, humanitarian context, governance and climate‑related risks.

Key responsibilities

• Lead coordination, drafting and quality assurance of analytical products focused on Yemen.
• Conduct political‑economy, conflict, governance, market‑systems and climate‑risk analysis.
• Produce context updates, briefings, presentations and strategic analytical reports.
• Ensure all outputs meet Mercy Corps Crisis Analysis standards and methodologies.
• Coordinate data collection, literature reviews, key‑informant interviews and secondary research.
• Translate complex findings into practical recommendations for programme design and adaptive management.
• Collaborate with the Yemen Country Team, Regional MENAE Crisis Analysis Team and technical advisors.
• Support proposal development, donor engagement and business development with analytical inputs.
• Present findings to Mercy Corps staff, donors, partners and external stakeholders.
• Maintain strong contextual awareness of humanitarian access, conflict dynamics, governance, displacement, livelihoods, markets and climate risks.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior analysts.

Required profile

• Proven experience in political‑economy, conflict or humanitarian analysis, preferably in Yemen or similar contexts.
• Strong research, writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and deliver high‑quality analytical products on tight timelines.
• Experience collaborating with multi‑disciplinary teams and engaging donors.
• Capacity to mentor junior analysts and provide technical guidance.

Required skills

What we offer

• Remote work arrangement.
• Opportunity to influence Mercy Corps programming and humanitarian response in a complex crisis environment.