Making numbers readable and useful
Data, impact & visualisation team
A volunteer role in the data, impact and visualisation team: you report to the Research, Quality and Impact Lead. You work day to day with the Data Infrastructure Coordinator.
Assignments
- Keep the data source register up to date: institution, access, API, licence, coverage of Africa, limitations, date checked
- Check the register’s open points one by one, most often the exact wording of a licence or a download format
- Watch for new sources useful to the five labs, and assess them before they join the register
- Write the catalogue record for each dataset: provenance, collection date, licence, version, quality, person responsible
- Answer the labs’ requests, from the research question to the strongest source to address it
- Make sure licences are respected, with the Legal Affairs Officer: attribution, share-alike, commercial use
- Document the join keys that let sources be combined: country codes, years, administrative codes
- Send the team and the labs a monthly note on new sources
Tools to master
- Google Sheets: the data source register
- Google Drive: the data library and catalogue
- Google Data Commons and institutional portals: finding and checking sources
- Claude or Gemini: first searches, every result checked at source
What you will deliver
- A checked and dated source register
- Complete dataset records in the catalogue
- A monthly note on new sources
Profile we are looking for
- Curiosity for documentary research and a taste for evidence
- Careful reading of licences and terms of use
- Rigour and organisation
- Open to adults aged eighteen and over
A volunteer role, open to young people
Every role we offer is fully voluntary. The experience we ask for can come from a course, a student project, an internship, volunteering or a personal project: every skill counts, wherever you gained it. Our roles are designed first and foremost for young people, and we weigh your motivation and potential as carefully as your track record. Want to be part of something big? Apply.
Nice to have
- Studies in statistics, economics, political science, information science or data science
- Familiarity with major international databases: World Bank, OECD, United Nations agencies
- Good English and French
What this role gives you
- In-depth knowledge of global open data, valued by research and development organisations
- Stewardship of a register that every lab uses day to day
- A link with all five labs and the data team
Applications open until ; a new cycle follows
Applications open in forty-five-day cycles, each followed by the next. YouthShare reserves the right to close this listing as soon as the right person is found. We therefore encourage you to apply now.
The one-year commitment
A non-profit project is built over time. Every volunteer therefore commits for at least one year: time to settle in, carry the assignment through and pass on what they have learned. The weekly time depends on the role and is given in each role description.
How selection works
Online application
You choose a role, present your background and attach your CV. A confirmation email gives you your reference.
Profile review
The Talent team reads every application, matches it with the needs of the role and sends you a first reply by email within three days on average.
Video interview
A conversation to get to know each other and shape the assignment together.
Decision and arrival
You receive our answer by email, followed by a welcome to the team and access to its tools.
Know the right person?
Recommend this role to them: they receive an email from YouthShare that presents it, with your name and the link to apply. You can also share the listing on your networks.