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
- Design questionnaires with the labs: research question, wording, question order, French and English versions
- Choose the tool for each collection: Google Forms for simple questionnaires, KoboToolbox for fieldwork and offline entry
- Define the sample, pilot each questionnaire with a small group and state each survey’s limitations in its publication
- Prepare the impact assessment for every survey of young people with the Research Ethics Adviser and the Data Protection Coordinator
- Collect age-appropriate consent: a parent’s agreement for under-fifteens in France, and the rule of the country of collection elsewhere
- Clean and anonymise responses with the team’s Colab notebooks, then file the data in its place in the data library
- Apply the small-count publication threshold that protects every respondent
- Train the correspondents who collect data in the field, with the Correspondents Network Coordinator
- Work with the Impact Evaluation Officer, who runs the surveys of volunteers and readers
Tools to master
- Google Forms: simple questionnaires
- KoboToolbox, on the European Union server and the association’s account: field collection, online and offline
- Google Colab: cleaning and anonymisation
- The team’s data library: the restricted surveys folder
How we measure success
- GDPR-compliant surveys, from consent to the deletion of raw data
- Results published with their method and limitations
Profile we are looking for
- Training in survey methods, sociology, statistics or public health, or equivalent experience
- Care for respondents and their data
- Rigour in wording and processing questions
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
- Experience with KoboToolbox, ODK or a similar collection tool
- Survey experience in the field or with young people
- Good English and French
What this role gives you
- Running a full survey, from question to publication
- Supervised practice in research ethics and data protection
- Data collection with correspondents in several countries
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.