Key Responsibilities

What we are looking for

What We Offer

About the organization

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data organization (ACLED) is a disaggregated data collection, analysis, and crisis mapping institution. The ACLED team collects conflict information, conducts analysis to describe, explore, and test conflict scenarios, and makes both data and analysis open for free use by the public. ACLED’s work is regularly used to inform journalism, academic research, and public discourse on conflict, and to support practitioners and policymakers. ACLED is the highest quality and most widely used real-time data and analysis source on political violence and protest around the world.

The Role

ACLED is recruiting a Junior Data Scientist to assist with data science projects. The Junior Data Scientist will work closely with ACLED’s Data Scientist and Head of Data Science. This is a full-time, fully remote position.

This position is open to nationals of any country. For more information, please review the Applicant FAQs. Please submit your salary range for consideration.

Specific roles and responsibilities

The Junior Data Scientist will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Assisting the Data Scientist in the application of statistical, machine learning, and natural language processing methods to specific questions using ACLED data
• Update, monitor, and help improve ACLED’s existing machine learning models
• Adapt large language models for ACLED use cases, including question-answering, translation, and classification
• Build, deploy, and monitor web scrapers
• Engage in data preparation for analysis or bespoke projects
• Other ad hoc data science tasks

Skills and competencies

Required:

• • Advanced R and Python skills
  • 1+ years of experience manipulating large datasets
  • Strong analytical background, including statistics and machine learning
  • Strong critical thinking skills
  • Experience working to deadlines with limited supervision
  • An extremely high level of attention to detail
  • Flexible team player, especially across a remote, global team. Willingness to work with a supervisor based in US time zones.
  • Fluency in English
  • Bachelor’s degree is required, but a Master’s is preferred. Relevant work and/or research experience may substitute for a Master’s degree.

Preferred:

• • Familiarity with ACLED’s data and methodology
  • Research focus or professional experience in conflict research or peacebuilding
  • Familiarity with version control via git and GitHub
  • Familiarity with cloud-based computing
  • Familiarity with additional programming languages beyond R and Python, such as Javascript or Julia
  • Familiarity with web scraping libraries and frameworks, such as Scrapy, BeautifulSoup, Playwright.js, or others
  • Experience with a remote work environment

Applications

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter detailing qualifications, experience, and salary requirements.

Further information on the organization is available online at acleddata.com. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Interested candidates are advised to apply early.

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Position title: Language AI for Social Impact - Senior Partnership Officer

Contract length: up to 30 June 2025, with possibility of extension

Hours: 80% FTE

Location: Home-based

Travel: International travel within Africa is expected, no more than 25% of the time

Reporting to: Program Tech Lead

Remuneration: 3,800-4,500USD/month (this amount will be prorated to 80% time commitment)

Deadline for applications: 10th January 2025

CLEAR Global is an equal-opportunity employer, committed to having a diverse team where

individuals of all backgrounds collaborate and learn from one another. We believe we can be

most effective with diverse experience and expertise in our team. We recruit on merit, actively seek diverse applicant pools and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, age, gender identity and expression, national origin, race and ethnicity, religious beliefs, marital or parental status, or sexual orientation, and welcome all types of diversity.

We offer in addition to salary:

• an innovative work environment with a diverse and passionate team,
• 20 days of annual leave and 10 days of floating holidays, (for full-time employees: this is prorated for part-time employees)
• the flexibility of home-based/remote work,
• accommodation and per diems when on deployment.

The role

Language AI has made dramatic progress in recent years. Yet the 4 billion people worldwide who do not speak ‘major’ languages remain largely unserved, restricting their access to digital information and services. The digital language gap is widening. To tackle this, CLEAR Global launched the 4 Billion Conversations (4BC) initiative together with partners Africa and South Asia.

CLEAR Global’s 4BC initiative aims to close the digital language gap by making language technology available in marginalized languages. Language technology for these languages has vast potential to support social impact efforts ranging from climate change resilience to addressing gender-based violence. The 4BC initiative is carried by a network of program partners working on social impact activities and tech partners working on language AI.

As the Senior Partnership Officer, you will play a pivotal role in furthering the 4BC initiative and its associated projects. The 4BC initiative is at a pivotal moment, as we and our partners work to bring it to scale while language technology and AI have the world’s attention. Your primary responsibilities will be to support the growth and development of the 4BC initiative by building a network of stakeholders, engaging organizations on the priorities and concerns of the global majority, and further developing a shared vision for the future of language technology, particularly with a focus on Africa.

One example of recent initiatives to apply the recent advancements of language AI is the Agriculture Information Exchange Platform (AIEP) initiative, a collaboration funded by the Bill-and-Melinda-Gates Foundation and implemented by GIZ which CLEAR Global supports. The AIEP initiative aims to build the systems to get farmers in East Africa and India accessible information in their own languages and we expect this role to engage with this initiative closely.

Join us in driving innovation at the intersection of language technology and the social impact sector. Be a part of the 4BC initiative, contributing to impactful solutions that improve communication and collaboration in the community.

Responsibilities

Your primary role will be to coordinate efforts across two key dimensions:

1. 4BC network: The 4BC initiative is not something that CLEAR Global does alone. The initiative lives through the network of partners who shape, contribute to and gain from it. You will be mobilizing the network, facilitating conversations with partners in the network and extending it through outreach activities to enhance the impact of the 4BC initiative. This might include:

• Actively expanding and nurturing the 4BC network by identifying, engaging, and onboarding new partners and collaborators.
• Conducting interviews with stakeholders, experts, and partners to gather insights on their needs, challenges, and ideas for shaping the 4BC initiative
• Presenting and representing the 4BC initiative to potential partners and stakeholders
• Keeping the network informed and engaged (e.g. through regular updates, talks or virtual meet-ups)
• Engaging bilaterally with existing partners, identifying new partners, introducing them to the 4BC initiative and onboarding them
• Facilitate dialogue between different sectors to explore cross-cutting applications of language technology

2. Supporting the vision of language technology: The 4BC initiative is driven by a vision for the future of language technology, particularly in Africa, and the impact it can have for the social good. Your role will be to support this vision, ensuring that the strategic direction aligns with the needs of stakeholders and emerging trends. You will contribute to the ongoing development of key thematic areas and facilitate the dissemination of knowledge to ensure broad engagement. This might include:

• Coordinating discussions and workshops
• Shaping white papers, reports, and other key deliverables that reflect the vision of the initiative and its long-term goals in close collaboration with leadership team members and directors in CLEAR Global and beyond
• Actively participating in the conversation around the intersection of technology, language, and social impact, bringing together stakeholders to explore new possibilities and challenges in these areas

We expect that the primary outputs of this position in the first phase will be:

• The extended 4BC network including an overview of their needs, challenges and abilities
• A set of engagements on various topics like emerging tech, African tech, informed consent or AI for Agriculture, resulting in white papers or other summaries

We envision this position to focus on Africa while building the initiative overall.

Please note that these roles and responsibilities are approximate and may change over time, for instance, to include supporting the implementation of associated projects.

Qualifications

• You have proven professional experience and understanding of the language technology sector in Africa and its application to the humanitarian, international development and social impact sectors.
• You have a university degree in a relevant field; this could be computer science, AI, cognitive science, language or information technology.
• You have proven experience in stakeholder engagement, network building, and establishing coalitions
• You can work with a high degree of independence, tackle challenges proactively and have tolerance for change and uncertainty. Please help us to understand where you have shown this.
• This role will include many conversations with different people. Therefore, you should be a great communicator and listener who can facilitate conversations and discussions towards tangible outcomes.
• You are enthusiastic about CLEAR Global’s and the 4BC vision and agree with CLEAR Global’s basic beliefs and values.
• You have an existing network in the social impact, humanitarian or international development space and the technology space in Africa.
• We are a fully remote organization and you should be able to work virtually with team members based throughout the world.
• You have strong written, oral, and presentation skills in English. Additional languages, particularly including languages of Africa, as well as French are a great asset.

Job Requirements

The successful candidate will need to have access to a stable internet connection and a computer to be able to carry out the role.

About CLEAR Global

CLEAR Global exists to help people get vital information, and be heard, whatever language they speak. We believe that everyone has the right to give and receive information in a language and format they understand. We work with nonprofit partners and a global community of language professionals to build local language translation capacity, and raise awareness of language barriers. Our network of over 100,000 community members translate millions of words of life- saving and life-changing information a year.

Core values

CLEAR Global employees and volunteers are people who believe passionately about the value of this work and take personal responsibility for achieving the mission. CLEAR Global’s mission and organizational spirit embody the core values established in its strategic framework:

• Excellence: As the leading voice for communicating humanitarian information in the right language, CLEAR Global is a leader in the translation industry and in the non-profit sector.
• Integrity: CLEAR Global believes that every person, whether it’s the people who we serve, our volunteers or our staff, has value, deserves respect and has inherent dignity.
• Empowerment: CLEAR Global believes in using language to empower people around the world to control their own development and destiny.
• Innovation: CLEAR Global recognizes and celebrates the power of innovation to address humanitarian and crisis issues around the world.
• Sustainability: CLEAR Global recognizes that meeting our mission necessitates establishment and maintenance of a solid financial and organizational infrastructure.
• Tolerance: Our staff and volunteers are highly knowledgeable and skilled; value each other, our partner and our recipients; create a supportive work environment; and, conduct themselves professionally at all times.

CLEAR Global may re-advertise the vacancy, cancel the recruitment, offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration at its discretion.

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Data Associate - (Remote)

About Open Supply Hub

At Open Supply Hub, we are powering the transition to safe and sustainable supply chains through open data. With our users, we’ve already mapped hundreds of thousands of production locations around the world, showing where global production is happening and who is connected to each location. We make that data easy for anyone to work with, opening the door to new solutions, targeted investment, and more effective collaborations. We are proud to be used by some of the world’s best known brands, as well as human rights, labor and environmental groups, to spot opportunities, build collaborations, and drive investment and impact. And our vision is to go further and to map 40-million sites globally, transforming supply chain ecosystems for the 100+ million people working in them.

Open Supply Hub, a US-based global nonprofit, is seeking a full-time Data Associate to source data and improve overall database quality related to global supply chain facilities. The Data Associate will focus on reviewing, cleaning, and organizing crowd-sourced facility data, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and completeness across the platform. We are a small but agile team looking for someone who likes a wide variety of responsibilities, enjoys collaborating closely across the organization, and is looking to apply their technical knowledge for impact.

Job Description

Reporting to the Data Team Manager, this role focuses on ensuring the accuracy, organization, and quality of data within the OS Hub platform. The Data Associate will be responsible for reviewing, cleaning, and organizing global supply chain facility data, including facility name and address information. This role involves comparing and deduplicating crowd-sourced datasets to maintain consistency and accuracy across the platform.

The Data Associate will manage facility data, such as merging, splitting, handling facility claims, closures, and suggested edits, to maintain an up-to-date and accurate representation of supply chain facilities. Additionally, the role will include labeling data for machine learning training and collaborating with the Data and Engineering teams to support the improvement of platform features. A successful candidate will be able to balance both improving the quality of our current data set while actively supporting the growth of new data on the platform.

Responsibilities

Data Management & Quality Assurance 60%

• Review, clean, and organize data related to facilities in the global supply chain, including name and address data

• Compare and deduplicate crowd-sourced datasets to ensure accuracy and consistency across the platform

• Manage facility data (e.g., merging, splitting, claims, closures, moves) to maintain a representative and accurate global supply chain database

• Monitor data quality, identify trends, and recommend process improvements such as implementing data quality checks and governance policies

Geospatial Analysis & Data Integration 20%

• Assign unique OS IDs to each production location while retaining original identification data

• Utilize OS Hub’s geocoder to verify and update geospatial coordinates (latitude and longitude) for production locations

Feedback Implementation & Collaboration 20%

• Review feedback from OS Hub partners and consult with members to address data discrepancies

• Perform necessary updates to the dataset based on partner feedback

• Support OS Hub teams in creating visualizations to showcase insights from data analysis

• Collaborate with external stakeholders on projects to clean and prepare their datasets for integration into OS Hub

• Serve as a key point of contact for public-facing data, addressing stakeholder needs with a focus on accuracy, responsiveness, and maintaining positive partner relationship

Our Commitment

OS Hub is committed to creating an inclusive and representative environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

The Ideal Candidate

• Holds a degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field

• Have 1-2 years of relevant work experience and have worked remotely before

• Experience with data analysis tools like Excel, Google Sheets, Python, R, or SQL

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

• Proficiency in data manipulation and analysis, with experience in data visualization tools being a plus

• Ability to manage time effectively and work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, remote environment

Benefits & Compensation

This full-time position offers a base salary range of $50,000 to $55,000 annually, commensurate on experience and location.

• Enormous opportunities for advancement and growth alongside the growth of the organization across geographies and sectors

• Flexible working patterns, encouraging team members to work effectively and efficiently with adaptable schedules

• Remote-based role with opportunities to travel throughout the year

• 100% coverage of employee health and dental insurance premiums

• Access to 401(k) retirement plan

• Access to coworking space, if desired

• Annual office supplies stipend

• Annual professional development stipend

• Unlimited vacation leave

• Generous parental leave

• Two week office closure in December (last two weeks)

Location

While this position is remote, due to the location of the team and responsibilities of the role, we ask that the employee reside in and be eligible to work in the United States. The employee must be able to interact regularly with team members and customers in Europe and around the globe.

The position is remote, but we ask that the employee be available regularly between 14:00 and 18:00 UTC. Stand-ups and other rituals such as demos start at 16:00 UTC Monday - Thursday. To work a “typical” 9-5 workday, a candidate would need to be based in the Eastern part of the Americas, but there is some flexibility for alternative work schedules.

Apply

To apply for this position, please submit an application via the link below. Any questions can be directed to recruiting@opensupplyhub.org with the subject line: Data Associate Application.

Deadline: January 5, 2025

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