SUPPORT TEAM - META ROADS GHANA

Overview

• Work Location: Kumasi, Ghana

• Application Close Date: March 1, 2023

• Estimated Start date: March 8, 2023

• Department: Open Mapping Hub - West & Northern Africa

• Reports to: Associate Project Manager

• Terms: fixed term, consultancy contract

• Travel: frequent travel in the WNAH region and local travel within Ghana

About HOT

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) sits at the nexus of participatory mapping, community-led development, humanitarian response, open data and tech. With a talented and diverse team spread around the globe, HOT is an NGO which supports a dynamic global community of thousands of dedicated volunteers using maps and open data for humanitarian response and the Sustainable Development Goals. Working with humanitarian and development partners like the Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières, UN agencies, governments and others, the HOT community maps in solidarity with those affected by or at risk of disaster, contributing the maps and data aid workers need to do their lifesaving work.

In 2020 the work of the HOT community was recognized by TED’s Audacious Project, a collaborative philanthropic initiative that serves as a springboard for social impact on a grand scale, leading to an exciting new phase of growth. HOT is expanding its activities: opening four regional hubs and scaling up its support to local mapping communities with the audacious goal of mapping an area home to one billion people in 94 countries at high risk of disasters or experiencing poverty - mapping with communities before they are in crisis.

About the Open Mapping Hub - West & Northern Africa

Launched in March 2022, the Open Mapping Hub - West and Northern Africa (WNA Hub) engages open mapping organizations and communities in the region to facilitate the exchange of ideas and expertise across the region, and provide financial and technical support to massively scale local edits on OpenStreetMap. It stimulates and strengthens the leadership of communities to protect their livelihoods, improve their resilience, and preserve their way of life by promoting social justice in accessing open data and free software for their own purposes.

About the Project

Since 2017, HOT has partnered with Meta (previously Facebook) to build up and improve data in OpenStreetMap (OSM), particularly for countries in Southeast Asia, and Eastern Africa where HOT has extensive experience in generating open geodata for humanitarian actions. The partnership is working to improve road networks across cities in which the project is being implemented, under the Open Database License.

This project is helping Meta conduct their AI Assisted Road Mapping and further utilize OpenStreetMap in their apps and offerings to help with disaster and humanitarian aid delivery.

About You

HOT WNAH is hiring for several roles for a project and is looking for people passionate about managing and supporting the OpenStreetMap and GIS data needs of the organizations and communities supported by the WNA Hub. You should be able to work within a fast-paced, international organization responding to humanitarian and development challenges as they relate to HOT’s five impact areas: Disasters & Climate Resilience, Public Health, Gender Equality, Sustainable Cities & Communities, and Displacement & Safe Migration. You should be excited about supporting project teams in West and North African countries and ready to travel to work with different teams and communities in various field locations. You should have experience supervising mapping projects and community activities.

About the Roles

You will support the Project team and the Regional Project Manager for the implementation of the META ROADS Project in GHANA, where local travels, language and engagements will be highly required. These roles will be prioritized for applicants from Ghana. To learn more about which countries HOT plans to work in West Africa, please see here.

We are hiring for three (3) roles: Data Quality (Technical) Lead - Finance, Admin, and Operations Lead - Communications & Digital Specialist.

• Data Quality (Technical) Lead

Responsibilities

Manage and monitor data collection servers, and oversee data cleaning, QA/QC and data contributions to OSM

Support the development and implementation of QA/QC and validation processes

Support training activities to ensure mappers are collecting and contributing high quality map data

Support the implementation of mapping and data collection activities supported or executed by the project

QA to create documentation or materials, including instructional guides for new editors and how to check and validate the data

Perform quality analyses of OSM data and road mapping data in the project area

Provide other technical support for special tasks

Recruit and onboard the Quality Assurance Associates team

• Communications & Digital Specialist

Responsibilities

Propose a communication plan for the project

Propose an action plan to communicate and increase project visibility

Create an editorial calendar to be validated for social media boost

Create a library of high quality photos and videos

Offline and online engagement

Event planning

Design and printing of banners, flyers and other communication tools

• Finance, Admin, and Operations Lead

Responsibilities

Create and maintain a filing system and reports

Be the focal point for all finance and admin related matters of the project

Ensure compliance with in country laws and regulations

Coordinate the logistic and operations of the project

Support team's travels

Handle quotes, procurement, due diligence

Qualifications

Essential

The hub and project team will need a candidate with a fair experience in the below points:

• Have experience supporting mapping and humanitarian projects
• Should be a resident of the country for with good relations with the community
• Should be able to speak the local language AND English
• Should be passionate about humanitarian and development work demonstrated
• Have at least a Bachelor’s in addition to Open and participatory mapping experience or Communication, Marketing, International Management, Finance
• Experience in GIS and spatial data analysis with hands on experience in OSM, JOSM, ID, QGIS
• Exerience in project Admin and Finance management
• Good understanding of data collection methods and community involvement using OpenStreetMap
• Experience with mobile survey tools including OpenDataKit (ODK), Field Papers and X-form building
• Experience running training sessions, workshops or teaching with strong organisational skills
• Strong communication skills, including advanced written and spoken English
• Proven ability to work independently and lead activities
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Able to travel across urban and rural communities

Desirable

• Have a great sens of humor
• Able to work under pressure and tight deadlines

Are you missing a few of the technical skills listed? We would still like to see your application. While the skills above fit our vision of this role, we are open to those candidates with a strong knowledge foundation that are fast learners and highly motivated to close any skill gaps.

Compensation and Benefits

• Partially remote & flexible work arrangements

• Monthly salary

• Internet allowance

To Apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter by March 1, Your CV/resume should not exceed 2 pages.

PLEASE SPECIFY IN YOUR COVER LETTER FOR WHICH ROLE YOU'RE APPLYING FOR.

The selection process will consist of the following steps:

• Online Application
• Review
• Panel Interview