[open-development] Job announcement: Open Economics project coordinator

Mon Jul 1 22:54:06 UTC 2013

Dear all,

[Apologies for cross-posting]

Please pass this on to relevant candidates in your network.

The Open Economics Working Group is looking for a project coordinator to
lead the Open Economics project in the next phase. The Open Economics
Project Coordinator will be the point of contact for the Working Group and
will work closely with a community of economists, data publishers, research
data professionals, lawyers and funders to make more data and content in
economics open, coordinate the creation of tools which aid researchers and
facilitate stakeholder dialogue. Some of the responsibilities include:

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   Coordinating the project through all phases of project development
   including initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing the
   project
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   Representing Open Economics Working Group at local and international
   events, point of contact for the Working Group.
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   Leading communications:Responsible for communications with the Working
   Group members, the community, interested individuals and organisations,
   point of contact for the project PI and the Advisory Panel arranging the
   details of conference calls and leading communication with individual AP
   members and their participation in the workshop and other activities

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   Community coordinator: Writing news to the mailing list, and using
   social media to promote activities to the network and beyond, maintaining
   the website of the Open Economics project: planning design, content and
   presentation of the project and the Working Group, organising and
   coordinating online meetings / online sprints and other online communication
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   Maintaining the website: inviting and supervising contributions to the
   blog, actively searching authors, setting agenda for presented content and
   projects, blog author: putting together content for the blog: surveying
   relevant projects, publishing news about forthcoming events and
   documentation (slides, audios, summary) of past events and activities

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   Point of contact for the project, responsible for collaboration and
   communication to other projects within the Open Knowledge Foundation
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   Preparing reports: Writing both financial and substantive midterm and
   final report for the funder as well as weekly reports for the project team

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   Point of contact and support for the Open Economics fellows: Planning
   and supervising the recruitment process of the fellows, maintaining regular
   contact with the fellows, monitoring progress of the fellows’ projects and
   providing necessary support

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   Event development and management: concept, planning, research on
   invitees and relevant projects, programme drafting, sending and following
   up on invitations, event budgeting, organising logistics.

Person specification

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   Someone self-driven, organised and an excellent communicator. This
   person should be comfortable running a number of initiatives at the same
   time, speaking at events and travelling
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   Having background in economics and knowledge of quantitative research
   and data analysis
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   Preferably some knowledge of academic research and some familiarity with
   stakeholders in the area of economics research
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   Be comfortable with using online communication and working from
   different locations
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   Having ability to engage with community members at all levels – from
   senior academics to policy-makers, developers, and journalists

Location

We will consider applicants based anywhere in the world; however a mild
preference is given to those close to one of our hubs in London, Berlin or
Cambridge.
Pay & closing date

The rate is negotiable based on experience. The closing date for
applications is July 15, 2013.
How to apply

To apply please send a cover letter highlighting relevant experience, your
CV and explaining your interest in the role to jobs at okfn.org

See current jobs at http://okfn.org/jobs/  <http://okfn.org/jobs/>

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Velichka Dimitrova

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