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Human Rights Defenders Dataverse Repository Consultant
I. Background
The Carter Center is currently engaged in an effort to create a secure, global, and searchable digital repository consolidating data on threats and attacks against human rights defenders in order to improve ways to protect them and better tell their stories. The data would be gathered and submitted by external partners, such as NGOs, grassroots organizations, academic institutions, and by The Center itself. The data would be organized and tagged in such a way to allow end users to retrieve data from multiple sources and across themes and geographical locations. Types of data would be widely varied, from Excel spreadsheets, to existing databases, to photos/videos, and PDF files. The repository would also provide tools for ease of analysis and interpretation of the various data sets, such as the ability to map and layer data and to produce detailed statistical analyses. Other programs that could possibly spring from and rely on the data emerging from the repository would be defenders protection networks using the NEMO web application, the use of The Center's online Forum on Human Rights to broadly communicate the positive value and impact of defenders' work, the production of statistical analyses to inform policy proposals and advocacy strategies to protect defenders, and the creation of a real-time alert system.
Examples of existing human rights databases and repositories:
The Humanitarian Data Exchange
Global State of Democracies Index
Civicus Monitor
Defenders' Database
Protect Defenders EU Index
Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project
Example of standardized international methodology:
International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)
II. Scope of Work
The Carter Center is seeking a Human Rights Defenders Dataverse Repository Consultant to design a technical framework for a digital repository as described above with a data management plan. Reporting to the Human Rights Program Director, the Consultant will lead the initiative to analyze and understand the architecture needs for The Carter Center's digital repository and create a unified collection and data management strategy and secure storage design. The successful candidate will possess strong collaboration skills and have experience in developing, organizing, and managing metadata for multiple formats, working with various collection management systems, including archival collections, handling content migration from legacy systems, documenting processes and procedures, and developing taxonomies.
Consultant must perform the following duties:
Consultant must take into account:
III. Proposal Components
All proposals must describe the approach to carry out the scope of work described above and include a detailed budget and proposed timeframe for completion.
IV. Qualifications/Competencies
Consultants will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Additionally, preference will be given to Consultants with experience in:
V. Application Process
Submit proposal and a background statement of the organization and/or consultant via email to hrprecruiting@cartercenter.org by February 19, 2021 with "Dataverse Repository Consultant" in the subject line.
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