Strategic Data Architect for Social Impact

Help local foundations turn data into insight, action, and stronger community impact. In this volunteer role, you will support partners to organize information, develop practical tools, and create a strategic framework that strengthens learning, collaboration, and evidence-based decision-making.

Your work will help improve data governance, social impact measurement, operational efficiency, and digital readiness. By helping build a reliable “single source of truth,” you will contribute to more informed decisions and stronger community philanthropy across regional foundations.

• Bachelor's degree in areas related to Economics, Statistics, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information Science, Business Administration, or other related fields.
• Experience in research and with social organizations, NGOs, or social impact projects is highly valued, especially in contexts involving vulnerable populations and confidential data. The ideal volunteer can translate technical data guidance into clear, practical processes that non-technical teams can confidently use.

• Assess, organize, and consolidate data from Regional Foundations by reviewing existing sources and designing a standardized model with useful segmentation categories, such as entity type, region, topic, and target population.
• Develop practical templates, dashboards, and analysis models that help partners report consistently, visualize results, and use data more effectively.
• Compile regional methodologies and propose knowledge management approaches, including a repository of local initiatives and metrics to compare results across organizations.
• Recommend digital security protocols to protect sensitive personal and organizational data, especially in territories affected by active armed conflict.
• Propose simple, concrete, and context-specific actions to strengthen digital security practices for TerritoriA and the Territorial Foundations.

• Three to five years of experience implementing information systems, managing data, controlling data quality, or supporting analytical processes in medium or large organizations.
• Experience designing and managing data capture and storage systems that support analysis, visualization, automation, and reports with key findings and recommendations.
• Experience in data analysis, beneficiary information systems, and data collection or visualization tools that support reliable monitoring, stronger decision-making, and effective exchange networks. Proficiency in Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools is desirable.

Cuso International provides a comprehensive support package to ensure volunteers maintain a modest and healthy lifestyle aligned with local standards. This includes: 

• Monthly living allowance 
• Accommodation 
• Health insurance (including required vaccinations and antimalarial medication) 
• Round-trip airfare and visa/work permit costs 
• Pre-placement, in-country and reintegration training (along with access to self-directed materials and online resources) 
• Ongoing local support 
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program during and after placement 

If you are shortlisted, you will need to: 

• Confirm passport or permanent resident details for travel 
• Provide two professional references and one personal reference 
• Complete a language assessment during the initial phone interview 
• Pass a police check and medical clearance before departure 
• Comply with anti-terrorism checks 
• Agree to uphold the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) policy and Code of Conduct