Job Title: Jakarta Lab Research and Innovation Manager

Department: Programmes/Open Data/Open Contract: 1 FTE

Data Lab Jakarta
Reports to: OD Lab Jakarta Executive Director Duration: 1 year renewable

Location: Jakarta

Direct reports: No direct reports. Works in close coordination with the Jakarta Lab’s policy
manager, data scientist and open data developer.
Job Role

Role Overview: You will be chiefly responsible for developing and managing the Jakarta
Lab’s research and innovation projects. In this context, research activities
refer to thematic research in the use and impact of open data in developing
and emerging countries in the Asia Pacific region. Research activities also
include documenting and/or identifying workable models, replicable
trainings, and scalable open data projects that would help optimize open
data benefits in the social, economic, and political spheres. In innovation,
the Jakarta Lab is interested in implementing or supporting specific projects
that increase or hasten access, analysis, understanding, interpretation, and
dissemination of data to tackle specific social, economic and political
challenges. Your job is to contribute towards building tools, knowledge
products, process maps, and services that would increase the potential of
open data to generate wider social impact.

You will work as part of the multidisciplinary Jakarta Lab team, and will
contribute to research activities at the Jakarta Lab, across the different
Open Data Labs and also the wider Web Foundation open data research
agenda.
Accountabilities

Key % time on
Accountabilities / Key Activities
task
Responsibilities:

• Design the innovation strategy of the Lab giving

consideration to the results of the 2015 Regional
Open Data Agenda-Setting Workshop and the
strategic document of the Lab developed during the
Lab team retreat, and the wider open data
innovation agenda of the Web Foundation
• Define and prioritize key innovation projects across
Innovation themes and countries based on a carefully-drawn 40%10
Management selection criteria
• Identify and liaise with potential innovation partners
– individuals, organizations, governments within the
region to pursue the innovation strategy
• Develop proposals for funding based on the
identified innovation strategy and work with partners
to access financial and technical support
• Manage innovation projects and implementation
 partners
• Report on progress of strategy on a periodic basis,
as agreed with the Lab Director

• Design, develop and manage the research agenda

of the Lab based on key priorities identified in the
Regional Open Data Agenda-Setting Workshop in
2015, the Open Data Lab Strategic document
developed during the team retreat, and the wider
research agenda of the Web Foundation
• Define key priority research questions, identify
priority sectors, and countries in the region where
Research and research, based on the approved research agenda,
Research will be conducted 30%
Management • Identify research partners to work with in the region
and build local capacity based on a common
research framework
• Develop shared research tools and frameworks for
use by the Lab or the partners it engages with
• Write up research products or take the lead in
commissioning the production of research outputs
• Support the implementation of the Open Data
Barometer in countries within the region

• Manage and grow the initial network of open data

advocates in the region, based on the initial list of
partners in the 2015 regional agenda-setting
workshop on open data
• Take the lead in the development of knowledge
products based on research outputs and validated
Communication innovation activities 20%
and Networking • Present Open Data Lab Jakarta’s open data
research work at conferences, discussion forums,
and meetings
• Build profile and thought leadership through public
speaking and writing & ensuring relevant work is
represented in key spaces for research
dissemination

• Identify areas for further research and innovation

Strategy & • Support and participate in the development of
10%
Development strategic planning and proposals for open data
research, and other Web Foundation projects

Person Specification
Education & • Bachelor’s Degree level required; Master’s or higher desirable
Certifications
Essential • Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in Open Government-
Knowledge and related fields (open data, transparency, accountability, participation,
Experience civic engagement)
• Experience in social research, with a focus on technology and
governance issues
 • Experience in innovation work, either technology or social
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; able to
produce high quality presentations, briefing papers etc.
• A good understanding of Web technologies
• Experience of supporting and coordinating projects, preferably in
the Asia Pacific region
• Experience of commissioning and managing contracts with third-
party researchers
• Ability to work as part of a distributed team and to work
independently in a startup environment, meeting tight deadlines and
multiple priorities with minimal supervision
• Sensitive to different cultural and social contexts, able to collaborate
successfully with people from many different countries

Desirable • Demonstrated leadership capacity and ability to operate at a senior

Knowledge and level
Experience • Published peer-reviewed research in open data or another relevant
field
• Demonstrated expertise in technology policy and/or governance
innovation
• Experience in research capacity building projects
• Track record of successful proposal writing
• Workshop facilitation experience
• Specific experience in Open Data and/or Open Government
initiatives
• Fluency in at least one regional language
• Good public speaker, comfortable speaking in front of large
audiences
• Ability to use Web-based tools for creating, sharing, and
collaborating on work
• Experience in using and manipulating data
• Ability to apply basic monitoring and evaluation techniques

To apply submit your CV and a motivational letter of no more than two pages to
info@labs.webfoundation.org including the subject line “Jakarta Lab Research and
Innovation Manager” on your email.

Please indicate whether you possess the right to work (i.e. citizenship, permanent
residence, or work permit) in Indonesia.

Application closing date: 1 April 2015