Description
The Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) is an independent organisation dedicated to exposing human rights violations and threats to democracy.
We achieve this through open-source research, digital investigations, capacity-building with local partners, and collaboration with media to amplify our impact.
The Open-Source Data Collection and Verification Analyst will work in a team dedicated to investigating war crimes and human rights abuses associated with the conflict in Ukraine.
They will focus on systematic collection, verification, and archiving of open-source material related to the war in Ukraine.
The analyst will contribute to and maintain structured evidence datasets drawn from social media, messaging platforms, and other open sources, supporting large-scale databases that underpin investigations, reporting, and public-facing mapping products.
Responsibilities:
- Collect, verify, and archive large volumes of open-source material, including social media posts, messaging platform content, videos, images, satellite imagery, and other digital data related to the Ukraine conflict.
- Apply OSINT verification techniques, including geolocation, chronolocation, metadata analysis, and source evaluation, to ensure collected material meets relevant evidentiary, analytical, and quality standards.
- Structure, tag, and catalogue open-source material within evidence databases to support efficient retrieval, analysis, and long-term preservation.
- Collaborate closely with investigators, analysts, and CIR's Data and Technology Team to ensure collected material supports investigative, legal, and public reporting needs.
- Deliver training and mentoring to colleagues and partners on best practices for open-source evidence collection, verification, and archiving.
- Uphold CIR's standards for ethical, safe, and secure investigative practice, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and safeguarding requirements, including risk mitigation and responsible handling of sensitive or graphic content.
Requirements:
- Demonstrable prior experience of OSINT collection, verification, and archiving.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical terminology for lay audiences and to support clear, concise and timely reporting.
Desirable Criteria:
- Prior experience of digital evidence handling, assessment, or e-discovery practices.
- Prior experience of delivering training, skill-sharing, or capacity-building, particularly in OSINT contexts.
- Working proficiency in Ukrainian and/or Russian languages.
The contract is full-time, and the duration is until 31 March 2027.
Languages: You must be able to speak and write English. Ukrainian and/or Russian language proficiency desirable.