Project Manager

Role: Project Manager

Location: Home-based, with minimal CET working hours overlap

Type of contract: Part-time Self-Employed Contract (8 hrs per week)

Duration: 6 months contract

Compensation: $280 per day (hourly rate $35)

Reports to: Director of Operations and Finance, Tech Lead

Open Knowledge Foundation

Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) is a global non-profit organisation focused on realising open data’s value to society by helping civil society groups access and use data to take action on social problems. Through teaching, creating and campaigning, it works for a fair, sustainable and open future for all. The wide range of projects we work on all aim to give people access to data, the knowledge to understand it, and the power to use it in our everyday lives.

Role

We are looking for a professional and dynamic hands-on project manager to support the next phase of development for an open data infrastructure portal that is being prepared for the challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The project management style should fit within our creative and innovative atmosphere, and should help us retain organisational flexibility and agility, while delivering with the highest quality standards. The project will involve substantial software design and delivery, requiring good technical understanding and the ability to manage a technology delivery project.

The Project Manager role is to ensure planning, delivery, tracking and reporting occur reliably and to a good standard. They will focus on providing effective communication, clear task prioritisation, and timely delivery, in close coordination with the Tech Lead and the Director of Operations. This is an excellent opportunity for someone in early career or advanced Business Administration studies, willing to gain experience working for a globally recognised technology provider.

Responsibilities

• Project Coordination. Coordinate the relationship with the client, ensuring alignment on requirements and deliverables.
• Planning and tracking. Maintain a work plan covering development, testing, and delivery milestones.
• Provide a monthly progress report.
• Facilitate regular check-ins to ensure transparency on progress, risks, and blockers.
• Documentation & Handover: Ensure that technical and operational documentation is collected and delivered to clients by project closure.
• Risk Management: Identify and escalate any risks (including delays or technical issues) that could impact timely delivery.
• End-of-project completion report (with lessons learned and confirmation of deliverables).
• Alert the CEO of potential delays, problems or other difficulties in project delivery.

Required Skills

• Excellent Spanish skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent English skills, both oral and written.
• Understanding and familiarity with the Central American Business environment.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Understanding of technical terminology related to data projects.
• Familiarity and experience managing projects on GitHub.
• Familiarity and experience working across time zones and cultures.
• Ability to deliver in low-resource environments and small team settings.
• Ability to manage projects in a time-efficient, transparent and accountable manner.

Desired Skills

• At least two years of experience as a project manager of technical projects.
• Adaptability, problem-solving skills, and effective communication.
• Previous experience providing services to or working with governments, public administrations or international organisations.
• Knowledge of other languages.
• Experience with open-source projects or data-focused platforms (e.g., CKAN, Frictionless).
• Knowledge of FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).
• Familiarity with global development challenges and resource-constrained environments.
• Experience in guiding product teams in the implementation of AI features.

The Organisation

Open Knowledge Foundation is a distributed team, based all over the world, so experience or strong understanding of what is required to work in a global, multicultural, highly transparent, remote team is a distinct advantage.

This is a part-time consultancy contract of 1 day per week, for a contract length of 6 months. Consultants need to have good internet connectivity and conduct the activities with their own equipment, including video conferencing equipment.

Closing date: 26th December 2025

Excellent Spanish skills, both oral and written.

Excellent English skills, both oral and written.