Database Manager

• Manage and maintain Videre’s information management systems including our closed-source video management systems and associated infrastructure.
• Ensure systems are secure, reliable, and aligned with investigative, legal, and ethical standards.
• Monitor systems usage, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate with vendors as required.
• Maintain clear documentation of system architecture, protocols, and user guidance.

• Assess current systems and identify opportunities for improvement, replacement, or expansion.
• Scope and recommend new platforms or tools to strengthen Videre’s data management.
• Lead end-to-end system migrations, including planning, risk assessment, testing, and change management.
• Ensure continuity, data integrity, and security throughout transitions.

• Build and strengthen relational database capacity to support complex investigative analysis.
• Implement and maintain systems that enable pattern analysis, cross-referencing, and evidentiary use.

• Ensure databases support rigorous verification standards, including chain of custody and metadata preservation.
• Collaborate with investigative teams to optimise workflows for documentation, corroboration, and evidentiary analysis.
• Develop processes that enhance traceability, transparency, and defensibility of findings.

• Stay abreast of developments in AI relevant to human rights investigations and lead internal exploration of how AI tools can responsibly and securely strengthen investigative workflows.
• Develop guidance on ethical, legal, and security considerations related to AI integration.
• Pilot and evaluate new tools where appropriate.

• Provide training and ongoing support to staff on database and information management systems.
• Develop user-friendly guidance and promote consistent data entry and verification practices.
• Serve as a bridge between technical systems and investigative teams, ensuring tools are practical and accessible.
• Provide guidance and capacity strengthening support to CSO partners on secure data management practices, including secure data collection, transfer and storage.

• Serve as Videre’s Data Protection Lead.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR and other relevant data protection regulations across all systems and investigative activities.
• Develop, maintain, and update data protection policies, procedures, and data retention frameworks.
• Advise leadership and programme teams on lawful bases for processing, consent, and data minimisation principles.
• Lead staff training and awareness on data protection obligations and best practice in handling sensitive information.

• Significant experience managing secure database systems in high-risk, investigative, legal, or similar environments.
• Strong experience working with large multimedia datasets.
• Demonstrated experience scoping, procuring, or migrating database or information management systems.
• Strong understanding of relational database design and structured data modelling including visualisation.
• Experience supporting verification workflows, including metadata management and chain-of-custody considerations.
• Knowledge of digital security principles, including access controls, encryption, and risk mitigation.
• Experience training and supporting non-technical teams to use complex systems effectively including those with low IT literacy.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to balance technical rigor with operational practicality.
• High level of discretion and commitment to ethical handling of sensitive information.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently within a collaborative team environment; this role does not have direct line management responsibility at present.
• Strong influencing skills, with the ability to build buy-in for systems, processes, and policy changes across multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent listening skills, with the ability to engage reflectively and work empathetically with diverse, cross-cultural teams.

• Experience working in human rights, accountability, journalism, or other investigative contexts.
• Familiarity with AI tools relevant to video analysis, transcription, classification, or investigative research.
• Experience developing organisational policies or guidance on responsible AI use.
• Experience integrating multiple data systems (e.g., video platforms, relational databases, case management systems).
• Understanding of evidentiary standards in international justice or accountability processes.
• Experience working with geographically dispersed or conflict-affected teams.
• Experience navigating internet shutdowns and building offline/low tech solutions.

• A minimum of 28 days leave
• Counselling and mental health support
• Annual wellbeing days

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