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User-interface Developer, mySociety.org
Nov 10 04
mySociety.org - PHP and User-interface Developer
mySociety - http://www.mysociety.org/ - is a new project from the
community which built FaxYourMP.com and TheyWorkForYou.com. It is
overseen by registered charity UK Citizens Online Democracy and builds
web sites and services that deliver simple, tangible benefits to civil
society at very low cost per person helped. It brings Britain's
grassroots civic software community together with public and voluntary
sectors to get useful sites built, and to teach through demonstration.
Since September 2003 a small core team has been working to clarify and
codify the project's aims and to establish and structure an organization
to support it. In parallel, an open public competition for project ideas
was launched and this was used to pick our five launch projects.
Now, with an appropriate legal structure identified, our first projects
under development, and initial funding secured, mySociety is looking to
contract a PHP developer with exceptional user interface design skills.
Summary matrix:
Required:
- Strong PHP experience
- Experience of accessible, standards-based design
- Personal enthusiasm for the mySociety vision
- Fanatical obsession with usability
Desirable:
- Perl/python/other scripting languages
- Experience of working in Unix/FreeBSD/Linux/Solaris environments
- Experience of working in a team with other programmers, contributing
to overall design of project
- Experience of working on projects in the tradition of FaxYourMP.com
- Experience of open source community
- Familiarity with the concepts of Source Control systems and tools like CVS
- Experience of MySQL or PostgreSQL databases
Personal qualities:
- Good team player
- Strong communication skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Self starter able to work on own initiative
Contracting rates are £120 per day, plus travel expenses. Candidates
will be expected to work from home, or office facilities provided
themselves. Contracts can be flexible, including part time work.
Applicants are invited to send a CV and covering letter in confidence to
Tom Steinberg
Duke's Road, London WC1H 9AD. The closing date for applications is
Friday 19th November 2004.
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www.mysociety.org
m: 07811 082158