Web Developer (LAMP)

[World Resources Institute]

Web Developer – Funnel the Money
People and Ecosystems / Equity, Poverty, and the Environment
World Resources Institute


Application closing date: Position open until filled
Employment period: Term employment, approximately 3 months from starting date (dates flexible) with possibility of extension.
Position summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and innovative person to play a significant role in the continuing technical development and management of Funnel the Money: Allocating Resources to Reduce Poverty (Funnel The Money).
Funnel the Money seeks to help governments and other policy-makers design and implement policies that allocate government resources in ways that reduce poverty and improve the delivery of services vital to driving economic development and increasing peoples' well-being and quality of life. In addition, Funnel the Money aims to provide citizens with a transparency tool to help assess and provide input to their governments' performance in distributing fiscal resources. The successful applicant will help initiate, design, and implement improvements to the mapping and statistical tools, and customize the tool for ad-hoc modifications for the countries Funnel the Money is currently working in: Uganda, Nigeria, Indonesia, and all of Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Major responsibilities

Work independently and within a small team to plan and implement web site improvements. More specifically:

• Help refine and improve our on-line mapping tool using PHP, MySQL and object-oriented design strategies.

• Integrate Drupal into the existing framework, and develop tools to support an online community.

• Develop more elegant and intuitive user interfaces.
• Add a regional mapping component to the tool; currently only mapping at national and sub-national levels.

The successful applicant will also have the opportunity to create maps with a Geographic Information System (GIS).

Qualifications

The candidate should be an astute, highly organized individual with substantial experience in database-driven web development. Applicants should have an interest in international environmental issues, online social networks, and an understanding of the role that scientific information plays in formulating environmental policy. Specifically, we are looking for:

• Advanced knowledge of PHP, MySQL, HTML
  • Prefer knowledge of JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, OOP.
  • Experience with Drupal or another CMS a plus.
  • GIS experience a plus, but not required.
  • An affinity for data and experience in using statistics and math to interpret data.
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with both technical and non-technical members.

Location

Washington, DC
Salary and benefits

$15-$20 per hour, commensurate with experience
About WRI

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to create practical ways to protect the planet and improve people's lives. Our mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment for current and future generations.

• • People and ecosystems. Reverse rapid degradation of ecosystems and assure their capacity to provide humans with needed goods and services.
  • Climate change. Protect the global climate system from further harm due to emissions of greenhouse gases and help humanity and the natural world adapt to unavoidable climate change.
  • Markets and Enterprise. Harness markets and enterprise to expand economic opportunity and protect the environment.
  • Access. Guarantee public access to information and decisions regarding natural resources and the environment.
  • Institutional excellence. Support and enhance WRI's ability to achieve results.

In all of its policy research and work with institutions, WRI tries to build bridges between ideas and action, meshing the insights of scientific research, economic and institutional analyses, and practical experience with the need for open and participatory decision-making.
WRI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is WRI's policy to recruit, hire, and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, ***, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual preference, parental status, or disability. WRI only accepts resumes for current vacancies.

Qualified applicants only.
Candidates please send cover letter and curriculum vitae/resume to:

World Resources Institute
Attn: Stephen Adam--Web Developer
10 G Street, NE (Suite 800)
Washington, DC 20002
fax: 202/729-7798
email: sadam@wri.org
Please, no phone calls.