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mySociety.org - PHP and User-interface Developer

mySociety - 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 < phpjob@mysociety.org> or by post to mySociety.org, 12 Duke's Road, London WC1H 9AD. The closing date for applications is Friday 19th November 2004.