Python Developer to support the Food Request Portal

The Sahana Software Foundation is looking for a developer to support its Food Request Portal deployed to support the Food Cluster and the World Food Programme in Haiti. This is a full-time position and requires full-time availability (8 hours per day of work Monday through Friday, and ability to be reachable during working hours in Haiti which is 1300 UTC until 0100 UTC). The main responsibility will be to support the evolving requirements of the Food Cluster and the production, test and development environments of this deployment. But one of the goals of this effort will also be to move the FRP branch back into the trunk such that the enhancements and features will become regular components of the core SahanaPy project.

Skills/Experience required: python/web2py with good UI/UX skills, an understanding of MySql, OpenLayers, KML approaches, experience with release management, coordinating QA & UAT testing, systems administration. Knowledge of SahanaPy a plus.

Candidates must be available to start no later than 15 March (the earlier is better). The full-time effort will run through the end of May 2010, followed by an additional part-time support effort of 40 hours (5 days) for the month of June 2010.

Interested persons should send a current CV to mark at sahanafoundation dot org as soon as possible.