Job Post: We're Recruiting a Drupal Developer

By NDI Tech | September 14, 2010

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We're looking for a Drupal developer to join our team here in Washington, DC.

The job would require you to build and manage NDI's public websites (including this blog!) as well as new tools for our international development projects. We provide tools for democracy programs around the world in areas like human rights or election monitoring, helping connect citizens to their legislatures, political organizing for civic groups or membership management for political parties. If you've got multilingual Drupal experience that would be a big plus - and an interest in politics or international affairs would be useful too!

We need an energetic, innovative engineer to build interesting Drupal web applications incorporating advanced visualization tools such as maps, capturing and managing data from mobile phones (SMS) and dealing with large data sets.

At NDI we've got a small engineering team so you'd be the lead Drupal developer, and work closely with NDI staff and partners around the world – sometimes in high stress situations.

Here are examples of NDI Drupal projects you'd build and manage as part of our team:

Aswat - online space for activists and reformers throughout the Middle East
NDI Partidos - the Latin American Political Party Network
Afghanistan Election Data
NDI's official website
iKnowPolitics - International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics

Interested developers can email me for more information - cspence at ndi dot org.

All candidates must apply online using this link (select Washington DC-based: Administrative)

Full job description below for reference.

Software Engineer/Drupal Developer: Technology
Tracking Code
217065-851
Job Description

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) seeks a talented, energetic and versatile Software Engineer to join the dynamic technology team who will develop and maintain a variety of Drupal-based websites, mobile phone applications and field projects for NDI democracy programs and our staff around the world. The position is based in Washington, D.C. and may require international travel.
Required Skills

  • Works with dynamic project teams to conceptualizes, design and implement technology into NDI’s democracy assistance programs for programs around the world;
  • Develops, supports and maintains NDI’s Drupal websites;
  • Participates in the coding stages of an iterative software engineering lifecycle, including software security and documentation;
  • Documents all work and program activities on internal technology team documentation tracking systems;
  • international travel may be required.

Required Experience

  • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical degree;
  • Minimum two (2) years of computer programming experience in a university, professional or related setting;
  • Drupal CMS experience required, experience with multilingual installations a plus;
  • Relational database experience, including MySQL, Microsoft Access, Oracle and SQL Server;
  • 2 years website programming skills, PHP, JavaScript required; Microsoft .NET and ASP, Ruby on Rails and/or Python experience preferred;
  • Experience with mobile phone development (Android) and SMS applications and mapping application development preferred;
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity to effectively interact with all levels of NDI staff US and foreign government personnel, members of donor organizations, funders, and policy makers;
  • Excellent oral communications skills to effectively present information, respond to questions;
  • Smooth multi-tasking among four or more responsibilities;
  • Experience with VBA preferred;
  • Fluency in written and spoken English. Additional language skills preferred.

Must be authorized to work in the US

NDI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.


Job Location
Washington, DC, US.
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

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