Web Developer

About the Opportunity

This is a 1-year fixed term position renewable pending available external funding.

The Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University advances real-world impact by teaching individuals and institutions the skills needed to design and implement innovative and equitable solutions to our hardest problems and is seeking a web developer who will be responsible for developing new pages and making updates to high impact websites like http://innovate-us.org, http://rebootdemocracy.ai, http://poweratwork.us.

• You are a dedicated professional with demonstrated project management expertise and the ability to work in a fast-moving environment with an exciting team of world-renowed changemakers.

• You have a strong, demonstrable background in React and/or Vue, and other front-end technologies (especially HTML5 and CSS3), and are enthusiastic about learning new front-end frameworks. You're passionate about writing maintainable CSS. As we continue to explore our technology stack at GovLab, you're the kind of person that will be eager to play with and learn cutting edge tools like VueJS or React.

• Experience in implementing web accessibility standards (WCAG) to ensure our websites and applications are inclusive and accessible to all users is highly valued.

• Experience working with Wordpress CMS.

• Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong ability to be highly responsive and agile, with a proven track record of efficiently turning projects around within tight deadlines. This role requires an exceptional level of commitment to ensuring timely delivery without compromising on quality

Benefits and Perks

• Joining the Burnes Center while it is still relatively new provides a unique opportunity to help build its digital presence.

• You will have an opportunity to work directly with the Burnes Center’s highly accomplished and respected senior fellows and faculty, which include former White House Advisors and the former executive editor of the New York Times. Learn more about the Burnes Center’s team, here.

• You will help improve how the Burnes Center tells the story of its impactful, innovative, social change projects and initiatives around the world.

Examples of projects might include

• Creating new webpages for the InnovateUS Website (http://innovate-us.org) including features like a project gallery and online course listings. InnovateUS provides no-cost, at-your-own-pace, and live learning on data, digital and innovation skills to public professionals at the state level. The website is the primary source of information about new courses and workshops to the over 100,000 participants in our program.

• Building new features for the Reboot Democracy blog like implementing a tagging system, filters and search. The Reboot Democracy Blog explores the complex relationship among AI, democracy and governance. It features articles, interviews and events with leading global experts.

• Creating new project pages in wordpress.

Qualifications:

• 3-4 years of relevant experience working with HTML, CSS, React/VueJS, Typescript, JavaScript, and jQuery

• Experience working with DirectusCMS

• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and communication skills

• Experience in web application development

• Be comfortable developing back-end and designing services on top of a cloud infrastructure (like Digital Ocean)

• Experience with CMS’s preferable headless CMS’s (Directus)

• Experience with repository and deploy platforms such as Github and Netlify

• Ability to implement website features in Javascript/Typescript

• Interest and ability to learn other programming languages as needed.

To learn more about the Burnes Center, please follow this link.

About the Burnes Center

The Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University advances real-world impact by teaching individuals and institutions the skills needed to design and implement innovative and equitable solutions to our hardest problems. The Center leads high-impact projects designed to affect real world change in priority areas, including labor and economic justice, strengthening democracy, and improving educational outcomes.  The Burnes Center was officially founded in 2022 in honor of Nonnie Burnes, who left behind a remarkable legacy defined by her selfless commitment to making real change in her communities and around the world.

The Burnes Center has brought together some of the most impactful social change leaders in the world to direct this work.

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Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.  

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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