Front-End Developer – Ukraine Response

Contract length: 6 months with possible renewal, funding contingent

Hours: Full-time

Location: Flexible; home-based (working hours UTC ±3 )

Travel: Minimal

Reporting to: Product Manager – Ukraine Response

Remuneration: 4,500-5,100 USD/month

Application deadline: 28 February, 2023*

*Due to the urgency of this vacancy, screening and interviews will commence immediately and the candidate can be selected at any stage before the closing date.

CLEAR Global is an equal-opportunity employer, committed to having a diverse team where individuals of all backgrounds collaborate and learn from one another. We believe we can be most effective with diverse experience and expertise in our team. We recruit on merit, actively seek diverse applicant pools and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, age, gender identity and expression, national origin, race and ethnicity, religious beliefs, marital or parental status, or sexual orientation, and welcome all types of diversity.

We offer in addition to salary:

• an innovative work environment with a diverse and passionate team,
• 20 days of annual leave and 10 days of floating holidays,
• the flexibility of home-based/remote work,
• accommodation and per diems when on deployment.

The role

This role would initially focus on building solutions for the Ukrainian response team, with possible extension to productize solutions for use in other humanitarian contexts. The current project is a document retrieval system aimed at curating up-to-date information, from reliable sources, and providing it via channels and websites already popular with the affected people.

The ideal candidate is a team player with a knack for visual design and utility, has a very strong background in language and/or communications technology, and brings experience in the humanitarian or development sectors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain web-based applications and user interfaces for various humanitarian use cases
• Work closely with the Ukrainian response team to understand their needs and develop solutions to aid in their efforts
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data scientists, engineers, and project managers
• Implement, test, and deploy web-based solutions
• Continuously improve solutions by monitoring performance and incorporating feedback
• Research and stay up-to-date on the latest web development techniques and technologies
• Create and maintain technical documentation
• Ensure the quality and scalability of the codebase

These responsibilities are approximate and may change over time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Web Development or related field
• 3+ years of proven experience in web development, including Elm, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Strong experience with JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js
• Experience with web development tools such as webpack, npm, and Git
• Strong understanding of web development best practices and accessibility standards
• Experience with responsive design and cross-browser compatibility
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for making a positive impact in the world

About CLEAR Global

CLEAR Global exists to help people get vital information, and be heard, whatever language they speak. We believe that everyone has the right to give and receive information in a language and format they understand. We work with nonprofit partners and a global community of language professionals to build local language translation capacity, and raise awareness of language barriers. Our network of over 100,000 community members translate millions of words of life-saving and life-changing information a year.

Core values

CLEAR Global employees and volunteers are people who believe passionately about the value of this work and take personal responsibility for achieving the mission. CLEAR Global’s mission and organizational spirit embody the core values established in its strategic framework:

• Excellence: As the leading voice for communicating humanitarian information in the right language, CLEAR Global is a leader in the translation industry and in the non-profit sector.
• Integrity: CLEAR Global believes that every person, whether it’s the people who we serve, our volunteers or our staff, has value, deserves respect and has inherent dignity.
• Empowerment: CLEAR Global believes in using language to empower people around the world to control their own development and destiny.
• Innovation: CLEAR Global recognizes and celebrates the power of innovation to address humanitarian and crisis issues around the world.
• Sustainability: CLEAR Global recognizes that meeting our mission necessitates establishment and maintenance of a solid financial and organizational infrastructure.
• Tolerance: Our staff and volunteers are highly knowledgeable and skilled; value each other, our partner and our recipients; create a supportive work environment; and, conduct themselves professionally at all times.

CLEAR Global may re-advertise the vacancy, cancel the recruitment, offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration at its discretion.