Job Opening: Mid-to-Senior Web Developer - AllAfrica Global Media

allafrica

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Requirements
4+ years experience with:
* HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
* Web application development, using mod_perl, PHP, Ruby, ColdFusion, or equivalent platform

2+ years experience with:
* AJAX
* jQuery
* MySQL or similar database backend
* Unix/Linux platforms, with heavy emphasis on the command-line interface

High level of proficiency in:
* Basic CRUD interface design
* Cross-browser and cross-platform development and testing
* Debugging, troubleshooting and problem solving techniques

Pluses
* Perl
* Experience working with off-the-shelf and custom CMS technologies
* SVN or other version control system
* Systems administration, software installation and maintenance

AllAfrica is a work place for people who want to make a difference in the world and be part of a small but expanding pan African operation. As the largest public resource for news and information from and about Africa, AllAfrica produces the prize-winning web site, allAfrica.com <http://allafrica.com/>, relied upon by decision makers, activists, scholars and media. Our large and diverse global audience includes rural NGOs and heads of state, small enterprises and multinational institutions. AllAfrica's innovative technology knits together offices in Cape Town and Dakar, which manage the bi-lingual website, with news teams members in dispersed locations, including Monrovia, Nairobi and Washington DC. Jobs are fast-paced and demanding, with opportunities for learning, growth and advancement.

Applicant must be a self-starter with strong personal initiative and consistent follow-through. Responsibilities include the initial planning, architecture and implementation of new projects, as well as maintenance and extension of existing applications, both directly, and through supervision of Junior Developers. If hired, developers would be expected to spend an initial period of intensive training, with other technical staff in our Cape Town office, in order to gain familiarity with our systems and become proficient in the use of our custom-built CMS.

Job is Contract-to-Perm. The successful applicant will be employed by the Cape Town based office for AllAfrica Global Media. Salary is negotiable based on education, experience and skill level.

Email resume and cover letter to it-jobs@allafrica.com
 

^^vampire^^

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Applicant must be a self-starter with strong personal initiative and consistent follow-through.

What the hell is a self-starter? I see so many buzzwords in job ads nowadays it seems like more of a nonsense jargon contest that an actual job advert.
 

stricken

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What the hell is a self-starter? I see so many buzzwords in job ads nowadays it seems like more of a nonsense jargon contest that an actual job advert.

it means you have the ability to wake up and get going in the morning without the assistance of a girlfriend / wife / kid / dog.
 

Chevron

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What the hell is a self-starter? I see so many buzzwords in job ads nowadays it seems like more of a nonsense jargon contest that an actual job advert.

It means to be self motivated. Ie, you can you do your job without constant supervision.
 

cguy

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What the hell is a self-starter? I see so many buzzwords in job ads nowadays it seems like more of a nonsense jargon contest that an actual job advert.

It means that you don't need help to click on the Windows Start menu...
 

CorrieDeBeer

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Salary is negotiable based on education, experience and skill level.

This just means that the salary is lower than what it should be and they do not want you to know it.
 
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