About this role
Salary: £29,000 - 53,000 per year
Requirements: A desire to use our skills, experience and dedication for humanitarian purposesGood team player with leadership and/or project management experience or ambitionExceptional communication skills, including explaining technical work to non-technical people and understanding partner needs and requirementsAdaptable, resilient, and solution-orientedSelf-motivated and organisedAbility to commit time to our volunteer roleThree or more years of professional experience in a software development team as a developer, tester, or in a similar roleFor web development, experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and ideally at least one server-side language such as PHP or PythonExperience and proficiency working with PythonExperience of, or willingness to learn, testing regimes including unit testing, regression testing, and continuous integrationProject management experience and experience working with non-technical clientsCollaborative code management using Git and GitHubDesirable: experience in volunteer organisations or open source projectsDesirable: experience with ESRI GIS products or other geospatial technologyDesirable: experience with systems engineeringDesirable: interest in data engineering or data science such as ML, DL, AI, or statisticsDesirable: humanitarian knowledge or experience Responsibilities: Work on our external projects that require a frontend software skillset, such as hazard exposure platforms, conflict incident visualisation, and custom data visualisation toolsCollaborate with external partners such as UN agencies, international NGOs, and academic institutionsWork with data science and data engineering volunteers to enhance software used in data processingSupport internal systems maintenance in collaboration with our IT support engineerAttend and represent us at technical conferencesTrain other volunteers or external organisations on data engineering tools and processes Technologies: AICSSFrontendGISGitGitHubSupportJavaScriptPHPPythonReactWebData-Science More:
MapAction is a leading humanitarian mapping charity delivering information services and products that improve decision-making in disasters and conflicts. We work with local organisations, global UN partners, NGOs, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, regional entities, and national authorities. Our work is driven by a skilled volunteer community supported by a small paid staff team, with training, skill-sharing, and team building at the heart of our culture. Volunteers may participate in projects, deployments, training events, and conferences, and should be based in the UK or within reasonable reach of the UK for in-person activities. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Key dates for the volunteer process are provided in the role information, and applicants must be available for those stages.
last updated 40 week of 2026