Transparency International Georgia, the national chapter of the global Transparency International anti-corruption movement in the country of Georgia (not the US state), seeks a full-time staff technologist to coordinate and improve TI Georgia’s technology usage, and to lead TI Georgia’s open-government and open-data advocacy efforts.

Georgia is a vibrant and rapidly changing country in the South Caucasus. Since the Rose Revolution of 2003, the country has seen successful reforms against corruption, economic development and some democratic reforms. TI Georgia works to solidify and expand on Georgia’s past anti-corruption successes, and is at the forefront of using technology to promote enhanced governmental transparency and accountability, both in Georgia and among TI chapters worldwide.

TI Georgia’s past technology projects have included a local implementation of the FixMyStreet concept, an SMS alert system for tracking the progress of bills through the Georgian Parliament, and scraping various types of data made available by the Georgian government. TI Georgia also collaborates with the Georgian Government on open government issues within the context of Georgia’s Open Government Partnership Action Plan.

Responsibilities

• Work with all TI Georgia staff members to improve organizational technology usage in all appropriate areas of TI Georgia’s work.
• Lead a small number of internal and external developers in designing and implementing innovative software solutions to meet the organization’s needs.
• Plan and execute TI Georgia’s open-data and open-government advocacy efforts, both within Georgia and as part of the broader TI movement.
• Seek out and discover cutting-edge technologies which can help TI Georgia perform its work better or faster, or can enhance the organization’s outreach capabilities.

Qualifications for successful candidates

• Have a demonstrated passion for using technology to address governance and democracy issues.
• Have education or significant experience working with web technologies.
• Have education or significant experience with law, public policy, or political science.
• Enjoy learning new technology tools, and be able to do so rapidly and independently.
• Strong command of written and spoken English.
• The willingness and desire to relocate long-term to Georgia.
• Any of the following: Project management experience; a demonstrated interest in and ability to learn new languages.
• Experience living in post-Soviet countries is a plus.

How to apply

Submit the following to jobs@transparency.ge [1] with the subject line “Technologist application”:

1. A one-page statement of interest and relevant experience, in English
2. A one-page CV or resume