Nafundi (https://nafundi.com) is a company started by founders of ODK
that offers professional services and software customization for ODK
tools. We are seeking a strong writer to help document usage of the
ODK tools for both technical and non-technical end-users, integrating
user feedback from support questions to improve content. We're also
looking for end-user documentation support for new feature launches.
The ideal candidate has written end-user documentation for software
and is familiar with and passionate about open source.
Responsibilities include:
- Answer support questions on
http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/opendatakit to get to know the
software and the community - Identify the best tools and platforms for ODK documentation and support
- Create non-technical user documentation for ODK Collect
(https://opendatakit.org/use/collect) and ODK Briefcase (https://*
opendatakit.org/use/briefcase) - Create technical user documentation for building forms with XLSForm
(http://xlsform.org) - Write release notes and announcements for new features and large deployments
Minimum qualifications:
- Writing samples in English, preferably software documentation
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate software concepts to
a non-technical audience - Demonstrated ability to self-motivate (a side project, for example)
- Knowledge of web development and content management tools (e.g.,
Wordpress, GitHub Pages, Markdown, HTML)
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience using and documenting open source projects
- Experience planning and implementing strategies to improve community
documentation - Experience working remotely and with globally distributed teams
- Experience developing on or deploying mobile data collection (e.g.,
iFormBuilder, Pendragon Forms, CommCare, SurveyCTO, Magpi, Fulcrum)
What we offer:
- A chance to contribute to a project with broad social impact
- A distributed, open, and fun community eager for great documentation
- Location independence
- Flexible contract-based arrangement
Contract rate and length are negotiable based on experience.
If this sounds like a good fit, please send a cover letter, your
resume, and 3-5 writing samples to jobs@nafundi.com with subject
"Documentation Writer for Open Data Kit".