Akvo is a small non-profit foundation with a big mission. We are applying the power of the internet and open source to one of the biggest problem in the world: the lack of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation for nearly half the world's population. We believe the work we are doing is going to have a tremendous impact: ultimately we are going to help millions of people have a better life.

We are a small team, not even a dozen, so anyone joining us will make a difference. We take the job of finding excellent people to work with very seriously. We are more like an internet service startup than your ordinary non-profit. While our investors are looking for a different return on investment than that of a typical software company, they do still expect us to break even in a reasonable time frame.

Choose your location

Our team is spread over multiple locations. Our head office is in the centre of the Hague, The Netherlands, sharing space with the Netherlands Water Partnership, a dynamic networking organisation. The office is a short walk from the train station. You can also be based in London, UK, where we have an office in Bermondsey, or hang out with the team members in Stockholm, Sweden or San Francisco, USA.

It is about working with great people

We think job satisfaction comes, more than anything else, from working with great people on exciting projects. Akvo's team is like no other, with motivated and talented people whose diverse backgrounds converge to accomplish a shared mission. It is an exciting time. If this intrigues you, please get in touch with us.

Open positions

• Web consultant
• Computer sciences intern

Web consultant, based in the Hague

We need an experienced web consultant to help roll out the Akvo platform for our customers. We are looking to generalise the platform to be suitable across more sectors than just water and sanitation and then implement it in a way which makes it easy to maintain, sometimes as Software as a Service, which we maintain, and sometimes in an environment where the customer runs their own servers.

You need to be based in Netherlands. This can be a part-time position with the potential to grow to full time. You can also be an independent consultant who wants to work with implementing open source projects with us and our customers.

You need documented experience in rolling out standard web applications and tools, like Drupal, Wordpress, Mediawiki, MySQL on a Linux platform.

You have to have a work permit for the location you will be based in, we can't help you get that.

To apply for this position, send your resume to thomas@akvo.org

Computer sciences intern, based in the Hague

This intern position is for a student living in the Netherlands.

We are looking for someone with a computer sciences background to work with the Akvo team. You will work on our technical infrastructure, including tasks such as: building our AccessGrid video conferencing system; installing and configuring data visualisation tools based on glTail; configuring our web traffic analysis tools; and participating in testing the Akvo RSR system, which is an online service that we are building.

Requirements include: system administration knowledge of Linux systems, ability to get open source applications up and running (including recompiling and configuring them as necessary). You need good English, both written and spoken. Working experience with Mac OS X is a plus, as we have a Linux server / Mac desktop setup.

This is an intern position in the Hague, The Netherlands. You will be working in our offices at the International Water House.

Stichting Akvo
Bezuidenhoutseweg 2
2594 AV
Den Haag
Netherlands

To apply for this position, send your resume to thomas@akvo.org