When you join 510, you become part of a networked team of skilled staff and volunteers, all working towards our purpose to improve the speed, quality & cost-effectiveness of humanitarian aid by using and creating data and digital products.
We started with 3 people in 2016. Since then, we have grown into a larger agile team. We now have a mix of core and project staff working together with both professional and student volunteers who either intern or write their Master thesis with us. We also work together with data teams across many national societies.
Read the three-question ‘teamterviews’ below to get an idea of how their skills are helping 510 reach its purpose!
SOFTWARE ARCHITECT FOR DIRECT DIGITAL AID
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? We are looking for a bright and creative Volunteer Software Architect with a hands-on mentality and strong technical skills to contribute to software that serves humanitarian needs. You will be part of an international and multidisciplinary project team and work closely together with the software architect and software developers. We…
SOFTWARE TESTING EXPERT FOR DIRECT DIGITAL AID
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? We are looking for a bright and creative Volunteer Software Testing Expert with a hands-on mentality and strong technical skills to contribute to software that serves humanitarian needs. You will be part of an international and multidisciplinary project team and work closely together with the software architect and software developers.…
510 TEAMTERVIEW CHARLOTTE HOVENIER
Charlotte Hovenier has a BSc. in Geo Media & Design. She first worked as a graduate student and after her graduation she continued to work as a volunteer. Charlotte will soon start her new job as a junior graphic designer at a media company. How did you hear about 510? During my previous internship I…
510 TEAMTERVIEW JORIS WESTERVELD
Joris Westerveld has a MSc in Artificial Intelligence. He first worked as a graduate student and after his graduation he continued to work as a volunteer. How did you hear about 510? When I was looking for an internship for my thesis for the master Artificial Intelligence, my mother (who works for the Red Cross…
510 TEAMTERVIEW MAIKE MEIER
Maike Meier has a BSc in Mathematics and will soon start her MSc at the University of Oxford. She worked with us as an intern. How did you hear about 510? When I finished my BSc in Mathematics in February 2019, I was looking for a meaningful way to spend the half-year I had before…
FRONT-END DEVELOPER FOR DISASTER IMPACT ANALYSIS
WHO ARE YOU? You are data literate, bright and creative, and have a hands-on mentality. You have strong technical skills and you love working in an international and interdisciplinary team. WHAT DRIVES YOU? You know that when a disaster, such as a flood, strikes an area, aid workers need to know where to go first.…
DATA RESPONSIBILITY VOLUNTEER
WHO ARE YOU? You are an enthusiastic, self-organizing professional, student or volunteer who is interested in being part of a wider team. You think that organisations and companies should handle data responsibly and need to make every effort to ensure that they do not cause harm to anyone through the data they process. You also…
INTERNSHIP: TEXT MINING & SOCIAL MEDIA SCRAPING
WE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO INTERNS THE PROJECT The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched the Federation-wide Databank and Reporting System to share data about Red Cross National Societies from all over the world. With this system, the IFRC aims to connect the +165K local units and millions of volunteers…
510 TEAMTERVIEW MEREL VAN COOTEN
Merel van Cooten is a master student in Health Sciences at the VU Amsterdam. How did you hear about 510: Having had different internships in an academic environment, I wanted to do something else for my master internship. That was why I specifically searched for an internship at an organization such as the red cross;…
510 TEAMTERVIEW ELISE GARTON
Elise Garton is a master student in Global Health Research at VU Amsterdam. How did you hear about 510? I specifically searched for a global health internship that was not affiliated with an academic institution as I wanted to be part of a team environment, learn from colleagues with a variety of academic backgrounds, leverage my…
510 TEAMTERVIEW TITIA KUIPERS
Titia Kuipers is a master thesis student at 510. At TU Delft she follows the Engineering and Policy Analysis program. How did you hear about 510? During my study at the TU Delft, I attended a lecture where a humanitarian worker came to tell about his experience in the field in the Middle East. We…
DATA SCIENTIST FOR IBF
WHO ARE YOU? You are a bright and creative Data Scientist, with a hands-on approach and strong technical skills who is interested in contributing to humanitarian data needs in Ethiopia/Kenya/Uganda/Mali & The Philippines. You will work from the Hague office but will be in contact with an international and multidisciplinary team, working closely together with…
510 TEAMTERVIEW JASPER MEIJERING
Jasper Meijering is a master thesis student at 510 and TU Delft’s Humanitarian Technology Lab. At TU Delft he follows the Engineering and Policy Analysis program. 1: Where did you hear of the 510 team? In my first years of study, the humanitarian sector was pretty much off the radar for me. This ended…
FRONT END DEVELOPERS
WHO ARE YOU? You are data literate, bright and creative, with a hands-on mentality. With strong technical skills you will love to work in our team for at least 1 day a week over a flexible period of time. You will be donating your skills for our 121 project future of cash based assistance. YOU…
BACK END DEVELOPERS
WHO ARE YOU? You are data literate, bright and creative, with a hands-on mentality. With strong technical skills you will love to work in our team for at least 1 day a week over a flexible period of time. You will be donating your skills for our 121 project future of cash based assistance. WHAT…
510 TEAMTERVIEW HELEEN ELENBAAS
HELEEN ELENBAAS is our 510 Intern and is studying MSc. Geographical Information Management and Application at Utrecht University. We took a few moments to catch up with her after her first month with the team. 1: How did you end up getting a work placement with 510? I discovered 510 via one of my classmates,…
510 TEAMTERVIEW DANIEL KERSBERGEN
DANIËL KERSBERGEN was a master thesis Student at 510 and has just graduated from MSc Geomatics for the Built Environment at TUDelft. You can read his thesis here 1: How did you end up doing your master thesis with 510? During my master Geomatics for the Built Environment, I was inspired by one of the associate…
510 TEAMTERVIEW CARLA MEIJERINK
CARLA MEIJERINK was a master thesis Student at 510 and has just graduated from MSc. Innovations in Public health at University Twente. You can read her thesis “Does behaviour impact the vulnerability of the Philippines community to Dengue incidence?” here 1: How did you end up doing your master thesis with 510? I first came into…
A TYPICALLY ATYPICAL WEEK AT 510
If you have just watch the video animation above, you have witnessed a time-lapse of hundreds of hours of work, by mappers all over the world, squeezed into 15 seconds. From Aug 17- 25 both amateur & professional volunteers started mapping areas affected by floods in south Asia. Among these, were mappers from The Netherlands,…