Consultant (Web Developer) at Women Friendly Initiative (WFI)

Purpose

• The purpose of this consultancy is to redesign and upgrade the existing WFI website: www.womenfriendlyinitiative.org

Specifically, the aims of this consultancy will be to:

• Upgrade WFI website to accommodate Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Adolescent and Youth Friendly Information, career development and sexuality education.
• Develop interactive platform; real-time chat and blog
• Creation of viral videos for socIal media links to publicize the website and other projects as deemed necessary.

Task and Expected Results

Deliverables:

• Site redesigned and re-structured
• Functionality improved on mobile devices
• Long-term web hosting options identified
• Security issues identified and addressed
• Interactive features such as a blog, real-time chat developed and integrated into website
• Creation of "viral" videos for social media links

Key Competences, Technical Background and Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology
• At least three (3) year experience in both front-end and back-end web development with strong understanding of WordPress, Drupal, Joomla CMS, ReDot CMS and other web trends.
• Proficiency in HTML/5, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP, and knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Ability to interpret and execute designs/wireframes Into modem, clean and user-friendly web pages using well-written mark-up languages.
• Experience with secure website hosting, troubleshoot and upgrade. Knowledgeable about accessibility and security compliance.
• Ability to provide site enhancements, debug and performance tune websites.
• Ability to edit images and respond to ad hoc web-design related tasks.
• Ability to work remotely and with minimum supervision.
• Experience with mobile-responsive and multilingual websites,
• Familiarity with SEO and site analytics.

Duration
The consultancy is expected to take up to 3 months, to start on or around 1st August, 2015.

Duty Station
The consultant will work primarily off-site and will not have office space in WFI. However regular communication is mandatory which may take the form of face-to-face visits, email and/or telephone.