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Job Title: Volunteer Website Designer (Virtual)
Ashoka – Lagos , Lagos , Nigeria
Job description
About the Affiliated Organization
This is an opportunity to work with an Ashoka Fellow
This is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity.
W.TEC (Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre) is a Nigerian nonprofit organization dedicated to educate, connect and empower Nigerian women through active engagement with information and communication technology. Their programs target mostly women and girls from disadvantaged backgrounds, who are not typically able to afford technology trainings.
Here’s your chance to work with The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre(W-TEC)!
For more information, please visit: http://www.w-teconline.org
Job Description
W.TEC would like to redesign our current website – http://www.w-teconline.org – which was redesigned in 2013. This website was built in WordPress and has enabled multiple members of our team to update different sections from various locations. We like this convenience and flexibility, however we would like to update the look of the site. We toyed with the idea of building the new website ourselves, however as the organisation has grown, so has our workload. Therefore, we decided that it is most expedient to have a non-employee work on it. ——REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SITE —— The important features that we need are: (1) CMS: The website be CMS-based so that it is easy to update (2) Integrated with our social media channels (Facebook, Blog, Twitter & YouTube profiles) (3) Sign-up for Newsletter: Option to do so directly on the website (4) Donate Feature (5) Photo Gallery (6) Search feature (7) Infographics representing data and our programme findings
Volunteer Logistics:
Estimated hours required per week: 5 hours per week
The estimated duration of the project is: 1-3 months
This position is Virtual
Desired Skills and Experience
OUR EXPECTATIONS: We expect that anyone who would like to work on this project:
Can devote some hours each week (5 at a minimum) to working on the website
Is proficient in building websites using a CMS
Is knowledgeable of the latest website standards for accessibility and usability
Can create and edit the graphics needed for the website
Can edit the photos we have for use on the site
Can commit to having the website ready by the end of November 2014
How to Apply
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