Trainee Web Developer

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

The World Land Trust website is one of the main ways the organisation communicates with its supporters, corporate sponsors and individual donors. The Trainee Web Development Officer will be responsible for developing the front end elements of the Drupal CMS ensuring that the WLT continues to deliver a vibrant, coherent and consistent web message to current and potential new supporters.

The candidate will need to have good knowledge of web development and a desire to learn. The candidate must be excited by new technologies and aware of future trends to ensure that the Trust can continue to develop a website that fulfils the requirements of the Trust as well as the end user experience. They will be given the opportunity to grow within the role and develop their skills of HTML and CSS along with their knowledge of the content management system Drupal.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed person who can not only use their skills to develop a website, but also wants to use their knowledge to help WLT carry out its globally important conservation work.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Creating/developing new areas of website to ensure Trust requirements are met.
• Adding new features/functionality to the website to help improve user experience through the site's look and usability.
• Design and styling of website and online graphics using Fireworks and/or Photoshop ensuring design is in line with WLT branding.
• Checking content created by other Drupal users & provide support to Head of Digital Communications.
• Updating Drupal site/modules.
• Dealing with change requests as and when required.

Skills

• HTML, CSS, Drupal - However training will be offered in all of these areas
• Adobe Suite (Dreamweaver/Fireworks/Photoshop)
• An Understanding of SEO

Person specification

• Relevant qualification, ideally web-based.
• Good communication skills essential.
• An interest in new technologies and future trends.
• Ability to multitask and prioritise work schedules.
• Self-motivated and a willingness to learn.
• An interest in wildlife conservation and the work of WLT is expected

Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU.

To apply: please send your CV, together with a covering letter outlining why you are applying for this post, together with examples of web-related work that you have done, to:

Jenny Chattington, Head of Operations, jobs@worldlandtrust.org, or by post to World Land Trust, Blyth House, 3 Bridge Street, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 8AB.

Please note: if applying by email your application should be sent as an attachment in a Word document or as a pdf; please do not send links to web-based file sharing services (we will return any applications sent in this format).

Closing date for applications: Friday 10 January 2014. Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be contacted as soon as possible after the closing date. Interviews will be held WLT’s offices in Halesworth, Suffolk, and will probably take place during the week of 20th Jnuary 2014. Overseas candidates may be interviewed initially by Skype. Please indicate in your application if you are likely to be unavailable at any of the key dates.

All applications will be acknowledged by email. If you do not hear within a week of the closing date please assume that your application has not been successful. We regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback for unsuccessful applications