Oxfam International Secretariat is looking for an individual with a great eye for design and eagerness to achieve. The individual will need to drive the adoption and steer of Oxfam’s web and mobile platforms and especially focus on refreshing the structure and role of act.oxfam.org as a core platform of choice for digital campaigning. The individual will also need to manage the relationship with the platform supplier to ensure that the organization is realising the benefits of previous investments and actively lead on any future strategy and investments in platform functionality and development.
The job role will have the opportunity to produce beautiful, eye-catching designs for web and mobile platforms, as well as creating interactive web applications.
The successful candidate will be reporting to the Head of Digital Campaigns and will be working closely with the Senior Digital Campaigner at Oxfam International and will support Oxfam’s four global campaigns: ENOUGH, Rights in Crisis, Even It Up and GROW.
What we are looking for
Our next Web Developer and UX Designer will require a range of skills and experience:
•   Builds, manages and influence relationships with the contracted external agency, Oxfam partners and allies and internal stakeholders.
•   Recommends, uses and creates defined functional and content requirements for the site to develop wireframe designs and flowcharts describing how users will interact with sites.
•   Works closely with the contracted external agency, internal stakeholders and the Head of Digital Campaigns in developing an overall strategic plan for building websites for which there is quite of bit of demand across the confederation and is able to keep projects on target.
•   Designs, codes and modifies websites, from layout to function and according to stakeholder specifications. Creates visually appealing sites that feature user-friendly design and clear navigation.
•   has a strong understanding of UI, cross-browser compatibility, general web functions and standards.
•   Planning and delivering software platforms used across multiple products and organizational units.
•   Deep expertise and hands on experience with Web Applications and programming languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery and API’s.
•   Deep functional knowledge or hands on design experience with Web Services is needed to be successful in this position.
•   Strong grasp of security principles and clear understanding on how to apply GDPR in principle and practice
•   Conversant with CMS systems
•   Basic understanding of how to create and apply online fundraising technology
Our offer to you
You will be an instrumental part of a team that uses digital technology to influence and leverage the power of people to end poverty. We will look to you as a core team member driving our ambition to become one of the world’s leading digital influencing organizations using mobile, web and social media to drive, support and connect the actions, donations and offline participation of millions of people through Oxfam teams and partners globally and nationally, south and north. Our team does this by building on a solid base of digital excellence in our existing markets to create a more unified global voice and by empowering teams, especially in the global south, to use digital tools at a local level to create positive change. At the heart of this strategy is our digital platform https://act.oxfam.org/international which you will be the strategic custodian of.
Please see the job description  for further details.
If you believe your qualifications meet the requirements, please click on the “apply” button to start the application process.
Oxfam International is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity within the workplace.
We particularly encourage applications from a diverse range of locations in the Global South since they are under-represented within our organisation
Shortlisted candidates will usually be contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Tagged as: UX design, web developer
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