Kenya: IT Constancy-Website Designing and Development

Organization: Global Peace and Prosperity Initiative

Country: Kenya, Somalia

Closing date: 31 Dec 2017

Job title: IT Consultancy-Web designing and development

Location: Nairobi, Kenya or Hargeisa or Gabiley, Somaliland

Responsible to: Programme Support Officer or Programme Coordinator, Somaliland/Somalia

Starting date: As soon as possible (within December 2017).

Duration: One month

Working hours:

Closing date: 31, December, 2017.

GLOBAL PEACE AND PROSPERITY INITIATIVE (GLOPPI) is international NGO that strives to promote peace and prosperity by eliminating poverty and underlying causes and impacts of violent conflicts, and poor governance. In collaboration with others, GLOPPI intends to empower the poor, marginalized, excluded and the suffering people to participate governance and in all decisions affecting their lives in order to lead peaceful and prosperous life.

Global Peace and Prosperity Initiative (GLOPPI) would like to get the services of qualified and experienced consultants/firms to design and develop fully functioning and secure websites for our partners. This consultant/firm will report to project manager/Programme Coordinator or programme support officer depending on the location. This is a great opportunity and an exciting position for qualified and experienced IT Consultants/firms who are interested to contribute to making a difference in the lives of the communities using their technical skills.

Our partners are social organizations, coalitions and networks whose main interests are to promote their organizations; make their organizations visible to others; present their achievements to others; network among themselves; and to carry campaigns and advocacy using the websites and social media. It is expected that hundreds and thousands will members of these organizations. They need platform to exchange ideas and to influence policies. Our partners also include local governments and national level commissions that need to present their information to the public to increase transparency and accountabilty.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The main duty and responsibility of IT consultants/firms is to design and develop four to six easily accessible, fully functioning (even under slow internet), reliable and secure websites. More specifically, the IT consultant will do the following:

· Analyze the needs and requirement of each partner and understand why it needs the website

· Based on the needs of the different partners, design and develop appropriate 4-6 websites

· Register the domain of each website and select the best and the reliable hosting companies

· Integrate the websites and the social media. Each website must have its integrated social media where possible.

· The websites must have the emails that have no problems of limits

· The websites must be user friendly and must work even under the low internet speed

· The websites must be easily updatable and must have the capacity to upload as many photos as possible without compromising the speed and access of the websites

· Advise the best social media that will meet their needs of communication.

QUALIFICATIONS/COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE:

· MA/MSC in IT technology especially software (designing and developing websites).

· At least 5-10 years proven working experience in designing and developing websites especially for NGOs.

· At least 5-10 years proven working experience in using the social media and in opening social media accounts that enable hundreds and thousands (if possible) to network using those social media accounts.

· Excellent knowledge of the most reliable hosting companies

· Excellent English writing and speaking skills and knowledge of Somali is preferable

· Excellent facilitation and communication skills

· Ability to work under minimum supervision and deliver results timely

· The firm/consultant must submit narrative and financial proposal explaining how you will develop the websites and what costs (fees)

· The consultant/firms must break the costs into key components of website development such as designing/developing, hosting and security etc.

· The firm/Consultant must submit samples of website deigns (at least 3 websites or their links)

· The firm/consultant must submit a link of social media opened by the consultant/firm and used by many people .

How to apply:

If you think you meet the job specification, please send your company profile and CVs of the main consultants /Resume and motivation letter (specifying your achievements and why you think you are the right person/company for this consultancy), samples of websites and social media that you developed and narrative and financial proposal, to gloppirecruitment@gmail.com not later than 31 December, 2017. Please put IT consultancy in the subject line of your email. Because of the urgency of this position, we will review the applications regularly as we receive and may offer the consultancy before the deadline. Those who submit their applications before 25^th December 2017 will be short-listed. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.