IT Constancy-Website Designing and Development at Global Peace and Prosperity Initiative

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

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 .