Website Review, Design & Maintenance at Act Change Transform (Act)

Scope of Work (SoW)

The scope of work includes the below-enumerated tasks that will be delivered concurrently to realize the desired overall outcome of a transformed and effective website that is fit for purpose.

Phase 1: A detailed technical review and assessment of fit for purpose of the current website (www.act.or.ke) based on aesthetics, content flow, navigation, social media integration, and other key elements and recommend enhancements or changes to host a new website. The output here is a technical assessment report which clearly identifies areas of priority update and strengthening.

Phase 2: Update/Facelift/Improvement/ and enhancement – Implement layout proposals focused on functionality and integration of the current website that is fit for purpose for a fund manager and leading international development organization.

Phase 3: Commissioning – launch the revamped website and test for a period of 3 months the optimization of features and monitoring for technical faults, hitches, or errors.

Ongoing Technical Support – This phase constitutes technical backstopping of the internal team responsible for content management.

Expected/Key Considerations

• The Revamped Act! website must capture the latest trends for website presentations such as strong SEO/placement guarantee and which is compatible and easily accessible to most common device browsers (laptops, mobiles, and other handheld devices);
• Ensure capabilities for Advanced Database Integration with a Content Management System (CMS) – based on the best user-friendly tools i.e. WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal are incorporated;
• Integration of an effective search function on the website especially in relation to our portfolio of investee companies and knowledge products;
• Following an internal appraisal process, the expert will archive content from the current Act Change Transform (Act!) and prime recent content (images, text, embedded video, PDFs, HTML, photo albums, etc.)
• Configure website hosting with relevant security certificates & panel access
• On knowledge transfer – provide training to select Act Change Transform (Act!) team on management of the website, updating of the advert sections and other website content.
• Post-development support – the expert is expected to provide support for a specified period of time after the go-live date of the revamped website to ensure full and effective implementation of the website and its capabilities.

Duration of the Assignment (Delivery Period) 

• Website development and design shall take a maximum of thirty (30) days from the day of signing of the contract between Act Change Transform (Act!) and the vendor.
• The vendor will be required to submit a detailed one-month work plan with clear timelines on deliverables.

Desired Qualifications, Skills, and Experience 

The desired professional must demonstrate knowledge, and previous experience, and provide examples of recent assignments, and references on the performance of similar assignments as follows:

• At least 7 years of prior experience designing visually appealing and navigation-friendly websites;
• Familiarity and relevant experience in using different Content Management Systems (CMS) i.e. WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla to develop database-driven websites;
• Have a deep knowledge of current web development technologies and design tools in the field, and new software and other web programming languages and programs including the use of HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSLT, PHP, MYSQL, Java;
• Have excellent knowledge of recent trends in user interface design, and flagship websites, including online video publishing, animation, and social media networking;
• Demonstrate the ability to create an innovative and visually appealing design that is appropriate to the client and audiences;
• Ability to produce compelling written and visual digital content for newly launched websites and digital platforms; and
• Experience in project managing website development projects and facilitating organizational input to deliver on time and within budget.