Director of Web Development, Technology, and Design – Home Based Volunteer Position

Young Peacebuilders

Director of Technology, Web Development, and Design – Home Based Volunteer Position

(Volunteer/Unpaid)

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract period: Minimum 6 Months

Hours: 8 hours per week

Pay: Unpaid Volunteer

Language: English, spoken and written fluency

Location: Remote based, requires good communications & internet

What Young Peacebuilders (YP) Does

Young Peacebuilders (YP) develops memberships, research, projects and tools that nurture peacebuilding passion and skill in children and youth in conflict-affected contexts. In this way YP helps prevent and end cycles of violence. We also help design effective child and youth peacebuilding projects and research for others. We want to see a major shift in the dominant method of addressing contemporary conflicts toward investing in young people as peacebuilders.

Role Description

The Director of Technology, Web Development, and Design is responsible for the management of the YP website and Google Ads account. They will provide leadership in the planning, execution, and success of the website and overall technology operations. They will support the rest of the YP leadership team in developing and implementing a comprehensive vision and strategy for technology that aids the organization’s mission, and helps to make standard operating procedures more efficient as needed.

YP has a Google Ads Grant for $10,000 monthly advertisement spending and would like to maximize this opportunity. We are seeking expertise in developing Google Ads to facilitate growth and online visibility. The successful candidate will be passionate about YP’s mission and have demonstrated skills and experience in creation and monitoring of Google Ads to a variety of stakeholders, including non-profits, private foundations, institutional donors, and/or governments.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary leadership and management of YP’s technology operations
• Lead the overall planning, execution, and success of YP’s website, including design, development, utilization, management, and evaluation
• Support graphic design, advertising, and communications
• Assist the YP leadership team in integrating appropriate and innovative technologies that support, enhance, and extend YPC Memberships
• Integrate Google Analytics and Google Tags into design workflow and monitor and evaluate web traffic
• Set up and manage all aspects of Google Ads campaigns
• Create and optimize ad campaigns and paid search landing pages
• Create and optimize ad conversions
• Use Google Ads to drive a variety of online marketing and communications campaigns
• Direct and advise solutions to functional and technical problems
• Collaborate with the communications team to ensure that the website is aligned with the organization’s branding and marketing goals
• Recruit new team members to increase the size of the Technology, Web Development, and Design team
• When relevant, advise on ways to utilize technology and related programs to streamline SOP (standard operating procedure) and help make this process more efficient

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, web design or development, or related field

• Professional experience and training in the design, installation, and maintenance of web and technology solutions

• Prior experience with managing team members

• Knowledge of various Web Content Management Systems

• Knowledge of coding, HTML and CSS

• In-depth knowledge of Google Ads and Google Analytics

• An understanding of search engine optimization (SEO)

• Competency with using Google Drive, Documents, and Sheets

• Experience working remotely with teams across the world

• Fluency in English, both written and oral

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to interact with team members with varying levels of technology experience

• Desired but not necessary:

  • Familiarity with Thinkific and Qualtrics
  • Google Ads Certification
  • Ability to produce reports and presentations