Global Protect Web Developer

Description of the offer

WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER

The Global Protect Web Developer provides leadership and technical support regarding the design,
development, and management of TNC’s Protect Ocean, Lands, and Waters Global Strategy Business
Unit (Global Protect) existing and planned web presence. This will include creating and maintaining a
variety of websites, dashboards, mapping applications, and visualization tools focused on the goal to
conserve 4 billion hectares of Earth’s oceans, 650 million hectares of land, 30 million hectares of lakes
and wetlands, and 1 million kilometers of river systems. With this position, the Global Protects Program
hopes to create a mix of innovative and dynamic websites and applications to assist in not only reaching
our goals but also help guide every country in protecting 30% of their marine, freshwater, and terrestrial
environments by 2030.

More specifically this position will focus on facilitating web technology integration in support of the
30×30 Initiative within Global Protect. Driven by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity’s
ambitious goals to address the biodiversity crisis – the “30×30 initiative” seeks to guide protection of 30
percent of the world’s terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats by 2030. TNC Global Protect is also
part of the Enduring Earth collaboration that works alongside nations as they seek to meet their
protection goals. Central to this collaboration is the Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) approach that
fully funds conservation projects to ensure durable and scalable impact. While working with the 30×30
Initiative, this position will also become an integral team member in all efforts to achieve this 30% target
and amplify conservation for a more sustainable, prosperous future for people and the planet

This is a two-year grant funded position with an opportunity to extend pending secure funding. The
location for this position is flexible within countries where The Nature Conservancy is a registered NGO
and has an already established office. This position is not eligible for relocation or immigration
assistance.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU

The ideal candidate has experience with all aspects of designing, creating, and managing websites and web applications with a focus on global to local conservation matters. This includes such tasks as:

• producing and presenting wireframes to communicate potential web ideas,
• creating and managing content management systems (CMS) for internal and external websites,
• working with and educating a variety of content providers in using the CMS,
• applying HTML and CSS techniques to produce elegant and creative web pages,
• customizing interactive web applications and visualization tools to create innovative ways to inform decision makers on conservation matters,
• providing use statistics and analytics to better understand the use and effectiveness of web tools,
• and maintaining all web solution to insure users have updated and timely information without disruption.

Besides meeting these responsibilities, this person needs to have exceptional communication and collaboration skills and have experience organizing and coordinating complex web projects.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems or a related field and 2 years’ progressive experience in an IT field or equivalent combination.
• Experience in web design and development.
• Experience using image and video editing software.
• Experience with web application programming.
• Experience managing content management systems such as SquareSpace, WordPress, and WIX.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Practice and knowledge in using search engine optimization (SEO) techniques.
• Strong aptitude for meeting time-sensitive deadlines with a variety of collaborators and contributors.
• Experience with Agile development and project management methods.
• Wiliness to immerse yourself in the details of conservation projects to improve your ability to translate information thru web design
• Experience applying web-based technologies and tools to educate and/or address conservation issues.
• Use and knowledge of SharePoint for internal TNC web development.
• Experience producing web pages containing dynamic, interactive data visualization tools by either using existing software (e.g., Tableau) or by programming with JavaScript libraries (e.g., D3.js, Chart.js).
• Experience producing custom web mapping applications via programming with JavaScript and ArcGIS API for JavaScript.
• Experience creating ArcGIS StoryMaps and use of ArcGIS Online for web mapping tools and dashboards.
• Understanding of GIS and spatial data.
• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.

Remote home office; the location for this position is flexible within countries where The Nature Conservancy is a registered NGO and has an already established office. (Remote)

How to apply?