Website Designer and Manager

The Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED Solutions)(isedsolutions.org) has fiscal sponsorship via TSNE (tsne.org) in Boston, MA. For over 18 years, ISED has delivered training and technical assistance services (T&TA) to refugee-serving agencies nationwide that work with refugee small farmers - providing outreach, agricultural training resources, and technical information. ISED hosts a national refugee farming listserv, a website, sponsors national conferences, and provides a variety of T&TA services via USDA grants and other resources.

Planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading the organization's website. ISED currently has a nominal website mainly to house its educational and training resources. At this juncture, we are expanding the content substantially to house hundreds of documents and thousands of images accessible via a searchable image bank. A new or revamped website is essential, with a high level of content searchability built in.

This is a Consultant role.  The overall roles of the Website Designer and Manager is planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading or rebuilding the organization's website. Responsibilities include:

• Designing and rebuilding existing website to meet ISED specifications.
• Assisting staff to enter and manage content; may include doing some of this, especially at the onset.

• Responding to and troubleshooting all website issues.
• Identifying and responding to all website security breaches.
• Ensuring that the website is protected by enabling the appropriate security measures.
• Ensuring domain name and ongoing hosting is maintained.
• Other responsibilities as needed.

We will consider exceptional candidates who demonstrate a strong combination of the specific qualifications and skills described below.

Overall role of consultant: an excellent knowledge of various aspects of technology and computers to develop, manage, troubleshoot and resolve website optimal functionality.

 Excellent communication and writing skills, including spelling, grammar, punctuation as well as composition, editing and proofing

• Proficiency in website design and website maintenance
• Appropriate technology skills
• Expertise in relevant website design, graphics and layout
• Bachelor’s degree
• Timely responsiveness and communications consistent with the nature and hours of the position
• $30- $60 per hour based on qualifications and experience

Regarding COVID-19: TSNE considers the health and safety of our employees of the utmost importance, and due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and subject to your state and local laws, our policy requires that all employees performing in-person work at a TSNE designated office are fully vaccinated. For the purpose of this policy, fully vaccinated indicates that you have received a single dose of the Janssen vaccine, or both doses of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine. Certain exemptions may be requested and will be considered by Human Resources.

TSNE/ISED strives to achieve excellence through a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment that embraces all of our individual and collective differences. Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Middle Eastern and North African, Bilingual and/or Bicultural candidates, and LGBTQ2SIA+ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We value and honor the unique talents, learning styles, and lived experiences of each individual that enrich and strengthen our workplace culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

All employment conditions are based on an individual’s performance and job qualifications. TSNE/ISED prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, creed, color, religion, native language, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, race-based hairstyles, or any other protected characteristic stated by federal and state law. Regardless of any class’ protection under the law or lack thereof, TSNE/ISED celebrates diversity and values the strengths that come with having a diverse team of employees. It is represented in our workplace culture, and it is who we are.

TSNE/ISED's EEO statement extends to volunteers, interns, contractors, vendors, and clients.