The World Federation is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations
Vision Statement

The World Federation exists to achieve the pleasure of Allah SWT by developing spiritual and vibrant communities serving humanity
Mission Statement

The World Federation enables its member institutions to promote the values and practices of the Islamic Shia Ithna Asheri Faith for the spiritual and material well being of humanity at large
Drupal and PHP Developer – Position Available

Updated 19 April 2012

Position
Full time Drupal and PHP Developer

The World Federation of KSIMC, an International Community and Relief Charity NGO require an in House Drupal and PHP Developer to join their team and take a lead on a variety of upcoming projects. Your main focus will be on developing and maintaining websites and backoffice systems based on the Drupal Platform and extending our existing CRM System.

Whilst being creative you will also be required to build effective working relationships with internal staff, volunteers and our partners. Provide guidance and implement solutions to move the charity forward.

You will ideally have a wide experience of CMS especially Drupal and be proficient in PHP, MySQL, CSS, HTML, Javascript.

Deadline for applications
22nd May 2012

Application Process
Submit CV, Cover letter & Portfolio to secretariat@world-federation.org or by post to The World Federation of KSIMC, Wood Lane, Stanmore, Middx, HA7 4LQ

Salary
Negotiable

Vision Statement
The World Federation exists to achieve the pleasure of Allah SWT by developing spiritual and vibrant communities serving humanity.

Mission Statement
The World Federation enables its member institutions to promote the values and practices of the Islamic Shia Ithna Asheri Faith for the spiritual and material well being of humanity at large.

Core values of The World Federation
- Serve with simplicity, sincerity, tenacity and patience
- Strive for excellence in all fields especially in education
- Enable and facilitate all community endeavours
- Prevent duplication and support local efforts and innovations
- Respect others at all times

Accountable to
- Secretary General
- MCE Head
- Project Managers

Job Purpose
- Developing a range of web solutions and web sites
- Taking  projects from concept to completion
- Providing guidance and advise on project direction

Hours
37.5 hours per week with flexibility on some evenings and weekends on a need to need basis

Location
MCE Office - Birmingham, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Essential
The applicant should have
- Experience of working and colaborating with others
- Experience and involvement with Open Source Projects
- Excellent written skills in English
- Experience and working knowledge 
    Drupal 7 + Modules
    CiviCRM 4.1
    PHP 5
    MySQL
    Javascript
    HTML 4 / 5
    CSS 2 / 3
- Ability to use email effectively
- Wide and Varied Porfolio of work.
- Project Management

Desirable
- Joomla 1.5 / 2.5 Experience
- LAMP Administration
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Other Open Source Systems
- Experience working using an Agile methodology

General Skills and Abilities

Organisation
Well organised, plans ahead and highlights problems in advance.
Never allows a deadline to be missed.

Interpersonal
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to deal with a number of different types of people.

Teamwork
Able to collaborate with others and contribute as part of a high performance team in order to achieve a common goal.

Communication
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to present a clear analysis of issues and provide recommendations to solve problems.
- Maintains appropriate lines  of communication,
- Keeps the team and the hierarchy informed of all important developments.

Initiative
- Able to see the ‘bigger picture’ and to realise the implications of one’s actions.
- Possessing a proactive approach and attitude to one’s duties; sees tasks through to
- completion.

Commitment
Sees a task through to completion, is not phased by obstacles.

Responsibility
Able to take responsibility for own actions, can demonstrate rationale behind decisions.

Leadership
Is able to successfully lead others and inspire confidence in the team.


 

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