Visibilize 4Climate Action Website | Web Developer Consultancy at African Population And Health Research Center (APHRC)

Design and Development:

• Design a user-friendly interface with intuitive navigation.
• Ensure the website is fully responsive and optimized for mobile devices.
• Create a modern, simple, clean, polished and visually appealing design with high- resolution images/videos consistent with the project’s branding and tagline: Making Visible the Impacts of Climate Change.
• The website should provide our internal and external stakeholders with the right information and support tools, such as AI-enhanced chat functionality for real-time support.
• The design should be compatible with devices and browsers.
• Ensure protection from malware attacks.
• Implement an easy-to-use CMS for content updates and management and ensure all third-party plugins, custom templates and add-ons are compatible.
• Incorporate search engine optimization best practices to enhance visibility.

Content:

• Homepage: An engaging overview of the project, with dynamic visuals and clear calls to
• About: Detailed information about the project, partners, and
• Climate Change Explained: A section dedicated to explaining climate change, the interlinkages, climate change causes, and global impact.
• Information on climate change mitigation strategies and best
• Resources: A library of downloadable resources, reports, publications, and media
• Blogs
• In the media
• Events
• A contact page with email addresses, and social media
• Newsletter (at the bottom of every page, we can have it together with the contacts).

Deliverables:

• Initial website layout and design concepts for review and feedback.
• A fully functional and approved design.
• Website development with iterative testing and quality assurance checks.
• Training sessions for APHRC staff on managing and updating website content.
• A fully functional website, ready for public access.
• Ongoing technical support and maintenance for an agreed-upon period after the website goes live.

Qualifications and Experience

• The applicant must be a firm/company/organization with years of experience in the web design and development and a good portfolio of similar tasks.
• A degree or diploma in related disciplines e.g. software engineering, computer science, computer engineering or any relevant field.
• Vast experience in developing websites using content management systems such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal etc.
• Experience using tools such as Google Search Console, GTMetrix, Google Page Speed Insights and Alexa to conduct website analysis, measure website traffic and performance, and identify and fix issues.
• Understanding of Linux web hosting environments.
• Excellent skills in the use of web developer tools to inspect HTML, PHP, and CSS- supported pages and make necessary edits to the web pages as recommended.
• Ability to analyze and critique requirements and make recommendations on possible solution designs.
• Ability to complete work independently, incorporate client feedback, and deliver on time. Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.