Location: Denmark Hill Campus
Contact details: Steve Sharman. [email protected]
Job description
Working with Dr Steve Sharman at the National Addiction Centre, the primary focus of this role would be to design and build a user-friendly, visually appealing job board style / matching service website to better support and connect those with lived experience of gambling harm, with researchers actively researching gambling behaviour.
This post will be offered on a full-time, fixed term contract until 30th September 2024.
Key responsibilities
- Design and implement a user-friendly, visually appealing job board/matchmaking website.
- Evaluate and select the most appropriate off-the-shelf CMS that meets the project's requirements for flexibility, scalability, and ease of use.
- Set-up and configure chosen platform on a hosted server, including the installation of themes, any necessary plugins and the configuration of settings for optimal performance and security.
- Research and recommend the best suited hosting provider for the website.
- Implement robust data security measures to protect sensitive user information and ensure the website’s compliance with GDPR and other relevant data protection regulations.
- Create documentation and conduct training sessions for other staff members designated to handle the website’s ongoing maintenance and content updates.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest web development technologies and security practices to recommend and implement improvements to the site.
- Collaborate closely with researchers, stakeholders, and users to gather requirements and feedback, ensuring the website meets the needs of all parties involved.
- Develop and implement a feedback mechanism on the website to collect user input for continuous improvement.
- Ensure cross-device compatibility through responsive web design.
- Incorporate accessibility features to ensure the website is usable by people with a wide range of disabilities, adhering to WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) standards.
The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
Skills, knowledge, and experience
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
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