Web Designer

Introduction:
Najah national university and the University College of Educational Sciences( UNRWA) had received a Grant from the Quality Improvement Fund (QIF) – Ministry of Education and Higher Education– funded by the World Bank for the project entitled: " Upgrading practicum at both ESF & An-Najah National University for the upper basic elementary level (5 -10)" in guidance of the Teacher Education Strategy and the professional standards for the new teacher issued by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
For this purpose the project is seeking a highly qualified Web Designer for designing and developing the project’s website.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
1-Finalize requirements for the networking website with the project team (e.g. sections, sub-sections, user registration, files uploading, and mailing list….etc).
2-Design and develop a website for the purposes of networking, according to specifications agreed on by the project team, and take into account the following features:
-The website should be in English.
-A tool for the creation of discussion forums should be integrated into the website, with an administrator to approve membership.
-The content should be static and dynamic.

3-Develop the website using the following programming languages and databases: PHP, My SQL, and any content management system: e.g. Drupal.
4-Train staff members on how to use page templates and direct others to produce content.

Deliverables:

1-Website: fully designed, installed and uploaded on the server.
2-Ownership: The website should be fully documented [source code for programming, database design, technical documents and a user manual] and delivered to the University.
3-Updating and Maintenance: Update and maintain the website for a period of one year.

Qualifications & Skills:

-Education: BA degree in Computer Sciences or any related fields.
-Experience: At least 3 three years experience in web design, programming techniques and maintenance.
-Computer/software skills: Proficiency in IT and web development knowledge: Javascript, HTML, W3C standards such as XHTML, Dreamweaver and Photoshop, ASP.Net, ASP Classic, Net Framework and XML Web Services, DNS server, IIS web servers, and Active Directory, SQL Server MySQL and MS Access databases and PHP scripting language.
-Excellent communication and networking skills.
-Proficiency in English.
-Additional skills: Communication and interpersonal skills


Time Frame:
The duration of the assignment is three months.

Contract Type: Lump Sum.

Interested applicants are invited to submit their CVs with a cover letter, no later than Tuesday, 20th of December, 2011, to:

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and interviewed.