Temporary
position – 6 months (possibility of extension for 1 year depending on
needs/performance) commencing January 2008
Position
location – EarthRights Office, Chiang
Mai, Thailand
Application
deadline – July 1,
2008
EarthRights International (ERI) is a
nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that combines the power of law and the
power of people in defense of earth rights. We specialize in fact-finding,
legal actions against perpetrators of earth rights abuses, training for grassroots
and community leaders through our EarthRights Schools, and advocacy campaigns. Through these strategies, ERI
seeks to end earth rights abuses, to provide real solutions for real people,
and to promote and protect human rights and the environment in the communities
where we work. On the grassroots level, ERI focuses on campaigns in Southeast Asia, but also works internationally to expose
abuses and devise strategies for their eradication.
ERI
has offices in northern Thailand
and Washington, D.C. The staff is ethnically diverse (evenly
divided between people from the Global North and South), and is composed of
lawyers, human rights and environmental activists, and experienced NGO workers.
The
Junior Web Developer will be primarily responsible for building and maintaining
a website for our EarthRights School Alumni Program and alumni organizations to share information
with each other and within theirg rassroots communities. He/she will directly
report to the Alumni Coordinator.
His/her
core responsibilities are:
- Working in collaboration
with various alumni organizations, the Alumni Coordinator, the EarthRights
Schools Coordinator, the Executive Director and ERI's Communications
Coordinator identify the needs to be addressed by the website
- Develop, launch and
establish the maintenance of a professional, intuitive, and user-friendly
alumni website, to meet those needs
- Utilize knowledge of
web-based technologies and design related applications such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, FTP, Internet browser
compatibility, PhotoShop, and Dreamweaver to complete duties
- Develop code and web
graphic images without supervision
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience in
website design, development, and maintenance
- Excellent HTML programming
required
- Skills in CSS, HTML Editor: DreamWeaver, ColdFusion,
Adobe PhotoShop and Adobe Acrobat required
- Some knowledge of
JavaScript
- Excellent
written and oral communications skills in English, including the ability
to comply with verbal and written instructions
- Burmese, Thai or other
regional/ethnic language capacities highly preferred
- Ability to have courteous
and professional interaction with a multi-ethnic/-lingual staff and
ability to work with different cultures
- Good problem solving
skills and attention to detail
- Past experience working
directly with a client at the client’s site
Application
Guidelines:
Interested candidates should email the following to
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as soon as possible, but by July 1, 2008, at the latest:
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A cover letter
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A resume
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A list of 3-5 references with phone numbers and email
addresses
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EarthRights
International is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based
on race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, political belief, age, gender, or
sexual orientation. Applications from women and people of color are
particularly encouraged.
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