Ashoka Innovators for the Public
Website:
ashoka.org
Job details:
This is an opportunity to work with an Ashoka Staff
This is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity
About The Affiliated Organization
Founded in 1980, Ashoka pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship. We are now the largest association of leading social entrepreneurs in the world, a network of 4000+ Ashoka Fellows in 99 countries at work creating systemic change on the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time. We find, support and collaborate with our Fellows to help scale their solutions across nations and continents and work with a wide range of partners to create an "Everyone a Changemaker" world, one in which we all can find and develop our power to create meaningful change for the good of all.
For more information, please visit www.ashoka.org
Job Description
Ashoka is looking for senior-level professionals in Web Design and Development who can provide our Fellows with professional consults and project based support. We are creating an elite team of 10-15 members from different world regions (to reflect cultural contexts and language) in this field and in nine others of similarly high-value skillsets. We are calling these members Ashoka Professional Support Partners (PSPs) rather than "volunteers" to reflect the expertise and commitment to impact they will bring to our global community.
As an Ashoka Support Partner your expertise will be promoted to Fellows over the course of two to three months. If there is a need that meets your interests and availability, an introduction will be made so that you can learn more details about the support partnership and ways that you can contribute. Until that time your name and contact details will be held confidentially to protect your privacy.
As a Member Of The Web Design And Development Team You Will Be Working At The Intersection Of Digital Craft, Social-enterprise Literacy, And Capacity-building. Our Ashoka Fellows Are Leading Social Entrepreneurs Running Organizations That Often Need Stronger Digital Foundations To Scale Their Impact. A Senior Web Professional On This Team Would Help To
- Build or rebuild Fellow and Fellow-led organizations' websites — from strategy and information architecture through design, development, and launch — so Fellows can credibly tell their story, recruit supporters, and raise funds online.
- Design brand-aligned digital experiences — visual identity, UI/UX, landing pages, donation/fundraising flows, and campaign microsites that reflect each Fellow's mission and audience.
- Modernize and maintain existing sites — auditing, migrating, and upgrading legacy platforms applying rigor to Fellows' sites.
- Integrate essential nonprofit tooling — connecting sites to CRM/donor systems, email platforms, payment/donation processors, analytics, and multilingual/localization support for Fellows working across regions.
- Coach and build Fellow capacity — transferring skills to Fellows and their teams so they can update content, run campaigns, and sustain their digital presence independently rather than depending on outside help indefinitely.
Please let us know today if you'd like to join this small but mighty team!
Volunteer Logistics
Estimated hours required per week: 5-10
The estimated duration of the project is: 1-3 months
This position is Virtual (Remote)
Language Requirements
English
Desired Skills And Experience
- 8+ years of progressively responsible web design and development experience, including at least 2-3 years in a senior or lead role (leading builds, mentoring, or owning architecture decisions).
- A demonstrated portfolio of live websites spanning design through deployment, ideally including nonprofit, multilingual, or multi-site/multi-region projects.
- Proven experience working remotely in distributed, cross-cultural teams.
- Strong command of user-centered design, information architecture, and visual/brand design principles.
- Proficiency in design tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite) and prototyping.
- Understanding of accessibility, responsive/mobile-first design, and performance. Development skills Front-end: HTML5, CSS3, modern JavaScript, and a framework such as React.
- Back-end and CMS fluency — especially Drupal and/or WordPress, with experience in theming, custom modules, and migrations.
- Experience integrating third-party systems (Salesforce/CRM, donation platforms, email tools) and working with APIs.
- Familiarity with cloud hosting and DevOps basics and basic SEO/analytics setup.
- Literacy in social entrepreneurship and systems-change work, so digital solutions serve mission and scale rather than just looking polished.
- Experience with budget-conscious, resource-light environments typical of early-stage Fellow organizations.
- Intercultural fluency to work across countries and multilingual contexts, with strong English (additional languages a plus).
- A coaching, capacity-strengthening mindset — willingness to teach and document, not just deliver.
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