Job Description

The primary responsibility of the IT coordinator will be to assist our team in establishing an online domain for its web-based grant allocation program.  The IT coordinator will be exposed to the web model of www.kiva.org and will be required to create and maintain a similar venture.

The coordinator, however, may not be expected to build the site should we choose to outsource the heavy-lifting. But he/she will work closely in the management of the setup and maintenance process.

Qualifications:

At the moment, we have not selected a software platform. Thus, we have a set of general requirements, and then two “platform options.”

General Requirements: Experience designing web portals that receive heavy traffic.  Knowledge of a flavor of SQL. Graphic design experience (knowledge of Photoshop and Flash) and layout design experience (knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) are all essential. Applicant must present with a portfolio of at least two websites with database-driven interactivity.

The Open Source Option: Knowledge of Linux, MySQL, and PHP or Perl. Familiarity with Apache.

The Microsoft Option: Knowledge of Windows, MS SQL or MySQL, and ASP.NET. Familiarity with Windows Server.

Preferred Qualifications:

Adobe Flash programming experience and 1-2 years overall experience with web databases and graphic design are preferred.

Salary

Monetary compensation is available and negotiable.

We are a web-based grant allocation start-up serving rural children without the basic funding to fulfill their educational needs.  Our program will initially target under privileged students based in mainland China.  However, we hope to expand its ventures to India, South East Asia, and other developing nations.

The web-based grant allocation program will facilitate our partnership with existing educational institutions or organizations that provide grants or loans to underprivileged students.  Our domain will request partner organizations to post profiles of students eligible for the grant.  The website will channel grant funding from donors to partner organizations through the web domain, and then directly to the underprivileged students.  The website will also feature educational updates and a mini-network on our site for donors to chat or contact one another.

For more information, please email jqc@wharton.upenn.edu or contact Jenn at (848) 248-9118 directly.