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WORK FROM HOME FROM ANYWHERE IN CANADA.
JOIN A LEADING TEAM AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD!

About Freeform Solutions

Our clients include household-names like Amnesty, CARE, and Oxfam as well as large organizations like the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, United Church of Canada, and University of Toronto. We also work with many other amazing groups that you might not have heard of, but who still do incredible work, like Actua,Centre for Social Innovation, Credit Canada Debt Solutions, Cycle Toronto, and Edmonton's Food Bank. They need our help, and we need yours.

We are a nonprofit social enterprise committed to building our capacity to serve the sector and society by developing and delivering services that enable nonprofits to better achieve their organizational goals and serve their communities.

We offer competitive salaries to the right people, three weeks of paid vacation and a comprehensive benefits package

About You

You are a Drupal and/or CiviCRM developer with several years of experience and a passion for working in the nonprofit sector.

You can follow agile methods to build spectacular websites, in a team and on your own. As an effective team member, you can work with others to resolve challenges. You can balance work on multiple projects at the same time. You can also help with the planning of website development projects, and with supporting clients in using the websites you have built.

You want to continuously learn and apply your growing web development skills to helping great organizations make the world a better place.

Qualifications

We are looking for an experienced Drupal and/or CiviCRM developer with as many of the following skills as we can get.

Key expertise

Drupal Developer

• Install and configure Drupal, including profiles, features, and multisites, and using tools like Drush
• Work with these modules: views, content types, wysiwyg, context, rules, and workflow
• Create Drupal modules to deliver solutions that are not yet present in existing modules
• Modify themes template.php to customize sites
• Apply graphic design mockups from Photoshop or GIMP to Drupal themes

CiviCRM Developer

Install, configure, and customize CiviCRM

• Install and configure Drupal and Wordpress websites for CiviCRM
  
• Customize CiviCRM code and templates
  
• Customize CiviCRM by creating Drupal modules
  

Additional expertise

You must also have many of these skills and experiences.

Technical

• Write and test using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP
• Administer MySQL databases and write SQL queries
• Work with version control including tools like Git and Beanstalk
• Use web control panels like Plesk and cPanel
• Write and maintain clear documentation to explain what you have done

Usability and design

• Produce attractive graphic design mockups for websites and newsletters, considering usability and audience requirements
• Implement mobile themes using responsive design
• Test and correct websites to meet web accessibility requirements

General

• Work or volunteer experience with nonprofits, and passionate about what they do
• Committed to free and open source software
• Work on a distributed virtual team with minimal direct, face-to-face interaction with co-workers and clients
• Work from home in a dedicated workspace using your own computer and a fast and reliable internet connection
• Track time spent at work on projects
• Creative, resourceful, and entrepreneurial
• Self-motivated and driven to exceed project goals and client expectations
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills

Client service

• Provide excellent client service
• Convey technical information to non-technical people
• Offer a calm, comfortable demeanour when dealing with clients
• Prior consulting experience preferred

While you certainly do not have to already know how to do everything, we are looking for a strong contribution to the team that will enable us to re-balance our current roles and responsibilities so we can be a more focused and effective team. We do not have a particular kind of person in mind; we are looking for someone with the right fit, who has the technical expertise and nonprofit orientation that this position demands.

Compensation

This is a full-time position (32 or 40 hours per week) with a three month probationary period. Salary is commensurate with experience and includes three weeks of paid vacation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and human resource programs.

To apply

Qualified applicants from all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply; however, you must be LEGALLY ELIGIBLE to work in Canada. Submit your resume and application form here: http://www.freeform.ca/en/drupal-andor-civicrm-developer-application-form-0.

We want to know more about your work and volunteer experiences installing and configuring Drupal and/or CiviCRM websites: what the scope of the projects were, how long it took you to complete them, and how many hours of effort were involved. Tell us everything you can about who you did the work for, who you worked with, what roles you played, what technologies were used, etc.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is an immediate opening. Preference will be given to applicants who submit their application by April 30, 2015. This position will remain open until filled.