Website Design and Maintenance

Help us to spread the word about our work

How do people in the outside world find out about us and become volunteers and researchers here? The first part of the process is finding out about us. So the first point of contact that people have with Iracambi - who we are, what we stand for, what we are trying to do - is through our website. Our website is our way of telling the world what we do. We need to make sure that it is as easy as possible for volunteers and researchers to find us, and find out about us. This role entails keeping the website as up to date as possible - whether this is updating existing information, or adding new details. Making the website as easy and enjoyable to navigate as possible. It also needs to be done in a simple way so that the improvements can be maintained without needing a high level of technical expertise.

Ongoing work

• Keeping the information as relevant as possible.
• Making sure that all the links around, into and out of our site are fully functioning.
• Optimising the website so it is as easy as possible for future researchers and volunteers to find us through search engines.
• Updating each of the webpages within the time limits we have set.

Current priorities

• Improving the navigation of the site.
• Updating the information we provide for potential volunteers and researchers.
• Updating the tour on the website.
• Optimising the website to get higher rankings through search engines.

Skills and expertise needed

• HTML proficient.
• Familiarity with web design and web page programs (we use DreamWeaver).

Time frames

This is a role which needs to be filled all year round.

Project update

Our website has no broken links out of it, or around it, and we are keeping this trend going. We are constantly working to optimise the website, to make it easier for people to find us. New webpages, like this one, have been added for all the volunteer roles that we offer. We have also added some new pages for the Forest Futures program - which allows people to adopt a plot of rainforest.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying to volunteer on this project, you need to e-mail us on iracambi@iracambi.com with an up to date copy of your CV/Resume and give us the following details:

• How do you feel you can benefit the project?
• What interests you about our project?
• What relevant experience and interests do you have?
• What other interests do you have?
• What expectations do you have from your time here?
• What language skills do you have?
• What date are you planning to come to Iracambi and how long are you going to stay?
• How did you find out about Iracambi?

We look forward to hearing from you soon.