idealist.org

Relief International (RI) is a humanitarian, non-profit, and non-sectarian agency providing emergency relief, rehabilitation, and development assistance to victims of natural disasters and civil conflicts worldwide. RI's programs bridge the gap between immediate emergency relief and long-term community development, through innovative programming that is multi-sectoral and grassroots-based. This orientation promotes self-reliance and the peaceful reintegration of populations. RI's programs are designed with the input and participation of target beneficiary groups such as women, children and the elderly, whose special needs are often neglected in disasters.

Position Summary:
The intern will work with the organization’s communications and IT teams to manage and implement updates to RI’s website. All work should be conducted on site and the intern must be based in Los Angeles.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:
• Maintain and update Relief International’s website content and correspond with different programs for consistent updated information.
• Design and implement web-based applications with short development cycles.
• Provide ongoing documentation and support of one’s own coding.

Qualifications & Requirements:
• Energetic and assertive, prepared to not only follow direction, but also proactively provide design and communication ideas.
• Ability to work under strict deadlines and work independently as well as on a team.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to troubleshoot and enhance existing PHP-based system.
• Strong server-side web applications coding skills, database oriented.
• Have expert knowledge of PHP, HTML, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
• Hands-on experience with application and web server configuration in a development environment.
• Proficient knowledge of web design and internet security.
• Knowledge of Flash, Action Script, retrieving and manipulating data from a REST-base XML API and displaying it via AJAX is preferred.
• Experience with Open-Source CMS, Online Shopping cart, Online Credit Card Processing, or Digital Signature is preferred.
• Willingness to commit a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Salary: Monthly transportation stipend and academic credit available.

To be considered for this position, please submit a cover letter, resume, 3 professional supervisory references, and your date of availability to intern@ri.org. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The email subject line should include the following: Web Intern-LA.