Specialist, Web Technologies - WWF International

WWF International global recruitment team are exclusively managing this vacancy. We kindly ask that you do not contact the local office on this position.

Want to make a positive difference to the future of people and our one shared home, the Earth Working at WWF could be your opportunity of a lifetime.

All around the world, people are waking up to the devastating impacts of climate change and nature loss. The situation today is worse than the darkest predictions of just ten years ago, pushing billions of people to the edge and threatening lives and livelihoods. At WWF, we are facing our biggest crisis – and our biggest ever opportunity – to create a better future for people and nature. With over 60 years of experience and an active presence in more than 100 countries, we work to achieve both on-the-ground and global policy action, from protecting and restoring species and their habitats, to transforming markets and policies toward sustainability.

Our people come from hugely diverse backgrounds and with a variety of expertise, ranging from conservation science and advocacy to HR and finance. We welcome applications from anyone who believes they can help us tackle this enormous global challenge and drive the urgent conservation impact needed to restore our planet.

What We Do

We are an independent conservation organization, striving to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and the ecosystem. From individuals and communities to businesses and governments, we are part of a growing global movement calling for bolder action on climate and nature, demanding that world leaders set nature on the path to recovery by 2030. WWF works to address the most dominant drivers of nature loss through system-wide changes in how food and energy are produced and consumed, and in how financial systems are structured. By implementing change in every country, we aim to drive visible and positive impacts on the ground, helping to restore nature in the most critical places around the world, from the Amazon to the Coral Triangle.

Engaging everyone means addressing the barriers to participation faced by some groups in society, including local communities. Conservation will only be sustainable if it is owned by, and benefits, local people. That's why Indigenous Peoples and local communities must be at the centre of action on climate and nature. WWF is committed to using its resources and global network to support these communities in creating together the most effective solutions where they live.

Humanity is still in time, we have a clear pathway to solve this crisis. At WWF, we call on everyone to join the global movement, change how we live, and take action now.

1 MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

• To engage audiences across the globe to accelerate conservation impact and to build the WWF brand;
• To ensure a coherent One Brand, One Voice by integrating and supporting the communications functions across the network (Practices and Country Offices);
• To facilitate and coordinate the development and alignment of the WWF network to a global brand and communications strategy;
• To provide a centre of excellence to the network and convene the communications community in terms of communications practice, coordination across Practices, techniques, platforms and digital media;
• To provide common technology platforms network-wide to enable communication with the audience.

2 MAJOR FUNCTIONS

Responsible for developing software solutions to meet the requirements of our users and supporting our users on a day-to-day basis.

3 Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide support with the day-to-day problems encountered by our network users by troubleshooting user / system issues;
• Monitor incident and request tickets and provide guidance as required;
• Develop new functionality & upgrade existing functionality in the Network CMS delivering value to our network users;
• Through collaboration with the Web Technologies team members, develop features on the network CMS;
• Ensure code quality, performance, and scalability through best development practices.
• Document technical, functional and user manuals.
• Collaborate closely with the development team, attend daily stand-ups and brainstorming sessions, and submit weekly activity reports promptly.
• Create working relationships with external partners who can help provide efficient solutions in a timely manner;
• Be proficient at upcoming technology trends and be able to find applications for these technologies in our day to day operations.

4 PROFILE

Required Qualifications.

• University degree or equivalent with 5+ years of work experience in software development;
• Experience in full-stack development and building websites that scale;
• Ability to manage assigned workstreams and deliver against agreed timelines.

Required Skills & Competencies

• PHP or equivalent server-side scripting for CMS platforms;
• Experience with Python will be an added advantage;
• JavaScript, HTML, CSS;
• Oracle database;
• Git/version control systems;
• Experience with CMS platforms (e.g. WordPress or similar);
• Front-end frameworks such as Vue (or equivalent modern JS framework);
• Excellent interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal staff and external vendors;
• Embraces the WWF mission and values of the organization: Courage, Integrity, Respect & Collaboration.

Desirable / Advantageous Skills

• ColdFusion (legacy system support experience)
• AWS or cloud hosting environments
• NGINX, Tomcat, Lucee application server experience
• Microservices architecture exposure
• Automated testing frameworks
• Experience maintaining and enhancing web applications / websites at scale;

5 WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal.

Require working with webmasters and content creators from the various network offices.

External.

Require working relationships with development teams, designers of vendors and partners.

Please upload your covering letter and CV in English. Priority will be given to applications with both documents indicated.

Deadline for applications: 26 July 2026

Work permit restrictions may apply.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

At WWF, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We believe that a diverse workforce will help us to achieve our mission to stop the degradation of the Earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing fair and unbiased consideration for all candidates regardless of their background. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply and join us in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.