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• UI/UX Designer (Vancouver)
• Desarrollador Senior Full Stack (remoto)
• Volunteers
• Volunteer Board
• Fundraising Volunteers

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UI/UX Designer (Vancouver)

Position: UI/UX Designer

Location: Vancouver, BC

Status: full-time term employment to September 30^th, 2021 with potential renewal subject to funding approval

Application Deadline: January 17^th, 2021

Start Date: As soon as possible

Do you want to design winning web graphics and help British Columbians learn about the law? Do you want to work independently with a team that manages 15 websites, produces instructional videos and reaches our audience through online channels that include social media and email marketing? The Justice Education Society may have the perfect opportunity for you! 

ABOUT THE JUSTICE EDUCATION SOCIETY (JES)

The Justice Education Society of British Columbia (JES) is a non-profit organization with over 30 years of experience providing public legal education and justice system capacity building in Canada and overseas.  In Canada, JES helps more than 700,000 British Columbians learn about our justice system and address their legal issues.  Internationally, JES has programs in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and Guyana which work with national institutions to strengthen justice systems, access to justice and citizen security.  JES has offices in Canada, Guatemala, Honduras and Guyana and diverse sources of funding including donors and provincial, federal and overseas governments.  More information on JES is available at www.JusticeEducation.ca.

THE ROLE

Under the supervision of the Digital Production Manager, the UI/UX Designer will be responsible for creating a series of web graphics, and digital resources for a number of projects.  

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Produce designs for websites, digital resources, videos and publications.
• Translate business requirements into wireframes and mock-ups that lead to intuitive user experiences and support presentations to clients
• Implement designs online in Drupal, using HTML and CSS.
• Take part in user testing and evaluating as part of an iterative design process.
• Implement and support JES brand guidelines and standards.
• Optimize web pages for speed and scalability.
• Present and rationalize your design decisions based on design theory and usability research.
• Work collaboratively with the JES Digital team to help provide compelling legal education and information.
• Provide recommendations that enhance the user experience and facilitate web development.
• Other UI/UX design duties as assigned.

THE PERSON

Education

• College or University degree in Digital Design or a related field.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Strong knowledge and experience with Adobe Creative Suite including: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Adobe XD.
• Experience designing responsive websites.
• Experience creating wireframes and mock-ups.
• Thrives in a collaborative environment but can excel working independently. 
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application in UX/UI design adheres to those principles.
• Ability to multitask and produce work for a series of active projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to drive and implement ideas in a changing environment.
• Excellent communication skills to convey processes, ideas, and solutions to your team and clients.
• A solid grasp of user-centred design, usability, accessibility and testing methodologies.

Preferred

• Knowledge of content management systems, Drupal preferred.
• Experience producing/editing videos.
• Knowledge of designing for Bootstrap.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position, please send your cover letter, resume and access to a design portfolio that demonstrates your skills and experience to: jobs@JusticeEducation.ca.  Please indicate “UI/UX Designer” in the subject line.

Deadline for reception of applications: January 17^th, 2021 by 5 pm, Pacific Standard Time.

CONSULTANTS

Desarrollador Senior Full Stack (remoto)

Ubicación: remoto (proyecto basado en Guatemala)

Tipo: convocatoria de consultoría

Fecha de inicio: el 18 de enero de 2021, o tan pronto como sea posible

Duración: Hasta el 1ro de julio de 2021 o 7 meses dependiendo de la fecha de inicio *para confirmar

Plazo límite para aplicar: 29 de enero de 2021

1. Justice Education Society (JES)

Justice Education Society de Colombia Británica (JES) es una organización sin fines de lucro con más de 30 años de experiencia en la educación y la capacitación legal en el sistema de justicia en Canadá y a nivel internacional. JES ha implementado programas en Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panamá y Guyana, trabajando en coordinación con instituciones nacionales para el desarrollo de los sistemas de justicia, aumentando el acceso a la justicia y fortaleciendo la seguridad ciudadana. Además de su sede en Vancouver (Canadá), JES tiene oficinas en Guatemala, Honduras y Guyana. JES recibe fondos del gobierno nacional y los gobiernos provinciales de Canadá. Para más información sobre los programas internacionales de JES, visite: www.JusticeEducation.ca

2. El Proyecto

JES está implementando el proyecto "Construyendo una Plataforma tecnológica para Apoyar los Servicios de Atención a la Victima", en colaboración con el Ministerio Publico de Guatemala y con el apoyo de Asuntos Mundiales Canadá (GAC). El proyecto tiene por objeto fortalecer las instituciones públicas ante las diversas necesidades y derechos de las víctimas de delitos en Guatemala, especialmente las mujeres y los grupos vulnerables, mediante la aplicación de tecnología que permita mejorar la información y la coordinación de los servicios dirigidos a las víctimas.

Los resultados previstos del proyecto son:

Desarrollar una Aplicación Web Progresiva (PWA por sus siglas en inglés) que incluya los siguientes elementos:

• Herramientas para los proveedores de servicios a las víctimas que facilitan la gestión de los casos, la coordinación y el análisis de datos de los servicios a las víctimas. 
• Parte de la aplicación dirigida al público con información sobre los servicios de atención a las víctimas en Guatemala en español y 4 idiomas mayas: K'iche', Q'eqchi, Kaqchikel y Mam.

3. Objetivos de la Consultoría

• Trabajar con el equipo de desarrollo para producir el código necesario para cumplir los requisitos funcionales del producto viable mínimo (MVP por sus siglas en inglés).
• Trabajar con el equipo de desarrollo para optimizar el código y producir el código necesario para la funcionalidad de los requisitos totales.
• Documentar el código y las pruebas.

4. Características de la Consultoría

La persona contratada para llevar a cabo la consultoría trabajará directamente con el equipo de la Plataforma Tecnológica JES, bajo la dirección del Gerente de Diseño y Tecnología y el Director del Proyecto JES. El puesto es remoto, y requiere la colaboración en línea con un equipo pequeño y multifuncional en un entorno de desarrollo de software ágil.

5. Experiencia y Competencias

• Planificación del trabajo, estimación de requisitos de desarrollo.
• Trabajar con el equipo de desarrollo para producir el código necesario para cumplir los requisitos funcionales del Producto viable mínimo (MVP), que incluye perfiles de usuario y gestión basada en roles, funcionalidad de gestión de casos y herramientas de presentación de informes y comunicación.
• Garantizar la documentación del código y las pruebas a nivel de unidad, componente e integración.
• Apoyar en la resolución de problemas de código para integrar la producción de los entornos.
• Participación en revisiones de código y arquitectura a nivel de clase / característica.

7. Para aplicar

Los interesados deben enviar un correo electrónico a jobs@justiceeducation.ca adjuntando:

1. Carta de interés
2. Currículum vitae
3. Cartera de proyectos realizados (sitios web, aplicaciones desarrolladas). Se requiere acceso a los repositorios Github.

Fecha de cierre de la convocatoria: 18 de enero de 2021, pero las solicitudes se revisan continuamente porque la fecha de inicio es inmediata.

Agradecemos de antemano a todos los candidatos por su interés, sólo se contactará a aquellos que sean seleccionados para una entrevista.

VOLUNTEERS

The Justice Education Society is able to provide quality programs and services with the support of over 500 volunteers each year. These volunteers vary from the province’s Chief Justice to secondary school students.

Their diverse contributions range from speaking at our programs and being on advisory committees to helping edit our materials, staging mock trials, and stuffing envelopes.

To find out more about volunteer opportunities, please Contact Us.

To volunteer with our international program, visit the international volunteer page for more details.
 

Volunteer Board

ABOUT THE JUSTICE EDUCATION SOCIETY (JES)

JES is a non–profit organization with over 30 years of experience providing public legal education and justice system capacity building in Canada and overseas. In Canada, JES helps British Columbians learn about our justice system, address their legal issues, improve legal capability and access to justice. JES works with partners around the world to deliver practical, integrated and impactful projects that promote effective and accessible justice systems which are key to sustainable development, individual security and human rights. With extensive experience in designing and implementing international projects, our work has included a range of diverse projects on justice capacity building, the rule of law, citizen security, human rights, access to justice, gender-based violence, youth justice and public legal education. JES currently has projects in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and Guyana, with offices in British Columbia, Guatemala, Honduras and Guyana. JES has diverse sources of funding including private donors and provincial, federal and overseas governments. For more information about JES, please visit our website at www.JusticeEducation.ca .

BOARD OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking one Director with senior accounting and financial management background along with a CPA designation to join our Board. In addition, the new Director will become a member of the Finance Committee, which provides fiduciary oversight of all financial matters of the organization.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate an understanding of governance and director’s duties and responsibilities. Candidates should also possess high standards of ethics, proven leadership skills, be analytically minded, solutions focused and visionary. Candidates with previous board experience in the non-profit sector is highly desirable.

TERM AND TIME COMMITMENT

Board membership is for a 3-year term. Directors may be elected for up to 9 consecutive years.

The Board and Finance Committee respectively meet on average 4 times annually. Meetings are held in Vancouver and/or virtually.

Interested candidates should submit their resume to Sonia Poulin at sonia.poulin@JusticeEducation.ca along with an expression of their interest in serving on the Board. 

Fundraising Volunteers

The Justice Education Society is launching a major, province-wide fundraising campaign to “Sponsor Kids to Learn About the Law.”

Government funding to the Society’s Justice System Education Program is now gone. Every year, the program introduces thousands of students to the courts. Program activities include court orientations, court watching, sessions with judges and other justice system personnel and performing mock trials. This program is now at risk and we are counting on donations to sustain it.

The Society is hoping to raise $100,000 to introduce 20,000 youth to BC courts throughout the province. We are seeking sponsorship from law firms, individual lawyers, judges, businesses and the general public.

We are also seeking individuals who are interested to volunteer and help support this fundraising campaign.
Contact us at Volunteer@JusticeEducation.ca for more information.

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