The current opportunity is available for current Manchester Met students, to apply you must be based in the UK for the duration of the role.
The main purpose of this role is to provide support to colleagues and support staff in the development of a website and logo for MCRL - The Manchester Centre for Research in Linguistics by assisting, and where necessary taking the lead, with the design of our research centre website and the production of a centre logo.
Dates: [June 2nd 2025 - June 30th 2025]
Hours: [Max. 16 hours per week of a total of 52 hours during this period]
Location: [Distance Work - Check in will be online or face-to-face in Grosvenor East Building]
Key Tasks
Research Activities
The Manchester Centre for Research in Linguistics seeks a skilled and proactive Web Developer/Designer to create and launch a professional, user-friendly, and visually appealing website that aligns with university branding guidelines and effectively represents the Centre's academic excellence and research activities.
Key Responsibilities
Stock Take: Assess and document existing digital assets and web content to determine what should be retained, updated, or developed anew.
Benchmarking: Conduct a review of comparable academic and research-oriented websites, identifying best practices and trends to inform our web strategy.
Strategic Planning: Develop a comprehensive, actionable website development plan, clearly outlining the approach, milestones, and deadlines.
Needs Assessment: Engage with Centre staff and stakeholders to gather requirements and produce a detailed needs list, ensuring the website meets all functional, informational, and accessibility needs.
Implementation: Execute the approved web strategy within the set timeline, ensuring adherence to budget, scope, and quality standards.
Visual Identity: Design and produce a distinctive and engaging logo in alignment with Centre and university branding guidelines.
Compliance: Ensure all web development and content adhere strictly to university standards, accessibility requirements, and any applicable regulations.
Delivery: Successfully launch the completed website by the end of July, ensuring all technical and content aspects are fully functional and approved.
Miscellaneous
You have a legal duty, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure that you do not endanger yourself or anyone else by your acts or omissions. In addition, you must cooperate with the University on health and safety matters and must not interfere or misuse anything provided for health, safety and welfare purposes.
You are responsible for applying the University’s Equal Opportunities Policy in your own area of responsibility and in your general conduct.
You have a responsibility to promote high levels of customer care within your own areas of work.
Such other relevant duties commensurate with the grade of the post as may be assigned by the Manager in agreement with you. Such agreement should not be unreasonably withheld.
You have the responsibility to engage with the University’s commitment to Environmental Sustainability in order to reduce its waste, energy consumption and carbon footprint.
You have the responsibility to engage with the University’s commitment to delivering value for money services that optimise the use of resources and therefore should consider this when undertaking all duties and aspects of your role.