13381 - Web Development and Application Specialist

University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Scotland is seeking a highly-motivated Web Development and Application Specialist. The successful candidate will consult on, design, and deliver key web applications for a groundbreaking child safety initiative. This full-time role requires strong skills in PHP, data visualisation, and stakeholder management, with a mission to improve child safeguarding through innovative web solutions. The position is full-time and fixed-term until 30 April 2027.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in web development using PHP.
• Experience delivering data visualisations for web applications.
• Strong SQL and JSON skills for data-driven scripting.

Responsibilities

• Consult on, design and deliver key web applications for Childlight.
• Develop and maintain the Childlight website.
• Work with research teams to create engaging projects.

Skills

Web development skills (PHP)

Data visualisation (ChartJS, D3.js, LeafletJS)

SQL

JSON

Stakeholder relationship management

Multi-user environment management

Passion for child safeguarding

Job description

Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum, pro-rata if part time

CAHSS / Moray House School of Education and Sport / Childlight

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: to 30 April 2027

Childlight is looking to appoint a highly-motivated Web Development and Application Specialist responsible for consulting on, designing and delivering a number of key Childlight operational and public-facing web applications.

The Opportunity:

Childlight, a groundbreaking global child safety institute, has been established and embedded within the University of Edinburgh to take a data driven, evidence-based approach to better understand the prevalence and nature of child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) globally. This data and analysis is used by policy makers and practitioners across the world to make better informed decisions to safeguard children.

The role requires working with the Childlight research teams globally to construct flagship Childlight projects including our Into The Light global CSEA prevalence index and our Searchlight reports in a highly-engaging and accessible manner, and developing and maintaining the Childlight website.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and fixed-term until 30 April 2027.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Demonstrable experience of web development skills and frameworks (PHP).
• Experience of delivering data visualisations in web applications (ChartJS, D3.js, LeafletJS) with demonstrable examples.
• Strong background in SQL and JSON for database and data-driven scripting
• Significant experience of working with multi-sector programmes and global institutions with proven ability to establish effective stakeholder relationships.
• Significant experience managing and working in multi-user (technical and non-technical) environments.
• A passion for making the world a better place and preventing child sexual abuse and exploitation, improving services and safeguarding children.