WordPress Developer and Elementor Specialist (Contractor)

Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) is a global health organization that partners locally and globally to create and scale solutions to the world’s deadliest health threats. Millions of people die from preventable health threats. We collaborate to close the gap between proven, life-saving solutions and the people who need them. Since 2017, we’ve worked with governments and other partners in more than 60 countries to save millions of lives. We work toward a future where people live longer, healthier lives, communities flourish, and economies thrive. This is an ambitious vision, and it inspires us and our partners to make progress every day. 

Contract duration: 12-month consultancy, with possibility of extension based on program needs and mutual interest

Level of Effort: Approximately 20 hours per week, with flexibility for additional requests 

Location: Remote

Job Structure: Independent Contractor 

Position Purpose

Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) 's website(s) are built using WordPress with Elementor Pro, with extensive use of ACF Pro, CPT UI, and Code Snippets, and are hosted on WPEngine. We are actively templatizing components to streamline page creation and require support for improvements and new functionality. 

We are seeking a WordPress Developer to provide hands-on development to implement functionality adjustments and develop new pages from approved designs. The contractor will work in close coordination with RTSL's Web Solutions Manager, Design team, and Communications team to provide guidance on platform capabilities and proactively suggest better solutions and alternative approaches. 

Core Tasks and Activities

• Collaborate with the Design Team on new initiatives by providing insight from the development perspective on new pages, menu adjustments, interactive elements, and functionality requirements.  
• Write and edit custom PHP and JavaScript code snippets that work in conjunction with WordPress core and Elementor Pro.  
• Build pages and reusable Elementor templates from Figma designs with accurate attention to layout, spacing, typography, and color specifications. 
• Proactively identify missing design elements or ambiguities and request clarification rather than making assumptions.  
• Provide feedback, suggestions, or alternative solutions when conflicts arise between design vision and platform capability, including recommendations for improved workflows or technical approaches.  
• Develop and implement enhancements to the WordPress administrative panel to improve content management workflows.  
• Maintain website functionality, including plugin updates, testing and reverting changes, site-level redirects, bug fixes, and general troubleshooting.  
• Research and implement solutions for new feature requests, including testing plugins or building new API integrations as needed.  
• Manage timelines and deliverables, and provide status updates within Monday Project Boards. 
• Participate in team meetings as needed to answer development-specific questions and provide updates. 

Contract Deliverables

• Build high-quality Web pages and reusable Elementor templates from Figma Designs. 
• Suggest and implement enhancements and new initiatives for functionality and content management workflows. 
• Provide feedback and alternative solutions to enhance platform capabilities and improve workflows. 
• Work as a trusted partner to understand messaging goals and content needs, translate into specifications, and ensure alignment with platform capabilities 
• Support safe development practices by managing development and production environments, proactively requesting new environments when work may impact production.  
• Assist with WPEngine hosting management, including configurations, performance recommendations, and platform updates. 
• Contribute to streamlining