Description:
The Finance and Corporate Services Division leads all services to secure a sound financial, project management and information technology platform and ensure that the organization has the technical, operational, infrastructure, and change management capabilities necessary to achieve the maximum impact for its mandate and budget. The team works alongside all divisions in managing financial and project aspects of programs and initiatives that aim to deliver on the priorities of the 2019-2029 Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control.
Overview of role
The Web Developer supports the Finance & Corporate Services Division in carrying out projects and initiatives to achieve organizational priorities. Reporting to the Manager, Systems Analysis & Web Development on the Information Technology team, the incumbent coordinates and provides support to deliver on program/project objectives. As a highly organized professional with strong time management skills, this position delivers on the tasks of the job while contributing to the Partnership’s overall vision to reduce the burden of cancer on all Canadians.
Core responsibilities and activities
Information technology
- Provides custom web development and enhancements as well as day-to-day operational support for the Partnership’s websites built on the WordPress platform.
Understands and clarifies business requirements as well as effectively communicates and presents technical solutions to both technical and non-technical users in simple, clear language
- Collaborates with team members on the research, evaluation, development implementation and testing for new functionality for all IT/IM systems.
- Keeps up to date with new web technologies and best practices
- Works with architects, developers, designers, analysts, managers, and subject matter experts to analyze business needs and formulate solutions.
- Designs, prototypes, implements, and tests new applications and enhancements to existing applications; continuously reviews, monitors, troubleshoots, and identifies methods for improving software development process and drives implementation of these improvements.
- Codes software programs according to established standards, participates in code-reviews to ensure standards are met, ensures code is appropriately documented.
- Works closely with the Communications team to ensure that best practice principles of content publishing include usability, search engine optimization, design and accessibility standards are followed.
- Conducts assessments and ensures CPAC’s websites are fully compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
- Produces technical and business process documentation, and reviews accuracy and quality of technical documentation provided by peers and vendors.
- Addresses, triages, escalates as necessary and resolves impediments and issues related to IT systems applications.
- Contributes to the annual analysis, testing, and documentation Disaster Recovery exercise.
- Assists the Manager, Systems Analysis & Web Development, other members of the IT team including the Director as needed.
- This position may involve flexible working hours (i.e., evenings and weekends) for Disaster Recovery, system maintenance and new deployments.
Change management
- Contributes to IT’s Change Management process ensuring that the promotion of code changes to the production environment follows best practices and minimizes impact on the organization.
- Identifies, specifies, and delivers changes required, monitors changes completed and ensures documentation is updated as required.
General accountabilities
- Collaborates with team members to share system specific knowledge and participates in training programs and knowledge transfer sessions.
- Works with third party vendors as needed.
- Performs other duties and ad hoc projects as required.