Web Services Developer

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) invites applications for this 12-month, renewable, Senior Web Developer, to work in the SARE National Reporting, Coordinating and Communications Office (NRCCO) located in College Park, Md. SARE is a program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and operates under a cooperative agreement with the University of Maryland (UMD) in its College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The NRCCO is SARE's main outlet for providing support to national sustainable agriculture grant and outreach programs. SARE's main Information Technology (IT) platforms include the Grant Management System [(GMS) (projects.sare.org)] and the SARE Websites (sare.org). The SARE Websites are built on Wordpress using custom plugins and themes.

The NRCCO maintains approximately 30 separate annual SARE grant programs across four national regions on the GMS, which supports project application processes, grant review scoring platforms, and grant reporting while also providing project data metrics. Additionally, the NRCCO maintains web communications, print/broadcast media programs, contact platforms and other online resources in partnership with all of SARE's national partners, including addressing IT system security and accessibility requirements.

The Senior Web Developer will assist the national SARE program to maintain web-based IT systems that support online content management and the creation of modern educational resources for SARE grantees, grant managers, communication specialists and outside stakeholders by enhancing the functionality and usability of online content and maintaining system security. The position will be employed through UMD's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, at College Park, Md.

They will report to the SARE Associate Director and work under the guidance of SARE's IT Director to collaboratively support all NRCCO colleagues and SARE's national partners. The Senior Web Developer will also be responsible for providing IT support to SARE's Food Loss and Waste National Grant and Training and Technical Assistance (FLW) program. This is a new, temporary program that requires similar IT support and focus to all SARE grant and outreach programs, but with specific needs required by the USDA NIFA to uphold its FLW program priorities. Overall, the Senior Web Developer will improve SARE's ability to advance our digital outreach capacity, efficiency and effectiveness to SARE regional partners, national stakeholders and the public.