UI/UX Designer

THIS IS AN UNPAID, REMOTE NONPROFIT STARTUP VOLUNTEER ROLE.

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Bridges for Enterprise (BfE) is a non-profit that provides pro bono advisory services to social innovators in the developing world. Through our flagship Incubation Programme, we support early-stage businesses with existing revenue and a clear mission to create social impact for their beneficiaries. The services are free of charge - and always will be - as we don’t believe that money should ever be a barrier for social entrepreneurs to receive additional support in scaling their ventures. BfE is run by a global community of purpose-driven professionals and students. As a non-profit established in 2015, we expanded rapidly to operate from five student chapters and developed a client base spanning over 30 countries. We collaborate alongside a growing network of over 200 professional mentors who provide strategic guidance to chapter teams and assistance to startups.

Effective UI/UX design in the rapidly changing web development landscape and remains a critical challenge to many organisations. This is no different for us at Bridges for Enterprise, a global nonprofit working with a range of local and global media channels and building a variety of tech applications to serve our community. As our repository of design guidelines and digital assets grows, we are looking for a passionate volunteer to join us in building our first UI design system and putting structure into creativity. The team is led by our UI/UX Manager, a senior product design professional with experience leading UI/UX teams of various scales. As we’re at the start of our digital transformation journey, you will help us design internal applications to automate certain parts of our manual processes, thus helping Bridges for Enterprise to have a larger social impact.

You may also find out more about Technology at BfE here.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in UI/UX or Product Design

Enthusiasm and commitment to BfE’s cause

Strong interest in digital design, UI and products

Experience with CSS tools such as Sass and mainstream front-end frameworks such as React is highly desirable (but not required)

Passionate in web design, willing to keep up-to-date with the latest industrial trends and apply them to improve BfE’s internal front-end design practice

Sound organisational skills, teamwork and passion in learning

Basic knowledge in front-end web development is helpful

This is a remote project and there are no geographical restrictions for the role

**4-6 hrs/week (depending on project and experience level). Suitable for people with 2+ years of experience in UX or Product Design

Perks

An opportunity to join the global team in a large global nonprofit and network with people across different disciplines who share a joint passion in social entrepreneurship and startups

Enrich your product design knowledge and learn designing for efficiency and scale by working with an experienced professional

Get an opportunity to experiment with new design research and testing techniques that could take your portfolio further

Make a social impact with your professional skills while further developing them in the business context of an nonprofit incubator

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