Information Technology Workgroup Job Descriptions

IT Committee and Website Manager / Committee Chair

a. Job Responsibilities:

  • Overall responsibility for Breastfeeding USA website, including design standards, technical components, performance, etc.
  • Ensures the security and reliability of the system
  • Makes recommendations concerning hardware and software, technical standards, and website policies
  • Assists in documenting procedures and helpful hints
  • Coordinates with vendors and outside experts as needed
  • Oversees the committee budget and approves expenditures
  • Maintains records on all information accounts and passwords
  • Provides input on website development and design issues
  • Helps assign tasks
  • Provides support to all committee members, especially to the Website Developers

b. Job Requirements:

  • Training and experience in information systems and specifically on the Breastfeeding USA technical platform
  • Regular access to Internet via a Windows computer or a Mac with Windows emulator and different website browsers
  • Access to encryption software to support secure communications about passwords, etc.
  • Strong interpersonal skills; ability to train and support others

c. Estimated Time Commitment:

  • 10+ hours per week, including participation in most committee work sessions

Website Committee Member

a. Job Responsibilities:

  • Regularly reads committee emails, participates in committee work sessions as available, and contributes to committee discussions
  • Makes suggestions for continued improvement of the website

b. Job Requirements:

  • Interest in the Breastfeeding USA website

c. Estimated Time Commitment:

  • 2-5 hours per month

Website Developer

a. Job Responsibilities:

  • Codes and tests website changes that involve forms, views, new content types, and other more technical features of the system
  • Ensures work is adequately reviewed using a variety of website browsers prior to promotion to production environment
  • Keeps committee appraised of any changes in progress or completed
  • Helps establish technical standards and website policies and assists in documenting procedures and helpful hints
  • Performs other technical maintenance and support as needed

b. Job Requirements:

  • Training and experience with Drupal, CSS and other Breastfeeding USA software, or a willingness to learn
  • Regular access to Internet via a Windows computer or a Mac with Windows emulator and different website browsers
  • Attention to detail

c. Estimated Time Commitment:

  • 5-10+ hours per week, including participation in some committee work sessions

Website Content Editor

a. Job Responsibilities:

  • Codes and tests website content updates to pages and other less complex features of the system, in accordance with technical standards and Breastfeeding USA Style Sheet
  • Ensures work is adequately reviewed prior to promotion to production environment
  • Keeps team apprised of the changes in progress and completed change requests

b. Job Requirements:

  • Some experience with HTML coding, or a willingness to learn
  • Basic understanding of Breastfeeding USA technical platform
  • Regular access to Internet
  • Attention to detail

c. Estimated Time Commitment:

  • 2-10+ hours per week, including participation in some committee work sessions

Moodle Support

a. Job Responsibilities:

  • Supports Moodle technical platform and does any needed platform modifications and testing to ensure Moodle system performs adequately for education program
  • Provides support to Moodle Tutors and Moodle Teachers in Education Committee

b. Job Requirements:

  • Experience with Moodle technical platform, or a willingness to learn
  • Regular access to Internet

c. Estimated Time Commitment

  • 0-10 hours per month (varies)

Application Review Liaison

a. Job Responsibilities:

  • Updates and edits application data records for incorrect information when requested by the Application Review Manager
  • Updates the online application form, maintains information on the “Becoming a BC” page of the website, and uploads new forms when requested by the Application Review Manager
  • Serves as liaison between Application Review Committee and Website Developers and Content Editors during discussions of needed enhancements to the Application Review systems

b. Job Requirements:

  • Member of both Application Review and Website Committees
  • Strong communication skills
  • Basic understanding of Breastfeeding USA technical platform
  • Regular access to Internet

c. Estimated Time Commitment:

  • 0-10 hours per month (varies)

Email Administrator

a. Job Responsibilities:

  • Maintains the @breastfeedingusa.org email addresses and associated passwords
  • Maintains the list of forwarding email addresses for all @breastfeedingusa.org email addresses and publishes list on committee section of the website

b. Job Requirements:

  • Regular access to Internet
  • Access to encryption software to support secure communications about passwords, etc.

c. Estimated Time Commitment:

  • 0-2 hours per month

Website Backup Administrator

a. Job Responsibilities:

  • Executes regular backups of the website to support system restore if needed

b. Job Requirements:

  • Regular access to Internet

c. Estimated Time Commitment:

  • 1-2 hours per month