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Wayfinders Business Co-operative is a for-profit social enterprise incorporated as a co-operative under the Co-operatives Act of the Province of Alberta. Wayfinders is seeking assistance from contributors to develop a web platform that will offer an integrated suite of productivity software as a service to freelancers, sole proprietors and independent businesses.
Our web environment consists of WordPress sites, a NextCloud platform and other stand-alone application sites. All applications will be drawn from the open-source community and developed to meet Wayfinders' requirements. At this time Wayfinders is offering contributor* positions for internships, work experience placements or other contributions to be defined upon memorandum of agreement.
Front end: Developing an integrated multi-site web presence that is simple, effective|intuitive. Backend: System development administration will optimize use of data & applications management. Cloud: Developing an integrated cloud platform that offers a full range of business applications sharing data and documents. This needs to be able to support large scale processing|storage capability.
Wayfinders needs assistance with: Enterprise Architecture; Applications Architecture Systems Analysis and Integration; Database Programming; User Experience and Web Design.
Contributor Requirements: Education, training and/or experience in some area(s) of information technology specialization; Ability to work relatively independently with support from a team of contributors with diverse IT backgrounds; Ability to take on specific tasks in collaboration with others; Contributors must agree in writing to (a) not disclose information about Wayfinders members, products, data or activities, (b) not compete with Wayfinders Business Co-operative, and (c) release to Wayfinders Business Co-operative any intellectual property produced while serving as a contributor Benefits.
Contributors* will be provided a supportive learning environment for skill development, including mentoring in respective IT disciplines as needed. Contributors are eligible to earn a membership share in Wayfinders Business Co-operative (valued at $100), work references, and non-monetary credits that may in future be converted to purchase goods or services from Wayfinders and its members. PLEASE READ > * A Contributor is not an employee and is not eligible for employee benefits. may include interns, volunteers or individuals seeking work experience.
Flexibility in work conditions: Work can be conducted online from the contributor's secure location; Access to a wide range of collaborative and business productivity software tools in a cloud environment; Hours are negotiable and scheduling is flexible; Weekly team meetings and routine email and chat access to our IT Team. There is an opportunity to be innovative within an agile project management framework. Contributors may be given priority in hiring when appropriate paid positions become available.
For further information:
Randal Adcock, Chair
Cell | Text: 780.993.2467
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