DARPE Introduction

DARPE is a subscription-based digital platform that helps non-profit organizations, consulting firms, public agencies and individual consultants across the MENA Region. The platform provides business intelligence information that enables our members to identify opportunities, build partnerships, and secure funding more effectively. visit us at www.darpe.me.

Job Summary

• As a subscription-based platform, DARPE website must maintain high performance, reliability, and uninterrupted access for restricted and unrestricted information for its users all the time.
• The Website Administrator will have end-to-end responsibility for DARPE platform.
• Deliver seamless user experience and backend operations for non-tech users of the team.
• Full responsibility, including coding, maintaining customed posts, accessibility, outbound e-mails and newsletters, performance optimization and website security.
• Immediately, resolve any technical issue affecting user access, subscriptions, or core functionality. Time is sensitive.

Responsibilities

Platform Ownership & Stability

• Take full technical ownership of the DARPE website and platform.
• Act immediately on any technical error, bug, or performance degradation.
• Proactively identify and resolve risks before they impact users.

Website Development

• Develop and maintain custom WordPress plugins and themes
• Write clean, secure, and well-structured PHP code
• Work with WordPress database architecture and optimize queries
• Integrate third-party APIs and services when required
• Maintain clean, documented, and scalable code
• Improve existing functionalities and lead platform enhancements
• Ensure correct handling of user access levels, upgrades, downgrades, and renewals
• Follow WordPress coding standards and best practices

Security, Hosting & Infrastructure

• Manage hosting servers, and backups
• Ensure platform security, data protection, and vulnerability mitigation
• Monitor and maintain database health and integrity
• Apply updates and patches without disrupting live users
• Handle server administration, monitoring, and performance optimization
• Troubleshoot issues related to WordPress, hosting, and server environments

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Web Development, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in website administration or full-stack web development.
• Proven experience managing membership-based platforms, hosting environments, and custom-coded websites.
• Strong understanding of WordPress, custom plugins, PHP development, website security, databases, and server management.

Job Requirements and Skills Required

• The role requires excellent understanding to WordPress (themes and plugins), PHP, custom development, and database logic.
• Strong knowledge of PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Solid understanding of WordPress core, hooks, filters, and REST API
• Experience with cloud hosting environments (Linode, DigitalOcean)
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git)
• Full-stack web development expertise
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and respond quickly to urgent technical issues
• High attention to detail and accountability
• Clear communication with non-technical team
• Proactive mindset focused on prevention, not just fixes

Application Requirements

• If interested and think that you own the above qualifications and skills, please send your CV and reference letters to info@darpe.me.
• Reference letters are those letters from previous websites she / he has they managed or developed.
• For more information about DARPE please visit us at www.darpe.me.

Disclaimer

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. These statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position. DARPE is a non-smoking work environment.