Front-End Developer

Terms of Reference (ToR) for Front-End Developer

Position Title: Front-End Developer
Project: Citizen Observatory Platform
Location: Remote(Kenya)
Duration: 45 Days
Reporting to: Program Manager and ICT Officer

Background

This Ability is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting disability-inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). We are developing a secure, scalable, and user-friendly Citizen Observatory Platform that enables efficient collection and management of SGBV, SRHR, and related cases while maintaining data integrity, security, and comprehensive audit trails. The platform will serve as a central hub for evidence-based advocacy and decision-making. The platform will allow capturing of reports and incidents, visualizing county-level trends, managing case workflows, and supporting data-driven advocacy.

To ensure the platform is intuitive, accessible, and user-friendly for all users, especially those with disabilities. We are seeking a skilled Front-End Developer to support the design and development of the platform’s user interface.

Goal 

To design and develop an inclusive, responsive, and accessible front-end interface for the Citizen Observatory Platform that ensures a smooth user experience and promotes active community participation.

Objectives

To design and develop the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) of the Citizen Observatory Platform, ensuring accessibility, responsiveness, and seamless integration with the backend system.

Scope of Work

The Front-End Developer will be expected to:

1. Develop the platform’s user interface based on approved designs and system specifications.
2. Implement responsive design for web and mobile access.
3. Ensure compliance with accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) for users with disabilities.
4. Integrate with backend APIs to display verified data and analytics.
5. Develop interactive dashboards and data visualization tools for public users and administrators.
6. Collaborate with the ICT Officer to ensure smooth integration and performance optimization.
7. Conduct testing, debugging, and user experience refinement.
8. Provide technical documentation and a handover report upon completion.

Deliverables

• Functional Front-End Components
• Responsive Incident Reporting Forms
• Role-based Dashboards
• Data Visualization Components
• Accessibility Testing Report
• Final Front-End Codebase & Documentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience in front-end frameworks such as React.js, Vue.js, or Angular.
• Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and TailwindCSS.
• Experience in data visualization using tools like Chart.js or D3.js.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration techniques.
• Solid understanding of accessibility (WCAG) and inclusive design principles.
• Strong skills in responsive design and performance optimization.
• Experience integrating front-end components with back-end APIs (Laravel preferred).
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote team environment.

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit their CV highlighting relevant experience and a cover letter to consultant@this-ability.org by 24th November 2025. Please include a financial proposal describing how you would approach UI development for this project and your consultancy fee.

This Ability Trust is an equal opportunity organization and encourages applications from persons with disabilities and those with experience in disability-inclusive and gender-responsive research.

Exclusion Clauses

1. This Ability Trust has zero tolerance for corruption and fraud. You are required to go through and comply with the anti-bribery policy to get a better understanding of this and the other policies that the Trust’s operations focus on.
2. This Ability Trust has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). You must prohibit SEA, implement preventative measures, report any SEA allegations to the Trust, take corrective action when SEA occurs and ensure victims of any age receive appropriate support. The Trust makes available annual sexual exploitation and abuse prevention and response training for all supervisors, managers, consultants and employees. You are required to go through and comply with the Safeguarding and Protection Policy.
3. The Trust affirms its established policy of non-discrimination in employment and its commitment to affirmative action in being an equal opportunity employer, particularly in the employment of women with disabilities. 
4. This Ability Trust reserves the right to offer comparable assignments to those qualified candidates that may not have been selected for this consultancy assignment which they applied for. These offers will be based on the needs of the organisation, appropriateness and relevance to the candidate’s educational backgrounds and work experience. Only those candidates in whose qualifications and experience the Trust has further interest will be contacted for subsequent interviews.