Pollinate Group
UI/UX Design & Web Development Fellow
About the Organization:
Pollinate Group empowers marginalised women as entrepreneurs so they can earn an income, learn valuable skills, and step into leadership roles. The ripple effect of this change helps lift generations out of poverty and ensures communities have increased resources and are resilient to the impacts of climate change. We have a powerful impact model that works at the intersection of poverty, gender and climate to empower lives sustainably. Since our founding in 2012, we’ve reached almost 943,000 people across India and Nepal and empowered more than 2700+ women to bring positive change to their communities. Our network is committed to reaching the communities nobody else will. At Pollinate, our team identifies, trains, and develops local women entrepreneurs in urban and rural communities to serve their peers living on less than US$2.15 daily. Through our Micro Entrepreneurship training program, women entrepreneurs gain business skills and financial literacy to serve their communities through the products impacting their lives and communities. Our goal is for women entrepreneurs to earn respect and meaningful income and act as role models who raise awareness about products that improve health, save money and save time. Our training model is based on the journey of a woman entrepreneur from when she is first recruited to the final stage, where she is on a journey to financial independence and has the technical skills to undertake her business operations independently.
Fellowship Description:
Website Redesign & Relaunch Lead the end-to-end redesign of the existing Pollinate Group WordPress website.
Review the current website and recommend improvements to user experience, navigation, content structure, and information architecture.
Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs.
Design responsive experiences for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. Improve accessibility and usability using UX best practices.
Design new landing pages for fundraising campaigns, partnerships, fellowship programmes, and impact storytelling.
Recommend suitable WordPress themes, plugins, and integrations where required. Work closely with the internal technology team to support implementation and successful launch.
AI & Digital Innovation:
Design and integrate an AI-powered chatbot into the website to:
Answer frequently asked questions.
Help users navigate the website.
Share information about Pollinate Group's work.
Support donor, partner, and fellowship enquiries.
Direct visitors to relevant resources and programmes.
Explore additional AI-powered website features such as:
Smart website search.
Personalised content recommendations.
AI-assisted donor engagement.
Automated enquiry workflows.
Content recommendations and knowledge base integration.
User Experience & Optimisation
Conduct UX research and usability testing.
Improve website accessibility in line with WCAG best practices.
Optimise visitor journeys for donations, partnerships, volunteering, and fellowship applications.
Recommend improvements based on analytics and user behaviour.
Support SEO best practices and website performance optimization.
Design & Branding
Ensure consistency with Pollinate Group's brand identity.
Create reusable UI components and establish a simple design system where appropriate.
Design icons, graphics, and interactive website elements that enhance the user experience.
Qualifications:
Required UI/UX Design (Figma preferred)
Strong visual and interaction design skills
HTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript knowledge
Responsive web design
User-centred design principles
Wireframing and prototyping
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Preferred Experience designing and working with WordPress websites.
Familiarity with WordPress themes, Elementor, plugins, and CMS best practices. Experience with React or Next.js (nice to have).
Experience integrating AI tools or chatbot platforms (e.g. OpenAI API, Dialogflow, Botpress, or similar).
Understanding of prompt engineering and AI-assisted user experiences.
Knowledge of SEO fundamentals and Google Analytics.
Time Commitment: 25 hours per week