Type of role Business
Location Various Countries
Salary Competitive Local Benchmark e.g in India INR 1,532,541 per annum, Pakistan PKR 2,618,993 per annum, Nepal NPR 1,957,542 per annum and Kenya KES 3,947,575 per annum.
Contract type Permanent
Full Time 35 hours per week
Application Closing Date 25 May 2023
Interview date W/C 5th June
Start date August 2023

VSO is the world’s leading international development charity that works through volunteers to create a fair world for everyone. At VSO we pride ourselves on doing development differently. We fight poverty not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers and partners to create long-lasting change in some of the world’s poorest regions. We bring key stakeholders together to co-ordinate collective action, from local organisations to national governments. Our programmes in Africa and Asia focus on health, education and livelihoods, with an increasing emphasis on resilience, peace building, social accountability, gender and social inclusion. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change that will improve the lives of generations to come.

Role overview

The role holder will help manage, develop, and maintain VSO’s Salesforce platforms. Develop and implement projects and solutions that increase efficiency and fully support VSOs strategic objectives. Helps specifying and developing functionality changes and enhancements in Salesforce for volunteer and employee lifecycle management.

Ideal Applicant Summary
We are looking for an experienced Salesforce Developer with Salesforce Platform.com Developer 1 Certification. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years Salesforce Administrative and Development experience, with the ability to lead on the design, configuration, testing and deployment of Salesforce.com solutions. Importantly you will have extensive Salesforce experience in areas such as system configuration and customisation including APEX, SOQL, Visualforce and Lightning Component Framework, Salesforce.com Web Services APIs – Force.com SOAP and REST-based Web Service APIs, the Bulk API, and the Metadata API.

In addition, you should have experience in data migration and ETL/integration tools; confident with tools such as Workbench and Data Loader. Strong Knowledge of integrations, Single Sign-On, Security, Certificate Management, and ability to troubleshoot in a production environment.

We also offer a range of benefits, including:
• Opportunities for flexible working and working from home
• Generous annual leave of 37 days (inclusive of public holidays)
• Employee and Volunteer Assistance Programme
• Opportunities for professional development, including a range of online self-study modules, coaching and workshops

VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

We will hire to this role, in any VSO operating country, where VSO has the right to employ. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position. Applicants must demonstrate that you have the right to work in the country you are residing before you apply.

VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.