Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE invites applications for this 12 month renewable Web Services Developer to work in the SARE National Reporting Coordinating and Communications Office NRCCO located in College Park Md SARE is a program of the United States Department of Agriculture USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture NIFA and operates under a cooperative agreement with the University of Maryland UMD in its College of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesThe NRCCO is SAREs main outlet for providing support to national sustainable agriculture grant and outreach programs SAREs main Information Technology IT platforms include the Grant Management System GMS projectssareorg and the SARE Websites sareorg The SARE Websites are built on Wordpress using custom plugins and themes The NRCCO maintains approximately 30 separate annual SARE grant programs across four national regions on the GMS which supports project application processes grant review scoring platforms and grant reporting while providing project data metrics Additionally the NRCCO maintains web communications printbroadcast media programs contact platforms and other online resources in partnership with all of SAREs national partners including addressing IT system security and accessibility requirementsThrough the activities described below the Web Services Developer will help develop manage and maintain the IT systems for national SARE programsThe Web Services Developer will assist the national SARE program to maintain web based IT systems that support online content management and the creation of modern educational resources for SARE grantees grant managers communication specialists and outside stakeholders by enhancing the functionality and usability of online content and maintaining system security The position will be employed through UMDs College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at College Park Md They will report to the SARE Associate Director and work under the guidance of SAREs IT Director to collaboratively support all NRCCO colleagues and SAREs national partners The Web Services Developer will also be responsible for providing IT support to SAREs Food Loss and Waste National Grant and Training and Technical Assistance FLW program This is a new temporary program that requires similar IT support and focus to all SARE grant and outreach programs but with specific needs required by the USDA NIFA to uphold its FLW program prioritiesOverall the Web Services Developer will improve SAREs ability to advance our digital outreach capacity efficiency and effectiveness to SARE regional partners national stakeholders and the public