Volunteer UI/UX Designer
Techrity
Remote
Techrity is a nonprofit focused on talent development, and building innovative solutions, using technology for social good in Africa.
Techrity is a non-profit that aims to bridge the gap in unemployment, gender inclusion and poverty by providing the vital resources needed to kickstart young talents into tech and build solutions for SDGs in Africa. We achieve this by providing vital resources such as laptop, browsing data, mentorship support, and inspire innovators and builders through our build4socialgood hackathon and incubation programme.
Why Techrity
According to Quartz Africa, The African continent is the fastest-growing continent for developers globally, But this Large population of young and inexperienced coders require upskilling and education opportunities to boost their capabilities.
Solution
Techrity is on a mission to bridge the digital divide, gap in unemployment and foster innovations in Africa by kickstarting talents into tech with vital resources and building solutions for social good.
Talent Development
The kickstart programme is aimed at providing beginners and developers who learn programming with their phones or who are hindered by browsing data to access these vital resources such as providing personal laptop, internet browsing data, and Mentorship support needed to grow and sustain their careers in Tech. We are bridging this digital divide by providing 10, 000 Africans with internet browsing data in 10years, we believe this will go a long way to foster innovation in R&D and technology.
Social Innovations
The Build4SocialGood program is aimed to promote social innovation by bringing together innovators, thinkers and builders to ideate around these local African challenges and build solutions to tackle them, this program is aimed at encouraging Africans to innovate more in R&D in technology.
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Position Overview
Techrity is seeking a creative, user-focused, and passionate Volunteer UI/UX Designer to join our team. The Volunteer UI/UX Designer will contribute to the design and improvement of digital products and experiences that support Techrity’s programmes, initiatives, and community.
The ideal candidate should be passionate about creating intuitive, accessible, and engaging digital experiences and be excited about using design to solve real problems and improve how people interact with technology.
Responsibilities
User Experience Design
- Conduct user research to understand the needs, behaviours, and challenges of Techrity’s target users.
- Develop user personas, user journeys, information architecture, and user flows where required.
- Identify usability challenges and propose thoughtful design solutions.
- Translate user and business requirements into clear and intuitive digital experiences.
- Design intuitive and visually engaging interfaces for websites, platforms, and digital products.
- Create wireframes, high-fidelity designs, interactive prototypes, and design specifications.
- Develop responsive designs across desktop, tablet, and mobile experiences.
- Ensure designs are accessible, consistent, and aligned with Techrity’s brand identity.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of reusable UI components and design systems.
- Ensure consistency across digital products and platforms.
- Apply appropriate typography, spacing, colour, interaction patterns, and visual hierarchy.
- Work closely with developers, product/project teams, and other designers to translate concepts into functional digital experiences.
- Participate in design reviews, brainstorming sessions, and team discussions.
- Communicate design decisions clearly and incorporate feedback throughout the design process.
- Support developers during implementation by providing design specifications and clarifications where necessary.
- Stay informed about current UI/UX trends, tools, methodologies, and accessibility standards.
- Gather and incorporate feedback to improve existing designs and user experiences.
- Contribute ideas for improving Techrity’s digital products and the overall user experience.
- Demonstrated experience in UI/UX design through professional work, freelance projects, internships, personal projects, or similar experience.
- Proficiency in Figma and familiarity with other relevant design tools.
- Understanding of user-centred design principles and UX research methodologies.
- Ability to create wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and high-fidelity interface designs.
- Good understanding of responsive design and accessibility principles.
- Strong visual design and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to receive feedback and iterate on designs.
- Ability to work independently and meet agreed deadlines.
- Passion for technology, design, and creating solutions that improve people's lives.
- A portfolio showcasing relevant UI/UX projects is required.
- Exposure to self-development opportunities.
- Monthly Data Support.
- Gain hands-on experience working on real-world digital products and projects.
- Build and strengthen your UI/UX portfolio through social-impact projects.
- Work alongside developers, creatives, and other professionals.
- Gain practical experience working within a collaborative product/design environment.
- Make an impact by helping create better digital experiences and technology opportunities for tech talents.