Senior Web Developer & Product Lead

Role Title: Senior Web Developer & Product Lead Salary: £55,000 FTE; £44,000 pro rata Hours: 0.8 FTE (28 hours per week) Location: Home-based, UK-wide, with some travel as required Contract: Initial 12-month fixed-term contract, with possible extension subject to need and funding Use your technical skills to help change how children grow up with money At Just Finance Foundation (JFF), we exist to change how children grow up with money. In 2025, 135,809 children across 551 primary schools had the opportunity to build essential money skills through our LifeSavers programme. Now we’re entering an exciting period of growth and digital transformation and we’re looking for an experienced Senior Web Developer & Product Lead to help us take the next big step. The opportunity You’ll lead the development and launch of a significant new digital platform, taking an established vision and turning it into a high-quality experience for our users. This is a hands-on development role with genuine product ownership. You’ll write code, solve technical problems and make architecture decisions, while working closely with marketing and programme delivery colleagues to understand user needs, shape priorities and own the product roadmap. As part of a small charity, you’ll have the opportunity to make a visible difference, but you’ll also need to be pragmatic and resourceful. You’ll work within real-world budget and capacity constraints, finding proportionate solutions, making smart trade-offs and focusing resources where they can have the greatest impact. You’ll also help us build for the future by establishing the technical foundations, documentation and ways of working that enable JFF to confidently own and develop the product beyond this 12-month role. What you’ll bring We’re looking for someone who combines strong hands-on web development skills with excellent product understanding. You’ll bring: Significant experience building and maintaining WordPress websites or digital products.Strong front-end skills alongside back-end development experience.Experience developing WordPress beyond standard configuration, including custom functionality and integrations.Experience with APIs and data flows between digital systems.Experience taking a substantial digital product or feature from requirements through to launch.Strong product thinking and the ability to balance user value, organisational needs and technical feasibility.A good understanding of accessibility, security, performance and maintainable development.Comfort using AI-assisted development tools and workflows to support faster, higher-quality delivery, with appropriate judgement around quality, security and maintainability.The ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to non-technical colleagues.Experience with Salesforce integrations, agentic coding tools, analytics, user research or usability testing would be an advantage. Charity or education experience is welcome, but not essential.You’ll enjoy building things, solving problems and taking ownership. You’ll be pragmatic and resourceful, comfortable making good decisions with limited budgets and capacity, and motivated by the opportunity to see the difference your work can make in a small, purpose-driven charity. Interested in helping JFF bring meaningful financial education to more children and young people across the UK? Click on the 'Apply' button to find out more about the role. How to apply To apply please submit your CV along with brief answers to the application questions (provided below) to hr@jff.org.uk by 11.59 on 13th September 2026. Your answers don’t need to be lengthy – we’re interested in understanding your experience and how you approach problems. Application questions: Tell us about two websites or digital products you’ve worked on that are particularly relevant to this role. For each, briefly tell us what it was, your role and personal technical contribution, the main technologies involved, and the outcome. (250 words max)Tell us about a time when you had to balance user needs, organisational priorities and technical constraints when building a website or digital product. What were the competing considerations, what did you decide, and why? (150 words max)Give us an example of an integration you developed or significantly contributed to between a website or digital product and another system, such as a CRM or third-party service. Briefly describe what it did, your technical contribution, and any important technical decisions or challenges you encountered. (150 words max)Give us an example of how you have used AI-assisted development tools or workflows in your work. What did you use them for, how did they support your development process, and how did you ensure the resulting work met appropriate standards for quality, security and maintainability? (150 words max) JFF is an inclusive organisation and we welcome all applications. We want our workforce to be truly representative of the communities we serve. Diversity is an asset to our organisation and helps us create an inclusive, welcoming environment for all.