Website, AI & UX Contributor

What will you be doing?

The Duchy Foundation is a women-led non-profit organisation moving towards formal CIO charity status. Over the past few years, the Foundation has developed and delivered programme activity across education, employability and youth development.

About the role

This role is part of The Duchy Foundation’s digital, website and systems development work.

We are looking for someone who can help turn complex programme activity, public-facing information and internal digital needs into clear, accessible and professional digital experiences.

This may suit someone with experience in UX/UI, website design, frontend development, product design, AI tools, workflow automation, data systems, cyber security, accessibility, digital transformation or impact dashboards.

The ideal contributor will be practical, thoughtful and able to balance good design with usability, structure and future growth. We are not only looking for someone who can “build a website”; we are looking for someone who understands how people move through digital information, how to make content easier to navigate, and how digital tools can support serious social purpose.

What are we looking for?

What the contributor could help with

The role may include helping with:

• Reviewing the current website structure and suggesting practical improvements.
• Helping create clearer user journeys for volunteers, partners, supporters and programme audiences.
• Supporting UX/UI thinking for programme pages, application routes and public-facing information.
• Helping turn complex programme strands into clearer digital pathways.
• Advising on accessible design and inclusive online experiences.
• Suggesting simple AI tools or automations that could reduce admin and improve workflow.
• Helping think through data capture, dashboards, reporting and impact measurement.
• Reviewing basic cyber security, data protection and digital risk considerations.
• Supporting wireframes, prototype layouts or digital design systems.
• Advising on suitable low-cost platforms, plugins or technical tools.
• Helping improve website language, structure and navigation.
• Creating a practical digital roadmap for the next 6–12 months.

The exact tasks will be agreed based on the contributor’s strengths, availability and interests.

Who this role may suit

This role may suit someone with experience in one or more of the following areas:

• UX/UI design
• Product design
• Website design or development
• Frontend or full-stack development
• AI tools and workflow automation
• Data systems or dashboards
• Cyber security
• Accessibility and inclusive design
• Digital transformation
• Product management
• Website content structure
• Non-profit, education, community or social impact technology

It may also suit a technically confident student, graduate, freelancer, career changer or professional looking for a meaningful portfolio project, UK experience, non-profit-sector exposure, board-adjacent experience or a chance to apply digital skills to social impact work.

Useful skills and experience

• UX/UI design
• Figma, wireframing or prototyping
• Website design or development
• WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, React, Next.js or similar
• AI tools and workflow design
• Data dashboards or impact reporting
• Cyber security basics
• Accessibility and inclusive design
• Product management
• Digital strategy
• Website architecture and navigation
• Non-profit, education, community or social impact experience

Specialist experience is welcome, but we are also open to people who can offer practical, well-organised support on one or more focused digital task(s).

The most important qualities are clarity of thinking, reliability, attention to detail, good judgement, respect for confidentiality and the ability to make digital information feel simple, accessible and professional.

What difference will you make?

This role will help The Duchy Foundation make its programmes easier to find, understand and access by improving the way people experience our work online.

The Foundation’s work brings together education, employability, youth development, family support, social mobility, cultural heritage, digital innovation and international learning. These are strong areas of work, but they need to be presented through clear digital pathways so that children, young people, families, volunteers, schools, community groups, partners and supporters can quickly understand what is available, how it connects to them, and how they can get involved.

A Digital & AI Systems Adviser will help ensure that our online presence is not just attractive, but practical, accessible and easy to navigate. Their contribution could help someone discover a learning opportunity, understand a family-support strand, register interest in volunteering, engage with a heritage project, or connect with a programme that supports confidence, skills and future opportunity.

The role will also support the Foundation’s internal development. By advising on website structure, user journeys, digital tools, AI workflows, accessibility, data capture and impact reporting, the adviser can help reduce unnecessary administration and create better systems behind the scenes. This means more time and energy can be directed towards programme development, community engagement and practical support.

Good digital systems can also make social impact more inclusive. A clear website, simple forms, accessible information and well-designed online journeys can remove barriers for people who may feel unsure, excluded, overwhelmed or unfamiliar with charity and community programmes. The adviser’s work can help make the Foundation feel more open, and relevant to the people it exists to serve.

This role is also important because the Foundation is preparing selected programmes for a more public and formal phase as it moves towards CIO charity status. Strong digital foundations will help present the work with clarity and credibility, support future partnerships, and create better ways to evidence impact over time.

The adviser’s contribution will therefore have both immediate and long-term value. In the short term, they can help improve how people understand and engage with the Foundation. In the longer term, they can help build digital infrastructure that supports growth, accessibility, accountability and meaningful programme delivery.

Their work will help ensure that the Foundation’s digital presence reflects the ambition and quality of the work itself: clear, thoughtful, accessible and built around the people and communities it aims to support.

Before you apply

Time commitment

Approximately 3–5 hours per week for the first month.

The role is flexible and can also be structured as a short project with agreed outputs.

Location

This is a remote-first role.

Occasional London meetings may be possible where useful, but they are not essential.

Application questions

Please respond to the questions below:

1. Please share a portfolio, website, product, platform, UX case study, GitHub, design file, dashboard, digital project or other example of previous work that shows your strongest digital contribution. This can be professional, freelance, voluntary, personal or experimental.
2. Which 2–3 websites, apps, digital platforms, dashboards or online experiences do you think are especially clear, engaging or well structured, and why?
3. What is your strongest practical contribution: UX/UI, website development, frontend development, AI tools, data systems, cyber security, accessibility, product thinking, digital strategy, website content structure or something else?