Digital Platforms Developer

Contract: 3-month contract (with potential to extend)
Rate: £150-200/day dependent on experience
Location: Remote (UK-based preferred)
Hours: 1 day per month, with additional days if required

The British Sauna Society is the UK’s voice for authentic sauna culture. We’re a not-for-profit social enterprise working to raise awareness of the health, social and cultural value of sauna, connect a growing community, and support high-quality sauna development across the UK.

As our membership expands and the support needed to grow a domestic industry increases, we are strengthening our digital systems to ensure they are robust, secure, and scalable.

We are looking for a technically strong, independent developer to maintain and evolve our core digital platforms. This is a hands‑on development role beginning at approximately one day per month
, with flexibility to increase involvement as projects develop.

You will work closely with a small team and will collaborate to keep our digital ecosystem stable, integrated, and fit for growth, as well as developing new functionality to meet the ongoing needs of our members and wider sauna community.

Word Press

Maintain and develop our Sauna Map (Word Press)

Manage updates, performance optimisation, and plugins

Improve UX and execute bug fixes and new feature requests

Work with the internal team to plan updates and new functionality

Systems & Integrations

Manage API integrations between:

Sheep

CRM membership platform

Word Press

Mailchimp

Typeform

Troubleshoot and improve system connections

Community Platforms

Provide support and development for our Discourse forum

Support integration between membership and community systems

Contribute to development of our membership platforms (e.g. events, LMS) as we evolve

Data & Security

Maintain system security and backups
Identify technical risks and resolve vulnerabilities

Ensure documentation of integrations and workflows

Experience working with APIs and system integrations

Understanding of data security and GDPR principles

Comfortable working independently and solving problems proactively

Clear communicator able to explain technical issues simply

Experience with Discourse

Experience with membership CRMs

Experience working with small organisations or communities

An interest in sauna culture, wellbeing, or community‑led movements

We’re looking for someone who is:

Technically capable and confident working independently

Comfortable taking ownership of practical technical problems

Structured and organised in their approach to systems and documentation

Clear and proactive in communication

Reliable and responsive within agreed time frames

Calm and solution‑focused when troubleshooting issues

Comfortable working in a small, evolving organisation

Interested in contributing to a purpose‑led social enterprise

Please send your CV and a short covering letter (max 1 page) explaining your relevant experience and why you’d like to work with the British Sauna Society to job

Gabrielle Reason is a Director of the British Sauna Society, focused on strategy, governance, and research. With an academic background in Psychology, Physiology and Philosophy, her work explores how ancient, communal practices like sauna can address modern challenges of wellbeing. She is committed to building credible, evidence‑led foundations for the future of sauna culture in the UK.