Result of Service

The ultimate result of service for UN-Habitat’s initiative would be: A fully operational and effective Digital Invitation System that enhances partner engagement, strengthens collaboration, and broadens participation in urban development discussions. Key Outcomes: Improved Partner Communication – Streamlined and impactful communication with partners, leading to better alignment on urban development goals. Greater Cohesion – Enhanced collaboration and synergy among existing partners, ensuring a unified approach to urban challenges. Wider Outreach – Increased engagement with non-traditional partners, fostering diverse contributions to regional and global urban discussions. Strategic Influence – Strengthened UN-Habitat’s role in urban policymaking by facilitating meaningful and inclusive participation. Efficiency & Accessibility – A user-friendly digital system that simplifies invitations, registrations, and interactions for partners worldwide.

Work Location

Home based

Expected duration

8 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), is the agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The Events and Outreach Unit is located within the External Relations Strategy Knowledge and Innovation Division (ERSKI) of UN-Habitat. One of the Division’s key mandates is to promote strategic alliances to support achievement of the goals of adequate shelter for all, and sustainable urbanization and human settlements development. The World Urban Forum (WUF) provides a flagship platform for UN-Habitat’s key stakeholders as well as its corporate programme and priorities. The WUF is a non-legislative technical forum convened by the UN-Habitat biannually since 2002. The forum gathers a wide range of experts from every walk of life. Participants of the forum include but are not limited to national, regional and local governments, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, professional, research institutions and academia, professional, private sector, development finance institutions, foundations, media, United Nations organizations and other international agencies. The WUF is recognized as the foremost global arena for interaction among policymakers, local government leaders, non-governmental organizations and expert practitioners in the field of sustainable urban development and human settlements. The WUF has been identified as a key platform to support implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) adopted at the Habitat III conference. The WUF provides opportunities for stakeholder organizations of all kinds to come together to share the latest in innovative advances in sustainable urban development and projects showcasing the implementation of the NUA. Responsibility Under the overall supervision of the Head of the Events and Outreach Unit and Head of the Production Unit, the incumbent will be required to perform the following functions: • Creation, testing, implementation, and support of the Invitation system based on Drupal. • Develop specifications based on functional requirements and an implementation plan. • Identify, install, and configure Drupal contributed modules to solve business needs. • Develop importing and exporting scripts for the content. • Collaborate with team members on development and implementation of APIs and other protocols to connect various systems with the Invitation system. • Develop subsystems and modules for the Invitation system. • Keep informed on Drupal development best practices and coding standards. • Work closely with relevant Units in planning, technical layout, selection, and integration of applications. • Take part in the technical reviews and testing processes. • Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications/special skills

Technical Education: Certificate/Diploma/Engineer’s degree/Bachelor Minimum 5 years of experience in web development, web best practices, responsive design, and current techniques is required Experience in Drupal, deep knowledge of Drupal coding standards is required. Technical experience in HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and PHP; Working experience in Git version control and the command line is required. Excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity is desirable.

Languages

Fluency in both oral and written English

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.