Result of Service

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with designers by implementing wireframes into interactive Portals
• A highly scalable and reliable backend system
• High-performance databases designed and maintained
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate developed web solutions
• High-quality software products delivered through collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Code reviews conducted and adherence to software development best practices ensured

Work Location

UN-House ESCWA

Expected duration

6 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

Background:

Within the framework of the ICTS section’s commitment tp expanding and enhancing ESCWA’s technological capabilities, substantial investments have been made in a range of initiatives and projects. These encompass data management, pipelines, visualization, analytics, machine learning and web development.

Within this context, the role of the Data-Driven Web Developer will be to support the development and upkeep of ESCWA’s online applications and portals.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the overall guidance of the Chief, ICTS, and direct supervision by the team leader, the contractor will work on developing and maintaining ESCWA online Policy tools . In particular, the candidate will perform the following tasks:

• Design and develop highly scalable and reliable backend systems
• Design and maintain high-performance databases using PostgreSQL or MS SQL Server or MySQL.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software products
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to software development best practices
• Continuously learn and stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends

Qualifications/special skills

A Bachelor’s degree in Math, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics or related field is required.

All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
A minimum of 1 year of professional work experience as Web Developer or similar role is required.
Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery) is required.
Knowledge of Angular Framework is required.
Hands on experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes is required.
Knowledge of any of the following back-end languages (C#, Python) is required.
Familiarity with databases (namely: MS SQL Server or MySQL or MongoDB), web servers (IIS or Apache) is required.
Knowledge of React frameworks is desirable.
Knowledge of NodeJS is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA.

For this position, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

Additional Information

Recruitment for this position is on a local basis. The incumbent is required to have the legal right to live and work in the specified working location.

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.