Result of Service

The Web Developer is expected to fulfil the following goals:

– Completed project plan upon inception of projects
– Technical documentation and user manual for assigned projects, including dataflow and entity relationship diagrams
– Progress reports with time sheets indicating the fulfilment/progress of requested projects/activities
– Final Source code and all assets related to the products being developed
– Assists in the maintenance and enhancement of existing user systems, the development of new software applications, and data visualization and data analytics initiatives
– Any other related tasks as needed UN ICT or ESCWA’s strategy

Work Location

UN-House ESCWA

Expected duration

6 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

As part of the efforts from ICTS department in expanding and improving ESCWA technological capacities and its Digital Transformation to be a reference point for the Arab Region, the department is invested in several initiatives and projects involving data management, data pipelines, data visualizations, pre-processing, Machine Learning and optimization, web development, web hosting, User Interface, User Experience, and graphic design. Therefore, there is a need for technical talent to implement these projects while increasing ESCWA technological awareness and capacity building, with the goal of opting for in-house solutions whenever possible.

In this context, the role of Web Developer is critical for the development, deployment and support of enterprise applications, local applications, web applications, mobile apps; reports, analytics, and dashboards compliant with UN established standards, security and data protection schemes.

Under the overall guidance of the Chief, ICTS and of the unit lead, with direct supervision and guidance from the technical team leader, the web developer will perform the following tasks:

– Develops websites and applications as per the UNICT strategy and ESCWA’s needs following security and data protection schemes;
– Maintains, upgrades or enhances existing websites and applications and their integration to interrelated systems and program elements;
– Organizes and performs unit and integrated testing, designing and utilizing test bases; assists users in accepting testing;
– Interpret user requirements and translate these into system specifications;
– Conducts research on new technologies as requested, keeps abreast of developments in the fields; assists in testing and evaluating new products and technologies;
– Support in data visualization and data analytics (Business Intelligence) initiatives;
– Prepare technical and user documentation for products, as well as training materials and conducts technical presentations;
– Maintain functional specifications for websites, programs and procedures developed and/or modified;
– Provide support for deployed websites including version management, data recovery and deployment;
– Trains staff on completed products;
– Performs other related tasks as required by UN ICT or ESCWA Strategy.

Qualifications/special skills

A Bachelor degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems or related area is required.

All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
A minimum 3 years of core work experience with configuration, administration, design, development of high-quality web based applications using Drupal CMS and LAMP stack: strong experience with Drupal core and custom modules, contributed modules, views, panels, blocks etc; strong experience in developing/maintaining PHP code; strong experience in using/customizing/implementing Drupal themes; is required.
At least 1 year of work experience using JavaScript debugging tools like Firebug, with Apache server administration, MySQL database query/updates, Unix/Linux operating systems, and migrating Drupal configuration/content and PHP code across environments is required.
At least 1 year of work experience developing responsive websites is required.
Understanding of user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) concepts and principles is desirable.
Understanding of industry trends, latest web development standards, and technologies 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; Fluency in 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.

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.