Consultancy – Programmer – Analyst or Software Developer

Job Number: 527199 | Vacancy Link

Locations: Africa: Malawi

Work Type : Consultancy

 UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, innovation!

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfil their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

However, despite decades of strong work in these sectoral areas, inequity remains.  While progress is being made, something different is required to accelerate progress towards not just long term and sustainable development improvements. One method of driving a significant impact for the most vulnerable and excluded children who may still be left behind, is also the effective use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in which the computing software have an important place.

How can you make a difference?

In the specific area of Programme, Individual consultant Programmer-Analyst or Software developer company is expected to design, develop and maintain the Platform of applications. In terms of Operations Effectiveness, the Individual consultant Programmer-Analyst or Software developer company is expected to leverage the power of SharePoint and any other UNICEF standard/authorized technology in order to automate Business Processes and promote a culture of data sharing and collaboration amongst Malawi Teams.

III. Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks

Under the general supervision of the ICT Specialist, the Individual Consultant Programmer-Analyst or Software developer company will:

Design, develop and maintain Platform of applications using available open source rapid application development tools compatible with UNICEF software environment.

Guided by the Principles of Human-Centred Design and the Principles for Digital Development (PDD), engage with Operations’ Units to identify needs and develop technical specifications for applications

Develop the Functional Requirement Document for the Platform (FRD)

Develop the overall project planning, including defining scope, deliverables and timelines

Use agreed functional specifications to design, deploy and maintain fit-for-purpose applications including user-friendly front-end web-based dashboards: dynamic and interactive data visualization, graphs, interactive GIS-enabled maps where required, mobile capabilities access using, Business Intelligence Tools like Tableau or Power BI, open source GIS application etc.

Develop technical and user documentation for the applications which will be developed

Knowledge transfer to ICT Team at each level of the project

Support the users’ capacity building

Develop training material as required

Provide training to users as required

Maintain the Platform infrastructure

Working with the ICT Specialist, setup the required  network resources, Applications server environment and services that are necessary for hosting the portfolio of applications of the platform.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering  or equivalent (Advanced Degree preferred; relevant experience may be substituted).

At least 3-5 years’ relevant professional work experience at national or international level in software development, including business analysis and requirements engineering.

Hands-on knowledge of software across platform development, use and usability design skills and a good understanding of Agile and Rapid application programming languages.

Experience in reverse engineering and creating requirements documents for an existing system (as is scenario) by reviewing any type of software code.

Experience performing systems analysis for systems that cross multiple components and impact multiple systems.

Experience with front- and back-end web-based applications and familiar with various web service technologies implementation to put online the platform.

Good understanding of application development life-cycle and Experience in developing lifecycle documents, including Use Cases, Detailed Functional Requirements, Detailed Design Specifications, and Software Requirement Specifications.

Excellent leadership, management, coordination, interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Experience with distributed version control systems, specifically Git and GitHub.

VII. Recommended:

Experience in web and mobile application development

Experience in data analysis, data visualization and designing dashboards with tools like Tableau or Power BI or others,

Experience in designing GIS-enabled dashboards desirable

Experience in Microsoft SharePoint applications development and workflow implementation highly desirable

Skill and Ability to:

To manage complex creative projects;

To design systems architecture

To prepare and provide a comprehensive training in the transfer of knowledge

Provide Excellent written and verbal communication in English and analytical and strategic thinking; interact with users and office staff in non-technical but clear terms.

Work independently and as a team member.

Set priorities and organize work to meet strict deadlines.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

ToR Operation Applications Platform Developer.docx

Closing Date Fri Nov 08 2019 16:00:00 GMT+0100 (Afr. centrale Ouest)