Position Description
UNICC is committed to achieving diversity and inclusion within its workforce, providing an environment that reflects the values enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and encourages all qualified applicants, irrespective of gender, nationality, disabilities, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic backgrounds to apply. UNICC is dedicated to the SDGs, making SDG-5 (Gender Equality) and SDG-10 (Reduce Inequalities) the organization goals.
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
The objective of the Centre is to provide trusted ICT services and digital business solutions to its Clients and Partner Organizations.
Background information:
The purpose of this position is to provide a web developer figure within the Custom Solution, Portals & Content Management Team of the UNICCs Digital Identity and Software Development Section (DDI) in the Digital Delivery Division (DD) to support with specific ongoing and upcoming projects.
Main duties and responsibilities:
The incumbent will work under the direct supervision and guidance of the Solutions Delivery Manager Portal & Content Management), within the Digital Identity and Software Development Section (DDI). The incumbent could be requested to do any other tasks of similar level in related fields.
• Within the projects assigned, collaborate in requirements elicitation, analysis, and solution design and delivery options evaluation
• Collaborate in the design and creation of application services, develop/change data input, files/database structures, data transformation, algorithms, and data output by using appropriate computer language/tools to provide technical solutions for complex application development tasks
• Document code and associated processes by adhering to development methodologies, adding code comments and appropriate documentation to various knowledge-base system(s) to simplify code maintenance and improve support
• Collaborate with sharing experience and expertise in designing and developing innovative integrated solutions
• Test all changes by using the appropriate complex test scenarios to ensure all delivered solutions work as expected and errors are handled in a meaningful way
• Following the team procedures, author and maintain documentation by writing audience-appropriate materials to serve as technical and/or end-user references
• Collaborate to deployment and rollout activities, migrations, updates and patches, following the change management procedures
• Follow the code quality process, with code review, security scans and solution specific naming convention and architecture
• Review the performances and overall quality of the delivery collaborating on solution design changes and implementation
• Use best practices in customer service excellence when communicating with customer partners or users to ensure customer and user satisfaction
• Produce technical documentation as required
Recruitment Profile
Experience and Skills required:
Essential:
• At least five (5) years of experience in IT
• Good experience in and knowledge of IT fundamentals and technologies pertinent to creating business solutions (software development and testing, solution architecture and security, application lifecycle management, databases, integration, infrastructure, and networks)
• Expert knowledge of Drupal development and administration including theming, module configuration, custom module development, security hardening
• Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap and responsive design
• Good knowledge of RDBMS such as MySQL and Postgres
• Knowledge and experience in working with DevSecOps practices, including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Knowledge of integrating security into DevOps processes to ensure secure code throughout the software development lifecycle
• Proven skills in containerization technologies such as Docker and KubernetesAbility to create, manage, and deploy single applications and complex systems using containers, ensuring scalable, portable, and efficient software delivery
• Strong experience of Agile methodology and agile delivery processes
Desirable:
• Demonstrable experience with UI and UX principles, concepts, and techniques
• Demonstrable success on Drupal projects as a technical lead or senior individual contributor
• Experience with one or more of the following tools and technologies:
• Upgrading and migrating legacy web applications
• delivering decoupled/headless Drupal solutions
• Delivering AI-enabled applications
• Developing using an AI-driven workflow
Education:
Essential:
First university degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field
Desirable:
Certifications in areas of Application development or Cybersecurity
Languages:
English: Expert knowledge is required
UNICC Global Competencies:
• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective relationships with colleagues and team members. Deals constructively with conflicts.
• Communicating: Expresses oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others; listens actively. Produces effective written communications. Ensures that information is shared.
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences: Demonstrates the ability to work constructively with people of all backgrounds and orientations. Respects differences and ensures that all can contribute.
• Knowing and managing yourself: Manages ambiguity and pressure in a self-reflective way. Uses criticism as a development opportunity. Seeks opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.
• Producing results: Produces and delivers quality results. Is action oriented and committed to achieving outcomes.
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Other Information
Compensation:
Fee will be based either on the National Officer salary scales or the Individual Consultancy band levels (for Headquarters)
National Officer Salary Scale
For headquarters, Individual Consultancy band levels will be used
Closing date for applications:
Applications will be accepted until midnight (Geneva Time) on the 13 April 2026
Notes:
Technical and/or personality tests may be carried out as part of the selection process
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
Though you may not be selected for this advertised position, the UNICC will keep your application in a roster if your profile is deemed to be of potential interest for the Centre. You may thus be solicited by our HR department to participate in an interview for another position
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