Overview
Participates in the development, programming, testing, debugging and implementation of new web application systems releases, modules and functionalities. Develops, tests and implements simple web application systems and programs using UN established standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Participates in the development, programming, testing, debugging and implementation of new web application systems releases, modules and functionalities.
- Develops, tests and implements simple web application systems and programs using UN established standards for IT technologies, programming languages and tools.
- Serves as team member in the planning, specification, design, development, implementation and support of web application systems; independently liaises with users to define and specify requirements.
- Installs webapplication systems according to specifications; monitors web applications systems using appropriate web application frameworks, tools and techniques.
- Prepares training materials and conducts technical presentations.
- Maintains functional specifications for web application systems, programs and procedures developed and/or modified.
- Provides support for the development of web sites, tailored content sites and intranet pages and performs ongoing maintenance for optimal delivery. including version management,; performs ongoing reviews with users and developers and responds to users requests.
- Optimizes the user experience making the website and intranet easier to navigate and more intuitive.
- Creates, mantains and enhance Drupal content management system (CMS) using authoring tools.
- Drafts communications, including work plan revisions and other related issues, as well as prepares unit contributions on web related matters.
- Serves as focal point for coordination and technical monitoring of application systems development of web projects, involving extensive liaison with diverse organizational units to initiate requests.
- Keeps abreast of developments in the field; performs benchmarking and proposes new acquisitions.
- Provides guidance to new/junior staff.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Experience
Seven years of experience in information systems analysis and programming, systems administration and maintenance, software development, technical writing or related area is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to five (5) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher. Experience in Drupal (versions 10 and higher) building and maintaining websites using core, contributed and custom modules, including production deployment and lifecycle management, is required. Experience in full-stack development covering both server-side (PHP, object-oriented programming, REST APIs) and client-side technologies (JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3), is required. Experience developing websites and digital platforms focused on transforming trade and macroeconomic data into accessible, visually engaging, and user-friendly public information products, is desirable. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based version control and modern deployment workflows (e.g., Azure DevOps), is desirable. Experience integrating third-party services and APIs (e.g. Mailchimp, OpenAI, statistical data APIs) into content management platforms, is desirable. Experience in user interface and user experience design, including accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA), is desirable. Experience in an international organization is desirable.
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent. Formal training or studies in programming, web development, computer science, IT, engineering or related area is an advantage.
