Information Systems Assistant – Drupal Developer, Multiple positions

* THIS IS A LOCAL POSITION FOR WHICH ONLY APPLICANTS WHO ARE ITALIAN OR EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS OR APPLICANTS WHO POSSESS A VALID RESIDENCE AND WORK PERMIT IN ITALY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION*

This is a position in UNOPS for supporting projects carried out for the United Nations Secretariat.  The incumbent of this position will be a staff member of UNOPS under its full responsibility.  Within the Enterprise Application Center (EAC)/New York programme, this post will report to the Information Systems Officer or his designate in the Web Services Development Group in architecting and developing Drupal websites.  S/he  will assist with customization or development, as well as maintainance of Drupal 7 and Drupal 8 modules and libraries; will assist with the requirements gathering and review; assist with  the migration of existing websites from a variety of WCMS platforms to UN standards based Drupal 7 and 8 websites; will assist with incident and problem resolution with Drupal websites.

Under the overall supervision of UNOPS Senior Programme Manager, the incumbent will directly work under Information Systems Officer or his designate in New York and will be responsible for the following duties:

• Assist with the development  and  the maintenance of  full-life cycle implementations of Drupal-based solutions providing support  to a focus on maintainability, reliability, scalability, security, and performance.
• Assist the Manager with the performance of  site-building activities, including assistance with  creating and modifying views, contexts and blocks to match functionality specified in wireframes and designs.
• Provide assistance to the theme of  responsive Drupal 7 and 8 websites and applications as per UN branding, accessibility, and multi-lingual standards.
• Help the Information Associate with the work related to the evaluation of user requirements, designs, and wireframes during the design and user experience phase.
• Support the preparation of  technical documentation.
• Perform other duties as may be reasonably required and in line with the incumbent’s scope of services above.

Education:

• Completion of secondary education (High School diploma); 
• A first level university degree would be an asset and may compensate for some of the required number of years of experience.

Required:

• A minimum of five years of experience in providing assistance to design, development, implementation and maintenance in developing Drupal 7 or Drupal 8 web sites
  is required with a high school degree.
• Experience in assisting with the development of  responsive websites using frameworks such as Bootstrap.
• Proficiency coding in PHP/HTML/CSS/JavaScript and other web development tools.

Desirable:

• Proficiency in using Git for source control management.
• Experience with Agile project development and product delivery.
• Experience with REST API integrations
• Experience with MySQL and MariaDB databases.
• Ability to use wire-frame and modelling tools like Visio and UML.
• Knowledge in automated testing, automated deployment processes, and continuous integration.
• Knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL).
• Knowledge of project management methodologies such as PRINCE2.

• Fluency in English is required for this post.
• Knowledge of one or more official UN languages will be considered an asset.

• UNOPS is actively seeking to recruit qualified female candidates- qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

Based in New York, the Sustainable Development Cluster (SDC) supports diverse partners with their peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations.

The SDC’s services include grants management, development and special initiatives support, and technology support to the UN and UN agencies.

The SDC is part of the New York Service Cluster that supports the United Nations Secretariat, as well as a broadening community of other New York-based United Nations organizations, bilateral and multilateral partners in the delivery of UNOPS mandate in project management, infrastructure management, and procurement management.