Required Skills and Experience

Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA Min. Academic Education

•  Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, Applications/Software Development, Information Systems, or related field.
•  Bachelor’s Degree in with 2 years of professional experience can be taken into consideration in lieu of Master’s degree.

Min. years of relevant Work experience

•  2 years (with bachelor's degree) of relevant professional experience in the field of information technology and/or database management.

Required skills and competencies

•  Demonstrated experience in PHP, MySQL in database and application design/development.
•  Demonstrated experience in designing, theming and deploying Drupal based websites.
•  Demonstrated experience in UNIX based servers is required
•  Demonstrated experience with JavaScript library like REACT is required.
•  Experience in problem solving and the ability to identify solution-based outcomes is required.
•  Ability to adapts solutions so they are fit for purpose in each context, meeting the needs of end users.

Desired additional skills and competencies

•  Experience working in an international organization is a comparative advantage.
•  Experience managing Linux based servers
•  Experience theming and deploying in Drupal 8 and above using twigs
•  Experience working with cloud computing and implementing Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) using Azure.
•  Experience implementing IT projects using waterfall or agile methodologies

Required Language(s) (at working level)

•  Proficiency in written and spoken English is required.

Professional Certificates

•  Certification in project management is an asset
•  Certificates in cyber security or related courses is an asset

Competencies

Core Achieve Results:

•  Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact.

Think Innovatively:

•  Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems.

Learn Continuously

•  Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences.

Adapt with Agility:

•  Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands.
• Act with Determination: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results.

Engage and Partner:

•  Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration.

Enable Diversity and Inclusion:

•  Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity.
• Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies

Business Direction and Strategy - Strategic Thinking:

•  Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities;
•  Linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions;
•  Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends;
•  To demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

•  Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in development economics, business administration, social sciences or related disciplines.

Experience:

•  A minimum of 7 years of professional work experience providing policy advice and programme support in the area of community security in different development contexts.
•  At least 3 years of experience working in developing country settings is required.
•  Experience in crisis contexts is an asset.

Language Requirements:

•  Fluency in English, both written and oral;
•  Fluency in another UN language is an asset.