Historique
The following documents shall be required from the applicants:
- Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
- A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.
- Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.
Background:
The UNDP Accelerator Labs Network is the largest learning network in the world. It includes 91 public innovation labs and a global curation team, all embedded within UNDP’s global architecture and country platforms. Lab methodologies build on the latest thinking from the fields of complex systems, and lead user innovation, and collective intelligence to accelerate development impact.
The network of UNDP Accelerator Labs surfaces and reinforces locally sourced solutions at scale while mobilizing a wide and dynamic range of partners who contribute knowledge, resources, and experience. The idea is to transform traditional development approaches by introducing new protocols, backed by evidence and practice, to accelerate the testing and dissemination of solutions within, and across countries, while at the same time enabling the global community to collectively learn from local knowledge and ingenuity at a speed and scale that our societies and planet require.
To support these learning outcomes, the UNDP Accelerator Labs global team has designed and built a suite of online reflective tools and platforms that help the network see itself, learn from itself, and amplify its knowledge. The suite currently has an active user base of 400 UNDP staff, which is expected to grow as access is progressively being opened to outside audiences. The volume of content on the platforms is reaching a tipping point that requires setting up more effective and efficient backup mechanisms and consolidating the backend architecture across the entire suite. The international personnel will work on this directly with the Lead Data Scientist of the UNDP Accelerator Labs global team.
Institutional Arrangement:
For purposes of this assignment, the Lead Data Scientist of the UNDP Accelerator Labs global team will supervise the contract and the performance of the Full-stack developer.
The Full-stack developer will engage with other relevant UNDP staff as needed. Detailed work plans, including a timeline, external organizations, and individuals to engage and consult with will be developed at the beginning of the assignment.
Devoirs et responsabilités
- Design and build a more comprehensive and unified backend architecture for the suite of UNDP Accelerator Labs tools and platforms on MS Azure, using PostgreSQL, Node.js, and Express.js.
- Build a robust backup strategy on MS Azure for the different PostgreSQL databases and media libraries.
- Improve system authentication across the entire suite and enhance backend security.
- Build new features for the different tools and platforms in the suite, mainly in Node.js and Express.js, based on user input and feedback.
- Integrate analytic features, mostly written in Python, developed by colleagues in the global team.
Compétences
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Achieve Results: | LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Think Innovatively: | LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learn Continuously: | LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adapt with Agility: | LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Act with Determination: | LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Engage and Partner: | LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: | LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
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Qualifications et expériences requises
Minimum Qualifications of the Successful IPSA
Min. Education requirements | Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Human Computer Interaction, Engineering, or any related field with strong computational elements is required |
Min. years of relevant work experience |
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Required skills |
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Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section | Planning and organization:
Knowledge management and learnings:
Communication:
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Required Language(s) |
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Professional Certificates | Computer Science certificate desirable |