Jobs - 92529- Individual Consultant - Full Stack Web/Software En

Individual Consultant - Full Stack Web/Software Engineer -02 Position (for Indian Nationals only)

Location :

New Delhi, INDIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

15-Jul-20 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

12 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The UN’s Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) is responsible for defining the strategic direction for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to the UN Secretariat. It provides oversight of ICT programmes, budgets and decision-making to ensure alignment with the Secretariat’s overall ICT strategy.

We are looking for Full Stack Web/Software Engineer who is motivated to comprehend, conceptualize, and produce effective software solutions.

Within delegated authority, and in close cooperation with the Team Leader and Chief based in Vienna, Austria, the Full Stack Web/Software Engineer will be responsible for the following duties:

Duties and Responsibilities

Participate in the development, programming, testing, debugging and implementation of new application systems releases, modules, and functionalities.
Develop, test, debug, and implement computer application systems and programs using established standards for IT technologies, programming languages and tools, namely: .Net, C#, Visual Studio, Scrum, Agile, Azure DevOps, Azure Cloud.
Develop, test, debug, implement and maintain applications using UN standard web-based and client-server development frameworks and technologies ASP.NET, MVC, C#, WCF, WPF, MS SQL Server, .Net core, Elastic Stack, Angular.
Prepare technical and user documentation for deployed computer application systems, as well as training materials and conduct technical presentations.
Maintain functional specifications for computer application systems, programs, and procedures developed or modified.
Ensures data security and integrity.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies

Professionalism: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Strong analytical, research, reporting and writing abilities. Strong organizational and process management competencies. Ability to rapidly analyze and integrate diverse information from varied sources. Ability to produce a variety of written media products in a clear, concise, journalistic style. Ability to deliver oral presentations to various audiences. Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns. Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities, and remains calm in stressful situations. Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges.
Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within the prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.
Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; builds consensus for task purpose and direction with team members; supports and acts in accordance with final group decisions, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

A first-level university degree or professional qualification in computer science, information systems, or related field.

Experience:

A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in the planning, design, development, implementation and maintenance of computer information systems or related area.

Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience designing and developing web applications using .NET and C# is required.
Minimum of 3 years of experience with ASP.net MVC, Angular/JavaScript, MS SQL Server and Object Relational Mapping (ORM) is also required.
Minimum of 2 years working experience with any of the following modern database systems (MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL server, Elastic stack).
Minimum of 2 years working experience with Angular, CSS and HTML
Experience with .Net core is desirable
Experience with Elastic Search is desirable

Languages:

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English is required; Knowledge of Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish language is an advantage.

Technical Evaluation Criteria:

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as response and having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

Technical Criteria weight - 70%.
Financial Criteria weight - 30%.
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the financial evaluation.

Criteria for Technical Evaluation:

Qualification – 10 marks;
Relevant Work Experience – 60 marks;

Applications should include:
A cover letter, clearly identifying the “Areas of Expertise” as mentioned in the background section above;
Updated CV , indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact
details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;

Daily professional fee (Link)

Offerors Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability for the Individual Contractor (IC) Assignment, including
Financial Proposal template
https://www.in.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/careers/PSU_%20Individual%20Contract_Offerors-Letter-UNDP.pdf

Important to Note:

Any miscellaneous charges, i.e. internet, phone etc. would not be reimbursed;
Please note proposals without financial proposal will not be considered;
CV and Financial proposal can be clubbed in one file for uploading;

UNDP strives to have a workforce which reflects diversity and gender balance, and applies an equal opportunities
approach. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. All selections are on merit.