UNDP Jobs - 85613- Long Term Agreement International/National Senior

Long Term Agreement International/National Senior Software Developer.

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

18-Jun-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 Months.

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 Months.

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 serious deficiencies in the governance structures, operations, ICT infrastructure, strategic planning, human resource management and practices in the Lebanese ministries and public entities impede the development process at all levels and widens the gap between the Government of Lebanon (GoL), on one hand and the citizens, businesses and civil society on the other hand. This project aims at supporting civil service reform initiatives that are undertaken by the Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform (OMSAR) to modernize public sector organizations by providing them with the latest management and ICT tools to further improve their service delivery and facilitate the fulfilment of their missions. After the official
announcement, on 20 March 2019, by Prime Minister Saad Hariri to launch the Lebanon Digital Economy Initiative (LDEI), OMSAR has undertaken large-scale efforts prepare and deliver various components of a Digital Transformation Initiative (DTI) in support of the LDEI. To this achieve this goal, OMSAR is seeking talented and experienced individuals to assist its current staff in formulating, planning, and executing its DTI.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision and overall guidance of the Project Manager and the Senior Digital Transformation Advisor, the Senior Software Developer will be responsible for the delivery and continuous improvement of one or more digital products. S/he will also implement platforms, toolkits and APIs for purposes such as integration, performance optimization, security and scalability. S/he will ensure high quality code is delivered in line with project goals and delivery cycles.
The Senior Software Developer will be responsible for the following functions:

Lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver platforms, products and services and iteratively improve them through several delivery cycles
Design and develop a common unified platform to host all digital services to be offered by the Government of Lebanon
Migrate and combine hundreds of public sector website into a secure and robust common platform
Develop an expert understanding of the users’ needs and champion these in the delivery of digital services
Define, explain and iterate a product’s vision that is compelling to your users, team and stakeholders
Build RESTful web services to serve a variety of citizen and government needs, taking responsibility for the quality of code you produce
Implement toolkits and APIs for purposes such as integration, performance optimization, security and scalability
Build automated tests to support our continuous deployment environment
Share knowledge of tools and techniques with your wider team, both developers and non-developers
Provide digital guidance across government, supporting recruitment, identifying good practices to adopt and sharing experiences
Content Management System Installation, setup and configuration by performing the following tasks:
Deliverable 1: Content Management System (CMS) Installation, Setup, and Configuration
Install Kentico website
Setup Kentico website in IIS
Update Kentico project to the latest Hotfix
Set global administrator user password
Configure global Kentico settings:
File storage
SMTP server
Sender email addresses for Membership, Password, Blogs, Ecommerce…
Payment gateways
Versioning & Synchronization
Web analytics
URLs and SEO
Web farms
Google Recaptcha API keys
Google Maps API keys
Scheduled tasks
Ecommerce store and products
Design, Develop, Set up, and Configure Master Website Template by performing the following tasks:
Create master website
Create design template CSS stylesheet and copy template files to server folder
Setup master template header for LTR and RTL
Create global page types
Create global page template category
Create global page templates
Create global home page
Create global hierarchical menu repeater
Create global Login/Signup page
Create global user profile page
Configure global roles
Configure global users
Configure global permissions and UI permissions
Create global contact form Create custom tables
Configure global scheduled tasks
Configure local search indexes
Fulfill any additional related function as per the request of the Project Manager and the Senior Digital Transformation Advisor.

Competencies

Competencies:

Ability to manage software development projects with a passion for evolving great digital products by leading multi-disciplinary teams
Ability to engage with users and turning user insight into product improvements
Familiarity with a range of agile delivery techniques, tools and methods such as SCRUM
Skilled in the following front-end and back-end programming technologies: ASP.Net C#, PHP, HTML5, CSS, Ajax, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Node.js, and AngularJS
Knowledge of Web Forms and MVC web development models
Skilled in developing websites using Kentico CMS (Content Management System) and similar content management systems
Knowledge of Microsoft SQL and MySQL Database Servers
Skilled in Reporting, Dashboards, and Data Analytics Web components like DevExpress
Knowledge of Cloud Computing and Storage services like Amazon Web Services
Competency in applying software design principles
Ability to quickly research and learn new programming tools and techniques
Systematic approach to solving problems
Skilled in designing automated tests to validate solutions
Knowledge of collaborative software development on an open platform such as GitHub
Mastering of agile environments and version control
Understanding Web security
Competency of technologies used for web applications, e.g. databases, backups, content delivery networks (CDNs) and search, and of Unix-like operating systems, e.g. Linux and/or Mac OS experience of working on, or with web technologies
Strong leadership skills
Work openly and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team
Clear and strong verbal, written and visual communication skills
Ability to prioritize workload
Ability to work under pressure and deliver at pace.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS, or related field.

Years of Experience:

At least 10 years of relevant experience in designing, developing, and implementing multi-tiered applications with Web and mobile client applications.

Technical Experience:

Experience in the following front-end and back-end programming technologies: ASP.Net C#, PHP, HTML5, CSS, Ajax, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Node.js, and AngularJS
Experience in Web Forms and MVC web development models
Experience in developing websites using Kentico CMS (Content Management System) and similar content management systems
Experience in Microsoft SQL and MySQL Database Servers
Experience in Reporting, Dashboards, and Data Analytics Web components like DevExpress
Experience in Cloud Computing and Storage services like Amazon Web Services.