The UNICC workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. UNICC seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity by ensuring equal opportunity and an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Purpose of the Position:

The purpose of this position is to provide a development lead and technical coordination role for the Custom Solutions Team within UNICC’s Digital Business Solutions Section (DDD) in the Digital Delivery Division (DD).

Objectives of the Programme:

The objective of the Centre is to provide trusted ICT services and digital business solutions to its Clients and Partner Organizations.

Main duties and responsibilities:

The incumbent will work under the direct supervision and guidance of the Head, Digital Business Solutions Section (DDD) within the Digital Delivery Division (DD) and in close collaboration with the Custom Solutions team. The incumbent could be requested to do any other tasks of similar level in related fields. The incumbent will act as development lead for the delivery of solutions designed and/or managed by UNICC for its partners, fulfilling the following duties and responsibilities:

Provide relevant expertise based on know-how in requirements elicitation, analysis, and solution design and delivery options evaluation
Under guidance, design and create application services, perform deployment and rollout activities, migrations, updates and patches, assist with the implementation of high availability, disaster recovery and operational change management procedures
Perform regularly checks on code quality, implementing the required pull request process
Collaborate with the unit team in setting and maintaining development standards, frameworks and process
Review the performance and overall quality of the delivery, collaborating on solution design changes and implementation
Apply best practices in customer service excellence when communicating with customer partners or users to ensure customer and user satisfaction
Produce technical documentation as required

Recruitment Profile

Experience and Skills required:

Essential:

At least ten (10) years of experience in IT, including comprehensive experience in software development. A completed university degree from an accredited institution will be counted towards minimum work experience requirements
Excellent experience in web applications design and development using open-source technologies such as Python, NodeJS, Java, Angular, React (expertise in at least one of the mentioned backend and one frontend technology is required)
Good experience in and knowledge of IT fundamentals and technologies pertinent to creating business solutions (software development and testing, solution architecture and security, application lifecycle management, databases, integration, infrastructure and networks).
Good experience developing applications using containerized solutions (Docker, Kubernetes)
Good experience with Web development protocols and standards including HTML, CSS and JS UI libraries and frameworks
Good experience of Agile methodology and agile delivery processes
Excellent knowledge of transactional (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL) and noSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, CosmosDB)
Ability to grasp complex concepts, logical and analytical approach to solving problems

Desirable:

Prior knowledge of Project Management methodologies such as Agile, PRINCE2, PMI
Prior knowledge of Architecture patterns such as Microservices, Serverless, Event-Driven
Basic knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

Education:

Essential:

Graduation from secondary school supplemented by training in IT

Desirable:

Certificate in areas of Application development and design such as Domain Driven Design, Cloud (Vendor Specific) Architecture, Solution Architecture etc.

Languages:

English: Expert knowledge is required
French: Intermediate knowledge is desirable
Other language: Italian and/or Spanish, Expert knowledge is desirable

UNICC Global Competencies:

Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective relationships with colleagues and team members. Deals constructively with conflicts.
Communicating: Expresses oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others; listens actively. Produces effective written communications. Ensures that information is shared.
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences: Demonstrates the ability to work constructively with people of all backgrounds and orientations. Respects differences and ensures that all can contribute.
Creating an empowering and motivating environment: Guides and motivates staff towards meeting challenges and achieving objectives. Promotes ownership and responsibility for desired outcomes at all levels.
Knowing and managing yourself: Manages ambiguity and pressure in a self-reflective way. Uses criticism as a development opportunity. Seeks opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.
Producing results: Produces and delivers quality results. Is action oriented and committed to achieving outcomes.

Other Information

Eligibility:

This position is subject to local recruitment pursuant to staff rule 4.4 of the United Nations Staff Rules. All staff in the General Service and related categories shall be recruited in the country or within commuting distance of each office, irrespective of their nationality and of the length of time they may have been in the country. A staff member subject to local recruitment shall not be eligible for the allowances or benefits exclusively applicable to international recruitment.

Compensation:

Annual Salary Estimation (net of tax at single rate):

Brindisi: EUR 37,580
Valencia: EUR 50,526

UNICC also offers generous leave and absence allowances, flexible working hours, overtime compensation, teleworking, access to training, and depending on eligibility other benefits such as relocation grant, dependency allowance, language allowance, or education grant.

Closing date for applications:

Applications will be accepted until midnight (Geneva Time) on 31 March 2024.

Notes:

Technical and/or personality tests may be carried out as part of the selection process
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
Though you may not be selected for this advertised position, the UNICC will keep your application in a roster if your profile is deemed to be of potential interest for the Centre. You may thus be solicited by our HR department to participate in an interview for another position

Please inform us should you require any specific accommodation to facilitate your application

For applications to be valid, they must contain a motivation letter and the filled Personal History Form.