Website Assistant at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

These two positions are located in the Communication Division at the Nairobi duty station. Under the supervision of the Head of Web the incumbent will carry out the following duties:

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development, programming, testing, debugging and implementation of new application systems releases, modules and functionalities.
• Develop, build website back-end using Drupal and implement frontend for websites based on designs using UN established standards for web development, IT technologies, programming languages and tools.
• Serve as team member in the planning, specification, design, development, implementation and support of computer application systems; independently liaise with users to define and specify requirements.
• Install web application modules ; monitor website performance using appropriate monitoring tools and produce monitoring reports.
• Prepare technical and user documentation for deployed website, application systems, as well as training materials and conducts technical presentations.
• Maintain functional specifications for websites, programs and procedures developed and/or modified.
• Provide support for deployed website including version management, data recovery and deployment to users’ offices; perform ongoing reviews with users and developers and responds to users requests.
• Manage the functional aspects of the Google Analytics and assure that all parameters are set correctly based on corporate requirements
• Draft correspondence and communications, including work plan revisions and other related issues, as well as prepares unit contributions for a variety of periodic reports.
• Serve as focal point for coordination, monitoring and expedition of web-based projects, involving extensive liaison with diverse organizational units to initiate requests; prepares standard terms of reference; processes and follows-up on administrative actions and resolves issues related to project implementation, e.g. organization of and participation in training, procurement of equipment and services, etc.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field; perform bench marking and proposes new acquisitions.
• Provide guidance to new/junior staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of, and ability to apply financial rules, regulations and procedures in the UN environment;
  • Knowledge, skills and ability to extract, interpret, analyze and format data across the full range of finance and budget functions;
  • Ability to identify and resolve data discrepancies and operational problems;
  • Shows pride in work and in achievements;
  • Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter;
  • Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;
  • Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns;
  • Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges;
  • Remains calm in stressful situations.
• PLANNING AND ORGANIZING:
  • Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies;
  • Identifies priority activities and assignments;
  • Adjusts priorities as required;
  • Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work;
  • Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning;
  • Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary;
  • Uses time efficiently.
• TECHNOLOGICAL AWARENESS:
  • Keeps abreast of available technology;
  • Understands applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office;
  • Actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks;
  • Shows willingness to learn new technology.

Education

• Completion of secondary school is required. Supplementary training in Information Technology is required.
• MUST have passed the United Nations Administrative Support Assessment Test (ASAT) or the Global General Service Test (GGST) at Headquarters or an equivalent locally-administered test at Offices away from Headquarters.

Work Experience

• A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in web development, information systems analysis and programming, systems administration and maintenance, software development, technical writing or related area is required.
• Proficiency in Drupal;
• Excellent knowledge of commonly used Drupal modules, such as Views, CCK, Taxonomy, Features; experience with version control (GIT), such as creating branches, tags, etc. and working in a multi-developer environment;
• Extensive knowledge of web development (PHP, mySQL, HTML/CSS, Javascript);
• Extensive knowledge of and experience with cross browser web development for IE, Firefox, Safari and Chrome and Familiarity with principles of responsive web design and HTML/CSS/JS frameworks (Bootstrap) is also required.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

Assessment

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice

Appointment against this post is on a local basis. External candidates will be considered only when no suitable internal candidate from the duty station is identified. The candidate is responsible for any travel expenses incurred in order to take-up the appointment. This position is open for recruitment for an initial period of one year and may be subject to extension. Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures. All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply on-line as soon as possible after the job opening has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the job opening. On-line applications will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary. If the problem persists, please seek technical assistance through the Inspira "Need Help?" link.

United Nations Considerations

According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity, including but not limited to, respect for international human rights and humanitarian law. Candidates may be subject to screening against these standards, including but not limited to, whether they have committed or are alleged to have committed criminal offences or violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.