Job Description Background The Enterprise Application Development (EAD) unit of the Information Technology Services (ITS) is responsible for developing sustainable and affordable IT solutions to meet UNOV/UNODC requirements, also enabling availability of the solutions more generally across the UN Secretariat entities. Job Purpose And Organizational Context The India Technology Hub (ITH/EAD) based in New Delhi forms part of the ITS's vital delivery pillars. It keeps up with the UN's revised ICT strategy. As part of this strategy and under the Head ITH; the Software Development Associate will work with a team of highly motivated software development professionals on various applications - development, enhancements, management, and deployment tasks. Duties And Responsibilities Within delegated authority, and in close cooperation with the Head Technology and Solution, the Software Development Associate will be responsible for the following duties: Designing and building enterprise-level learning management systems based on Moodle/PHP Perform design, configure, customize and implement responsive and effective LMS systems Implement multi-tenancy scalable Moodle architecture Integrate with plugins when required, write scripts to automate Moodle routines and processes Planning and implementing API integrations with third parties when required Analyze business processes and user requirements to establish Moodle Support Moodle/PHP implementations and resolve any technical issues Ensure data security and integrity. Performs workflow analysis and recommends quality improvements. Ensures data security and integrity. Perform other duties as assigned. Competencies Corporate Competencies Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UNs values and ethical standards Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the UN Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability Functional Competencies Partnership management - Relationship management: - Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding. Business Management Communication: - Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience - Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels. Business Management Monitoring - Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results. Education Required Skills and Experience Completion of High school/secondary school is a requirement. First level university degree in computer applications will be a strong recommendation, but not a requirement. Experience A minimum of three (3) years of progressive experience with (bachelors degree) or six years experience with (High school diploma or equivalent), including at least three years in the development of PHP based online platforms is a requirement. Previous experience in software development using LAMP stack, Linux, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, AJAX, Apache, and Moodle LMS is desirable. Previous experience in XML data structures, Web Services (SOA), MySQL and other RDBMS would be an added advantage. Language Fluency in English and Hindi is required. Disclaimer Important information for US Permanent Residents ("Green Card" holders) Under US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an international organization, may have significant implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship prior to commencement of employment. UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications. Applicant Information About UNDP Rosters Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements. Non-discrimination Scam warning ,
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