UN Habitat Consultant – Web Developer Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Consultant – Web Developer”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before 05 October 2022.
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations programme for human settlements and sustainable urban development. It was established in 1978 as an outcome of the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat I) held in Vancouver, Canada, in 1976. UN-Habitat maintains its headquarters at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya. It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group. The mandate of UN-Habitat derives from the Habitat Agenda, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1996.
UN Habitat Consultant – Web Developer Jobs 2022
The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 27 September 2022 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Consultant – Web Developer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) |
| Position | Consultant – Web Developer |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum 4 years |
| Application Deadline | 05 October 2022 |
UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2022
Result of Service: To achieve the above, ERSKI seeks a Web Development consultant to provide technical support for the Urban Agenda Platform, focusing on updating and fixing bugs/technical parts that are not working. The objective is to improve the Platform’s operability to enable governments and stakeholders to report progress, submit actions, and share best practices and knowledge resources on sustainable urbanization in a user-friendly way.
Responsibility:
Under the overall supervision from the Head of the Production Unit and in close collaboration with the task leader of the Urban Agenda Platform Team in the Strategic Planning Section, the incumbent will be responsible to perform the following duties:
- Fix bugs/technical parts of the Platform, including user registration
- Enhance overall user-friendliness, navigation and operability of the Platform by making improvements to the design, backend, technical features, etc.
- Add a module on user statistics and prepare, run and evaluate a web site survey for non-registered users
- Enable cross-referencing of content across Platform sections, in particular on (but not limited to) stakeholder pages under Engagement section
- Update and add content to the Urban Agenda Platform in close cooperation with Urban Agenda Platform team.
- Update/modify page layout of Platform
- Collaborate with short-term web developer on identifying hard coded sections of the Platform to be turned into modules, and creation of module-based default and content type pages
- Make Urban Community Forum application operational and user-friendly, including its link to the Cities in Action App
- Technical maintenance of Platform, including undertaking security updates
- Take part in the technical reviews and testing processes for quality control and security.
Qualification:
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent is required. In lieu of a university degree, 2 years additional professional experience may be accepted
Experience:
- Minimum 4 years of experience in web development, web best practices, responsive design, and current techniques is required.
- Technical experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and PHP; Working experience in Git version control and the command line is required.
- Proven experience in Drupal is required.
- Self-motivated, critical thinker and the ability to thrive in a team environment is required.
- Strong client-services orientation with excellent communication skills to non-technical staff is required.
- Fluency in both oral and written English is required.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and a high level of resilience is required.
- Excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity is required.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UN Habitat Consultant – Web Developer Jobs 2022
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The Closing Date: 05 October 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unhabitat.org |
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