The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the development arm of the United Nations. Present in 170 countries with over 17,000 people, UNDP works on the world’s biggest problems: extreme poverty, climate change, good governance, renewable energy, crisis prevention, and women’s empowerment, among others.
The successful candidate, while primarily positioned within UNDP, will play a key supporting role to the OPSO project working closely with both UNDP and ITU, the candidate will provide technical support to the new staff working in the national OSPOs in close cooperation with the Programme Manager. In addition, the candidate will support on various technical support requests coming from UNDP country office.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Education requirements:
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Public Administration, Technology Policy, Public Management or related fields, from a recognized institution is required. Or
- A first level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in above fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience will be accepted in lieu of the Master’s degree or equivalent. Min. years of relevant work experience
Minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of professional experience in developer communities, innovation, technical project management or a related field with specific experience in open-source software projects.
Required skills
- Experience and knowledge in Open Source Management (OSM) to provide guidance on open-source strategy, policy, process and implementation planning, to ensure licensing compliance, foresight on security vulnerabilities, and help assess source code quality and good practices, scale-up and scheduling across projects and developments
- Proven track record of strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work in diverse teams and adapt to changing situations.
- Demonstrated experience in effortlessly communicate technical concepts with clarity, ensuring all stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, comprehend the details and nuances.
- Experience in software engineering best practices, including agile frameworks, DevOps culture, understanding of design patterns and architectures.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
- Experience working in open-source initiatives in the public or private sector. Exposure to collaborative environments or international organizations is an asset.
- Experience working with governments and partners (NGOs, social enterprises, development organizations) in a developing country contexts desired.
Required Language(s)
- Fluency in English is required.
- Knowledge of other UN languages is desired.
- Professional Certificates N/A
Application Deadline – 18th December, 2024
