UNEP Digital and Emerging Technology Specialist 2024 United Nations UN Jobs

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    VOLUNTEER
  • Posted:
    3 months ago
  • Category:
  • Deadline:
    08/07/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB DETAILS:

United Nations Environment Programme Digital and Emerging Technology Specialist Kenya UNEP Jobs 2024

United Nations Environment Programme looking for “Digital and Emerging Technology Specialist”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 08-Jul-24.

The United Nations Environment Programme has published a job vacancy announcement on 24-Jun-24 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Digital and Emerging Technology Specialist to be based in Nairobi, Kenya. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: United Nations Environment Programme

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Job Title: Digital and Emerging Technology Specialist

Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya

Country: Kenya

Application Deadline: 08-Jul-24

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Responsibilities:

· Participate as a team member in business automation initiatives to streamline work processes using platforms such as PowerApps, flows, and Jira.
· Develop detailed system schemas, data dictionaries, functional specifications, and user documentation.
· Gather and document users’ requirements and translate these into innovative digital applications; determine application systems integration and linkage issues.
· Work as a team member of developers, particularly in implementing Low-Code/NoCode PowerApps solutions, AI Bots, PHP, and related back-end MySQL and MS SQL databases.
· Maintain, upgrade, or enhance existing systems; troubleshoot and provide continuing user support.
· Drafts correspondence and communications, including technical support communication and other related issues; coordinates with service providers as required and maintains and supports a portfolio of applications.
· Keeps abreast of developments in the relevant field of technologies; conducts research on new frontier technologies and assess their implementation feasibility.
· In undertaking these duties, the Junior Statistical Analyst will establish and maintain relationships to support collaboration with data, statistical, scientific, and other specialists/analysts, as well as technical staff across UNEP and in UN.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

· Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day).
· Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country.
· Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities.
· Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publica-tions/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.
· Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers.
· Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Requirements:

relevant fields of which at least two years of progressively responsible experience in application and website development especially in Low Code/No Code technologies, Asp.net , PHP, JavaScript, Drupal, MySQl, SQL, React other related technologies

· Candidates must be able to demonstrate they are organized, reliable, and efficient. An understanding of how to work effectively as part of a team, and a willingness to learn and grow professionally by taking on new competencies and remaining abreast of developments in the statistical analytics field is essential. Proven ability to work effectively with a wide range of various actors is also required. As well, UNEP highly values creativity and innovative thinking, coupled with a problem-solving mindset.

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