Under the supervision of the UNICEF ICT Division (ICTD) lead, the consultant will perform the following activities:

?Onboarding:

?Objective: Understand the UnitBot application, its roadmap, the DevOps env. and the design requirements

?Development

?Form part of the UnitBot development team (design, back-end, DevOps)

?Participate in sprint planning

?Implement prioritized front-end development

?Testing, integration, and documentation

?Test and document front-end

Work Assignments Overview

Deliverables/Outputs

Delivery deadline

• 50% of prioritized functionality.
• Execution plan for requirements and design specifications of the prioritized functionality
• UI components
• Implement the logic and data flow of the UI features
• Test results of the UI functionality and performance
• Documented code, architecture, and features using comments, diagrams, or other tools
• Blogpost, and handover notes

6 weeks from onboarding

• 100% of prioritized functionality
• Seamless integration of design in UniBot app
• Usability testing report
• Bug report (zero critical or high priority bugs)
• Final project presentation
• Blogpost
• Handover notes

12 weeks from onboarding.

Requirements: 

• A bachelor;s degree in computer science or related field
• Min 5 years of experience in HTML/CSS: Proficient in writing semantic HTML and modern CSS, including CSS preprocessors like SASS or LESS.
• Min 5 years of experience in JavaScript/ES6+: Strong understanding of JavaScript, including ES6+ features such as arrow functions, destructuring, spread/rest operators, and async/await.
• Min 5 years of experience in React:
• Components: Creating functional and class components.
• State Management: Using state and props effectively; understanding context API and state management libraries like Redux or MobX.
• Hooks: Proficient with React Hooks such as useState, useEffect, useContext, useReducer, etc.
• Lifecycle Methods: Understanding React component lifecycle and how to use methods like componentDidMount, componentDidUpdate, and componentWillUnmount.
• Routing: Implementing client-side routing using React Router.
• Forms: Handling form inputs, validations, and submissions.
• Performance Optimization: Techniques such as code splitting, lazy loading, memoization, and optimizing rendering.
• TypeScript: Knowledge of TypeScript for type-safe coding practices in React applications.
• Version Control: Proficiency in using Git for version control and collaborative development.
• API Integration: Experience in making HTTP requests to APIs using tools like Axios or Fetch API.
• Testing: Writing unit and integration tests using frameworks and libraries like Jest, Enzyme, or React Testing Library.
• Build Tools: Familiarity with build tools and module bundlers like Webpack, Babel, and npm/yarn scripts.
• UI Libraries/Frameworks: Experience with UI libraries such as Material-UI, Ant Design, or Bootstrap.
• Responsive Design: Ensuring applications work well on various screen sizes and devices.
• Accessibility: Knowledge of web accessibility standards and practices to make applications usable by everyone.
• Debugging: Strong debugging skills using browser developer tools and React DevTools.
• CI/CD: Understanding of continuous integration and deployment practices.
• Soft Skills: Strong communication skills, ability to work in a team, problem-solving abilities, and a willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.