ABOUT THE COMPANY:

UNICEF was created with a distinct purpose in mind: to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future

JOB SUMMARY

Responsibilities

Summary of the key functions, accountabilities and related duties or tasks include:

1. Digital/Data Solution Implementation
2. Strategic Oversight and Policy Compliance
3. Resource Mobilisation
4. Portfolio Coordination and Project Management
5. Knowledge Management
6. Digital Capacity Building
7. Digital Innovation
8. Business Analysis

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: [ T4D Specialist, Level 3, Maseru, Lesotho.pdf]

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Education:An advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) is required in Digital Transformation, Business Analysis, ICT Management, Computer Science, Innovation, Digital Development, International Development or another relevant technical field.
• Work Experience:A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Information Communication Technology for Development in a large international organization or corporation is required, including:
  1. Experience identifying, designing and implementing solutions for large-scale projects with technical components – including supervising external vendors and software developers; responsibility for business analysis, budgets, contracts, project management and procurement, etc.
  2. Experience with ICT, mobile and web-based technologies, particularly designing or deploying tools appropriate to the region
  3. Exposure to UNICEF, UN or other INGO programmatic areas, including health, nutrition, child protection and/or education.
  4. Experience in applying technical solutions to address programmatic issues

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• Language Requirements: 

Fluency in English is required.

Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

Desirables:

• Experience in open source, mobile and emerging technology applied to UNICEF programme areas
• Experience working in T4D/ICT4D program design, service design, and field deployment/implementation in developing countries
• Experience with RapidPro, Primero, DHIS2, ODK and other global public good technologies, and deploying, maintaining and scaling these technologies
• Software programming experience, with focus on writing new code to deliver enhancements, new functionality, and defect resolution as well as proficiency with source code and continuous integration solutions (such as GitHub, Circle/Travis, Jenkins, etc.)

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.

REQUIRED EDUCATION: Advanced Degree

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 60