Exciting Opportunity: UN-Habitat Seeks Homebased Innovation Consultant for 2025! (USD 9,050 per Month)
Deadline for applications: Posting period 19 March 2025 – 31 March 2025.
Objective of the Consultancy
UN-Habitat is working to strengthen its engagement with its partners in recognition of the rapid urbanization process and the strategic political relevance and potential for unique and important contributions to the regional and global debate on urban issues.
One of the first key steps being taken was the concluded creation of the long-term WUF website to increase partner engagement, cohesion among existing partners and to engage with a wider range of non-traditional partners. A second key step was the development of the digital UN-Habitat Global Event Management System (GEMS v 1.0) used for WUF and other corporate events.
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Exciting Opportunity: UN-Habitat Seeks Homebased Innovation Consultant for 2025! (USD 9,050 per Month)
CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
| ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION | ERSKI Division, Events and Outreach Unit, UN-Habitat |
| DUTY STATION | Home based |
| FUNCTIONAL TITLE | Senior Digital Innovation Consultant |
| CONTRACT TYPE | Consultant |
| POST DURATION | 12 Months |
| CLOSING DATE | 31 March 2025 |
BACKGROUND
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. UN-Habitat is the focal point for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. UN-Habitat works with partners to build inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and communities. UN-Habitat promotes urbanization as a positive transformative force for people and communities, reducing inequality, discrimination and poverty.
Objective of the Consultancy
UN-Habitat is working to strengthen its engagement with its partners in recognition of the rapid urbanization process and the strategic political relevance and potential for unique and important contributions to the regional and global debate on urban issues.
One of the first key steps being taken was the concluded creation of the long-term WUF website to increase partner engagement, cohesion among existing partners and to engage with a wider range of non-traditional partners. A second key step was the development of the digital UN-Habitat Global Event Management System (GEMS v 1.0) used for WUF and other corporate events.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the overall supervision of the Head of the Events and Outreach Unit and with technical oversight from Chief of Communications, Head of the Production Unit and UN-Habitat ICTS, the incumbent will be required to perform the following functions:
- Oversee the development of the new UN-Habitat corporate website.
- Coordinate the migration and smooth transition from the old UN-Habitat corporate website to the new one.
- Ensure the smooth integration between corporate website, World Urban Forum website, GEMS and WUF13 App., including archiving past WUF sessions.
- Lead two teams of consultants or individual contractors with overseeing timelines and outputs. Team 1 will be working on WUF, GEMS, digital forms for Urban October outreach, reporting and a new planned digital invitation system; and team 2 on the new version of the main corporate website.
- Breakdown the project tasks for other consultants.
- Take part in designing mock-ups of the various application structures, elements and final prototypes including new subsections as required.
- Develop website specifications based on functional requirements and an implementation plan in line with the product/outputs.
- Incorporate inclusive and fully web design standards to make the main corporate website, the Global Event Management System (GEMS) and WUF website accessible to Persons with Disabilities.
- Collaborate with team members on further development of existing web applications and creating new features for various event management services, moderation processes with editing function, automated email and alert features.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Experienced project manager with a technical lead and team lead background
- Self-motivated, critical thinker and the ability to thrive in a team environment
- Strong client-services orientation with excellent communication skills to non-technical staff
- Fluency in both oral and written English
- 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 highly desirable.
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Education
A first-level university degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent is required.
Work experience
- Minimum of 10 years of proven experience in web development, User Experience (UX) design, web best practices, responsive design and digital strategy is required.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in innovative technical leadership by performing and/or overseeing the planning, development, and multi-project management is required.
- Technical experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and PHP; Figma, Adobe XD or other prototyping tools, working experience in Git version control and the command line is required.
- Proven experience in Drupal is required.
Language
French and English are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in written and oral French and English is required. Knowledge of another official United nations language is an added advantage.
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Payment
The consultant will be paid on a monthly basis at a level B Consultant rate (USD 9,050).
Applications should include:
- Cover memo (maximum 1 page)
- P11, indicating the following information:
- Educational Background (incl. dates)
- Professional Experience (assignments, tasks, achievements, duration by years/ months)
- Other Experience and Expertise (e.g. Internships/ voluntary work, etc.)
All applications should be submitted to: Silvia Ragoss si***********@un.org and cc Grace Mwangi mw******@un.org
