FRONTEND DEVELOPER (RETAINER), MULTIPLE POSITIONS

Background Information – UNOPS UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.
Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.
UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.
Working with us UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe.
We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.
Diversity With over UNOPS personnel and approximately personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures.
We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.
Work life harmonization UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.
Background Information – ITG The UNOPS Information Technology Group (ITG) unit is focused on innovation and harnessing cutting-edge technology to deliver solutions to UNOPS that truly address business needs.
Working with UNOPS IT Group is a unique opportunity to deliver systems to users around the world - making an impact on development and solving practical problems for the UNOPS workforce and thereby helping people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.
ITG’s goal is to provide greater effectiveness, efficiency, and differentiation to UNOPS products and services.
UNOPS IT Group is responsible for architecting, designing, delivering, and managing all UNOPS IT infrastructure and business applications.
The unit includes Enterprise Architects, Business Analysts, Solutions Designers, Developers and QA Testers from all around the world who are based primarily in Denmark and Thailand.
Key functions of the Consultant UNOPS web applications and IT solutions feature data visualizations and interactive elements that are crucial to delivering an exceptional user experience.
Ensuring these experiences are responsive and accessible is a top priority.
While the frontend developer will report to a Team Lead/Product Manager from an organizational perspective, their day-to-day work will be embedded within Scrum projects.
In this capacity, they will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including members from other departments, such as the Design and Digital Visibility Architect and IT colleagues.
As an integral member of the Scrum team, the frontend developer will contribute to the iterative delivery of online visibility products through the following responsibilities.
Functional Responsibilities 1.
Research Collaborate with the Product Owner and Scrum Team during sprint...
1.
Research Collaborate with the Product Owner and Scrum Team during sprint planning to help gather and refine user stories for visibility products.
Assist in user research and feedback gathering, ensuring clear understanding of end-user needs and business requirements.
2.
Design   Work closely with Designer(s) and the Design and Digital Visibility Architect to participate in the technical planning and solution design.
Collaborate in sprint backlog refinement sessions to ensure user stories related to UI/UX design are well-defined and feasible for development.
3.
Collaboration Partner with the UI/UX Designer(s) to translate design prototypes into implementable solutions, ensuring alignment with the Product Owner’s vision.
Ensure that the user interface design and interactions align with UX best practices and project goals.
Actively work with backend developers to manage dependencies, ensuring seamless integration of front-end and back-end systems within each sprint.
Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives to address blockers, share progress, and collaborate with the Scrum team.
4.
Implementation Develop and implement the designed solutions within the sprint, delivering working increments that meet the definition of done.
Contribute to sprint backlog refinement by identifying missing tasks and helping to estimate and prioritize them for upcoming sprints.
Participate in peer code reviews, ensuring that all code is reviewed for quality and adherence to coding standards.
Ensure frontend code is well-documented and complies with UNOPS coding standards, and work with testers to ensure functionality, responsiveness, and accessibility.
Collaborate with QA testers to identify and resolve bugs as part of sprint reviews and end-to-end testing.
5.
Knowledge Management Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices in front-end development.
Actively share insights, tools, and best practices with the Scrum team during sprint retrospectives, knowledge-sharing sessions, and informal collaboration to enhance team performance.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of internal documentation, including technical guides, user stories, and how-to manuals, ensuring they are accessible and up-to-date for current and future team members.
Support the team by creating and updating training materials that help improve the skills and onboarding of developers within the Scrum team and across related projects.
Impact of results The effective and successful achievement of results by the Frontend Developer directly impacts the development, quality and performance of our visibility products.
Improving the variety of our websites and data portal raises awareness of UNOPS mission to help people build better lives while answering the demand of data transparency and progress towards Sustainable Development Goals.
Competencies Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and enc...
Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and encourages others to do the same.
Upholds organizational and ethical norms.
Maintains high standards of trustworthiness.
Role model for diversity and inclusion.
Acts as a positive role model contributing to the team spirit.
Collaborates and supports the development of others.
For people managers only.
Acts as positive leadership role model, motivates, directs and inspires others to succeed, utilizing appropriate leadership styles.
Demonstrates understanding of the impact of own role on all partners and always puts the end beneficiary first.
Builds and maintains strong external relationships and is a competent partner for others (if relevant to the role).
Efficiently establishes an appropriate course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a goal.
Actions lead to total task accomplishment through concern for quality in all areas.
Sees opportunities and takes the initiative to act on them.
Understands that responsible use of resources maximizes our impact on our beneficiaries.
Open to change and flexible in a fast paced environment.
Effectively adapts own approach to suit changing circumstances or requirements.
Reflects on experiences and modifies own behavior.
Performance is consistent, even under pressure.
Always pursues continuous improvements.
Evaluates data and courses of action to reach logical, pragmatic decisions.
Takes an unbiased, rational approach with calculated risks.
Applies innovation and creativity to problem-solving.
Expresses ideas or facts in a clear, concise and open manner.
Communication indicates a consideration for the feelings and needs of others.
Actively listens and proactively shares knowledge.
Handles conflict effectively, by overcoming differences of opinion and finding common ground.
Education/Experience/Language requirements Education.
Master’s Degree, preferably in Computer Science, Sof...
Education.
Master’s Degree, preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Multimedia, User/Digital Experience or other relevant discipline is required.
A Bachelor’s degree in combination with an additional 2 years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a master's degree.
Secondary education in combination with an additional 6 years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a master's degree.
Experience.
Mandatory.
Minimum 3 years of demonstrable experience in building and maintaining complex web applications with at least 2 of the following (3 years for each product).
React.
s.
The ability to build a dynamic and interactive user interface using React.
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(.) JavaScript (ES6+).
Proficiency in JavaScript, especially ES6 and beyond, is required.
CSS/Sass.
Proficiency in CSS and Sass for styling the web application.
HTML.
A solid understanding of HTML is necessary.
PHP, with Twig experience being a benefit.
3 years of experience working with APIs to integrate frontend applications with backend systems  Strong knowledge of responsive design techniques and best practices 2 years of experience with version control systems (such as Git) Desirables.
Experience with React state management libraries  Knowledge of Webpack or similar module bundlers  Experience with testing libraries such as Jest and React Testing Library Experience with accessibility testing tools (such as Lighthouse, Axe, etc.) and best practices Experience with performance optimization techniques for web applications.
Experience in working in cross-functional Agile teams Experience in collaboration with UX/UI designers Language Requirements.
Fluency in English is a requirement.
Working knowledge of another UN language(s) will be considered an asset.
Contract type, level and duration Contract type.
Individual Contractor Agreement - ICA Contract level.
Intern...
Contract type.
Individual Contractor Agreement - ICA Contract level.
International ICA1- ICS09 Contract duration.
1 year, renewable subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link.
https://www.
nops.
rg/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.
spx   Additional Information Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.
Applications rec...
Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.
UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity.
Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures,  languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.
UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce.
Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply.
These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.
We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process.
If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.
Terms and Conditions   For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post.
For retainer contracts, you must complete a few mandatory courses (they take around 4 hours to complete)  in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract.
Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers.
For more information on a retainer contract here.
All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks.
In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda.
It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel.
Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.