Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)
A (least hardship)
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate Type
CONS Local
Target Start Date
2024-10-01
Deadline for Applications
September 23, 2024
Terms of Reference
Project details:
Title of project: Reinforce Effectives of National Asylum Procedures in Compliance with International Standards and National Legislation
Purpose of project:
i) Strengthening and maintaining the effectiveness of Refugee Status Determination procedures
ii) Establishing quality assurance for an effective and sustainable system in Refugee Status Determination procedures by the relevant principles and standards developed
iii) Taking measures to minimize vulnerability to abuses, including fraud
iv) Strengthening and maintaining the effectiveness of resettlement procedures
v) Gender mainstreaming
Duration and dates of the assignment:
From: 01 October 2024 to 31 December 2024 (Depending on the availability of funds, the extension may be prolonged until 31 March 2025)
Work 100% (fulltime) during above-mentioned period: Yes 1 No 0 (if no specify)
Working Hours: Applicable
Total amount of days/weeks/months to be worked: 40 hours per week (8 hours, 5 working days)
The consultant is not required to work on the ten (10) official holidays designated for UN Staff in Türkiye in 2024.
Consultants are not entitled to any type of leave e.g. annual, sick, or parental leave, neither to overtime nor compensatory time off.
Location(s) (specify if working from home): The consultant will be deployed in Presidency of Migration Management premises.
Assignment and/or Mission travel: No
Payment schedule: Monthly fee: 3,000 EUR per month
General Background of Project or Assignment:
Within the scope of Activity 1.2.4 of the Reinforce Effectiveness of National Asylum Procedures in Compliance with International Standards and National Legislation (RNF II) Project, funded by the European Union, the implementing agency of which is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the beneficiary of which is the Presidency of Migration Management (PMM), the technical infrastructure of the KURE platform will be revised and updated in order to increase the capacity of the Presidency of Migration Management and PDMMs to access relevant and up-to-date country of origin information. To that end, within the framework of the project, a technical/software consultant (front-end) will be recruited, to be employed full-time at the Presidency of Migration Management for a maximum of six months.
Occupational Safety and Health Considerations
To view occupational safety and health considerations for specific duty stations, please visit this link: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel
Job Description and Responsibilities
Technical/software consultant (front-end) will have the following responsibilities:
• Developing a frontend software for the portal.
• Coordinating the general management and implementation of frontend software developments for the portal.
• Forwarding relevant reports to the Team Leader
• Delivering all activity outputs regarding the portal's frontend software development as required and in a timely manner.
• Conducting needs assessment, design, implementation, testing and training in terms of frontend software development for the portal.
Expected Outputs
• Eliminating the technical errors in areas of the system's membership process workflow
• Completing the missing processes in the system login procedures
• Ensuring error-free and fast operation of the "Report" upload and download processes, which are the main function of the system
• Developing report searching filters according to needs
• Making the "analyze the content of the report" function in the system functional
• Rearranging the "Statistics" module in the system
• Improving advanced search to list results directly related to the keyword
• Making the currently non-functional "Ask a Question" section functional
• Making the “Notifications” and “Announcements” sections user-friendly,
• Developing the "SUPPORT" and "LIVE SUPPORT" modules on the main screen of the system
• Developing a closed-circuit system that is externally accessible, enabling a “public” version and accessible from mobile devices.
Required level, qualifications and work experience:
Level of responsibilities required for individual contractors and fellows:
Mid-Level Support
Qualification and experience required:
Within the scope of the development and improvement of KURE platform, technical/software consultant (front-end) who will work in the Information Technologies Department of the Presidency of Migration Management must meet the following criteria:
• University degree from relevant departments of universities (Computer engineering, Software engineering, Computer Programming, etc.)
• Working proficiency in English and Turkish
• At least 3 years of experience in the development, support, maintenance, and frontend software development of websites
• Experience in developing frontend software in at least 2 projects (being able to present previous work as a reference),
• Experience in collaborating with UI, UX, Backend developers
• Experience in converting the design one-to-one into HTML
• Having knowledge of web standards
• Experience in Cross-Browser and Responsive coding,
• Experience in CSS framework (Bootstrap, Foundation, Flex, Tailwind, etc.) structures,
• Knowledge and experience in HTML5, CSS3 (Less, Sass etc.), Javascript, Typescript,
• Knowledge on Modern Javascript Frameworks and having developed an application on at least one of these programs (ReactJS, Angular, VueJS, etc.),
• Experience in working with Web Services (Soap, REST, etc.),
• Experience in at least one of the versioning systems (Team Foundation Server-TFS, Azure DevOps, Git, Subversion-SVN, etc.)
• Preferably;
o Knowledge on Cross Platform Mobile Frameworks (React Native, Flutter)
o Experience in working with package managers such as Npm, Yarn, etc.,
o Experience in Photoshop
o Having a design perspective,
o Familiarity with user experience and user interface design processes and principles,
o Knowledge on one or more of .Net, Java, MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle subjects
o Knowledge on integration experience and web service technologies
• Prior experience in IT projects of public institutions
In addition, the technical/software consultant should have the following qualifications:
• Problem Solving Skills: The candidate should have excellent problem solving skills to troubleshoot and debug the issues in complex applications. S/he should be able to analyze, identify and solve complex technical problems.
• Communication Skills: Good verbal and written communication skills are essential. The candidate must be able to communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and customers. S/he should possess working proficiency in English and Turkish.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: The candidate should have experience working in a team environment to achieve project goals.
• Adaptability: The candidate should be willing to adapt to recent technologies, frameworks and programming languages as required by the project, and possess analytical thinking and system development skills.
Monitoring and Progress Controls:
The final product (e.g. survey completed, data collected, workshop conducted, research documents produced specify): N/A
Regular and timely performance updates including concrete deliverables produced and progress achieved by the consultant, along with how much time spent on each deliverable will be expected on a weekly basis.
Work on the basis of time employed: Yes
PLEASE DO NOT USE TURKISH CHARACTERS IN YOUR NAME & SURNAME INFORMATION.
Recruitment as a UNHCR staff member and engagement under a UNHCR affiliate scheme or as an intern is subject to successful reference checks and integrity clearance.
UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees).
Only short-listed candidates will be notified. The recruitment process might include written test and/or oral interview for this job opening. No late applications will be accepted.
External candidates should be legally present in Türkiye at the time of application, recruitment and hire.
Non-Turkish citizens are required to upload their residence permits or relevant documents under the ‘Certifications’ section, by selecting the type as ‘Personnel Administration – Other’, in order to be considered for this job opening. Applications by non-Turkish citizens will NOT be considered if a valid residence permit is not attached to the application.
For further information on how to apply, please visit ‘UNHCR - Application and Selection’ page, at https://www.unhcr.org/how-to-apply.html.
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