ICT Officer (Senior Quality Assurance), NO-2, Yemen Outpost in Amman, Jordan #00112521

The purpose of this post is the maintenance, upgrade and full operation of the MIS and supervising Quality Assurance team in a software development team.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone and we never give up.

For every child, a Champion

UNICEF is a leading humanitarian and development agency working globally for children rights. Child rights begin with safe shelter, nutrition, protection from disaster and conflict and traverse the life cycle. UNICEF strive to ensure that all children are born alive, stay safe and keep learning.

The Emergency Cash Transfer Project (ECTP) targets 1.5 million vulnerable beneficiary cases (over 9 million people) across all Yemen districts and governorates with unconditional cash transfers in response to the socio-economic crisis. The ECTP is being rolled out nationally by UNICEF as the executing agency, with funds and technical assistance from the World Bank through the International Development Association. UNICEF has established a Project Management Unit (PMU) with staff members operating in Yemen and Jordan, to oversee the implementation.

Thanks to the project success, established networks and protocols, PMU is now implementing the emergency teacher incentives (ETI) which foresees quarterly payments to about 136 thousand teachers and support staff in addition to other cash incentives projects.

Cash Incentive projects require the implementation of Management Information System (MIS) solutions that support the necessary emergency payment delivery functionality and ensure the security of beneficiary data. The solutions rely heavily on technology and use agile methodology and open source, i.e., cloud IaaS, Linux (CentOS), Postgres, JEE, Kibana and Trello. The poor ICT infrastructure in Yemen and especially the challenges in terms of connectivity, required the use of a distributed solution running mobile-MIS that replicate the deltas to cloud based IaaS main-MIS.

For more on our work in Emergency Cash Transfer in Yemen, please visit our website: https://www.unicef.org/yemen/partners_12457.html

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of this engagement is the maintenance, upgrade and full operation of the MIS.  To make a difference, the Senior Quality Assurance Officer will perform the following key functions / accountabilities:

• MIS maintenance and upgrades: Fully functional MIS solution, both Main-MIS and Mobile MIS as well as data exchange with other providers;
• MIS design: Work with program specialists to understand requirements and design new features; 
• Complement and update documentation: Meet software development best practices quality standards;
• Any other related tasks reasonably assigned by the Supervisor.

For more details on the Job Profile, press CTRL + double-click this document: Job Profile_ICT Officer (Sr Quality Assurance)_NO-2.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• University degree (Bachelor or higher) in computer science, software engineering, information technology related areas. Professional quality assurance or software development certification is an asset.
• Minimum two (2) years of relevant professional experience in Software Development as Quality Assurance Officer with experience in UI/UX design, automated testing, CentOS Linux, Postgres, Java Enterprise Edition, RESTful Web Services in large national or international entities.
• Ability to work with a team as well as independently in a multi-cultural and gender-sensitive environment.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Accountability & Trust and Core Competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply – see our entitlements and benefits for our female staff:

“UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.”

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.