Full-stack developer Consultant
Full-stack developer ConsultantLocation: Rome, Italy
Type: Fully Remote, Full-time
Posted on: Yesterday
Application Deadline: 8 October 2024 - 23:59 GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. ABOUT WFP The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion).
WHY JOIN WFP? WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: The Early Warning and Forecasting Unit is collaborating with WFP's Nutrition and Food Quality Service on a project to generate and increase access to modelled data on risk of dietary Vitamin and Mineral inadequacy. This project will contribute towards the improvement of core Large-Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) program performance metrics.
For this project, the Early Warning and Forecasting Unit seeks a Full-Stack Developer with extensive front-end and data visualization experience to support software development in the team and lead the front-end integration of the nutrition data layer in the HungerMapLIVE.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist in data integration initiatives including near real-time data ingestion, processing, dashboards, bulletins and visualizations.Deploy and maintain HungerMap LIVE nutrition layer features and underlying data layers.Support infrastructure maintenance activities as needed.Advise on software development practices.Contribute to the harmonization of tools and development patterns, including code maintenance in version control, system management through automation, and deployment strategies.Undertake field missions for country support and facilitate trainings targeting WFP staff and partners.DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT: Develop, test, and deploy new nutrition features and nutrition data-layers to HungerMap LIVE.Improvements to existing user-interface on the entire HungerMapLIVE ecosystem.Contribute to current development efforts.Support infrastructure maintenance and improvements.Facilitate trainings on data security, storage, scripting and coding best practices.QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics or similar. Master's degree preferred.
Experience: At least 4 years of experience in IT related field with a focus on React, Python, and AWS.
Knowledge & Skills: Expertise in React, Redux, and other front-end technologies.Proficiency in Python and its frameworks such as Flask or FastAPI.Strong knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, SNS, etc.Familiarity with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.Experience with Git version control.Experience with deployment strategies, Docker, Kubernetes, continuous integration, Unit Testing.Experience visualizing geo-data (Leaflet, Mapbox) is an asset.Experience in GIS (QGIS, GDAL, PostGIS) is an asset.Domain Driven Design, Functional Programming, GoF, Microservices, IoC.Languages: Excellent spoken and written English; spoken and written French highly desired.
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK: The WFP Leadership Framework guides common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: WFP is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all backgrounds, celebrating diversity and ensuring a respectful environment for all.
NO FEE DISCLAIMER: The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process.
REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION: We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language.Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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