Business Applications Developer

The UNICC workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. UNICC seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity by ensuring equal opportunity and an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Purpose of the Position:

The Business Applications Developer participates in the delivery and support services for Business Applications in Low-Code platforms like Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Apps, and Salesforce for UNICC and its clients. These high-quality services are delivered efficiently to create cost savings for UNICC’s customers.

Objectives of the Programme:

The objective of the Centre is to provide trusted ICT services and digital business solutions to its Clients and Partner Organizations.

Main duties and responsibilities:

The incumbent will work under the direct supervision and guidance of the CRM Systems Solutions Architect (DDMS) within the Digital Delivery Division (DD) and in close collaboration with the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Unit team. The incumbent could be requested to do any other tasks of similar level in related fields. Under guidance, the incumbent will perform the following duties:

• Participate in the design, implementation, deployment and support of business applications solutions
• Under guidance, create custom solutions (plugins, custom workflows, custom web resources, etc.)
• Propose the design, development and testing of integrations, and implement them with external applications to interface with the solutions designed
• Migrate data from different sources to the final system
• Configure business applications environments for development, testing and production use
• In collaboration with relevant focal points and vendors, participate in the resolution of functional and performance related issues , etc)
• Identify technical problems, propose, and implement solutions
• Follow the corresponding Incident, Problem and Change Management processes under the ITIL framework
• Produce and maintain technical documentation as required
• Perform other duties as required

Recruitment Profile

Experience and Skills required:

Essential:

• Eight (8) or more years of progressively professional experience in Software Development. A completed university degree from an accredited institution will be counted towards minimum work experience requirements
• Proven experience on the following technologies:
  o .NET, C# and/or JavaScript
  o Low-Code and Business Applications platforms development (i.e. Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Dynamics 365 or Salesforce)
  o Azure DevOps and/or Atlassian Jira
  o Tools for external user interaction, such as Microsoft Power Pages or Salesforce Community Cloud
• Experience in development and deployment of functionality extensions through standard mechanisms
• Experience with automation and integration
• Excellent knowledge in the deployment, configuration, and customization of Low-Code platforms
• Agile project participation experience
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Desirable:

• Experience with reporting and dashboarding tools like Power BI or Tableau
• Good understanding of the UN system

Education:

Essential:

• Successful completion of secondary school education or its equivalent.
• Low-Code platforms related certificate such as Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce, Oracle Siebel

Desirable:

• Other relevant professional certifications such as Azure or ITIL

Languages:

• English: Expert knowledge is required
• Spanish: Beginner knowledge is desirable

UNICC Global Competencies:

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective relationships with colleagues and team members. Deals constructively with conflicts.
• Communicating: Expresses oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others; listens actively. Produces effective written communications. Ensures that information is shared.
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences: Demonstrates the ability to work constructively with people of all backgrounds and orientations. Respects differences and ensures that all can contribute.
• Knowing and managing yourself: Manages ambiguity and pressure in a self-reflective way. Uses criticism as a development opportunity. Seeks opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.
• Producing results: Produces and delivers quality results. Is action oriented and committed to achieving outcomes.
• Moving forward in a changing environment: Is open to and proposes new approaches and ideas. Adapts and responds positively to change.

Other Information

Eligibility:

This position is subject to local recruitment pursuant to staff rule 4.4 of the United Nations Staff Rules. All staff in the General Service and related categories shall be recruited in the country or within commuting distance of each office, irrespective of their nationality and of the length of time they may have been in the country. A staff member subject to local recruitment shall not be eligible for the allowances or benefits exclusively applicable to international recruitment.

Compensation:

Annual Salary Estimation (net of tax at single rate):

• Valencia: EUR 44,839

UNICC also offers generous leave and absence allowances, flexible working hours, overtime compensation, teleworking, access to training, and depending on eligibility other benefits such as relocation grant, dependency allowance, language allowance, or education grant.

Closing date for applications:

Applications will be accepted until midnight (Geneva Time) on 7 April 2024.

Notes:

• Technical and/or personality tests may be carried out as part of the selection process
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
• Though you may not be selected for this advertised position, the UNICC will keep your application in a roster if your profile is deemed to be of potential interest for the Centre. You may thus be solicited by our HR department to participate in an interview for another position

Please inform us should you require any specific accommodation to facilitate your application

The UNICC workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. UNICC seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity by ensuring equal opportunity and an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

For applications to be valid, they must contain a motivation letter and the filled Personal History Form.