Consultant – Web developer services, Sanitation and Water for All (SWA), 90 Days (March to December 2024), REMOTE, Req#569713

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, Clean Water

Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) is a global alliance of over 400 national governments, donors, civil society organizations and other development partners working together to catalyze political leadership and action, improve accountability and use scarce resources more effectively. The ultimate goal of the Partnership is to achieve universal access to water supply and sanitation.

The Secretariat of the SWA global partnership is hosted by UNICEF at its Headquarters in New York and Geneva. The SWA Secretariat is responsible for supporting the Steering Committee, Global Leadership Council, promoting the country-level engagement of partners, and organizing global High-level Meetings of finance and sector ministers.

The consultant will support with the improvement and maintenance of SWA’s website. These might include, for instance, the development and styling of a web page, bug fixing, the improvement of existing pages and functionalities or publications of articles and other information.

The communications of SWA are managed and coordinated by the Communications Team (CT) based in the SWA Geneva office. The CT also works with a wider network of suppliers, from designers and copywriters to video producers and translators.

More information on SWA’s website.

How can you make a difference? 

PURPOSE OF THE CONSULTANCY

The consultant will undertake tasks in order to support SWA website, ensuring site maintenance, overseeing CMS updates and security upgrades, and designing attractive and user friendly pages linked to key initiatives (SWA’s Mutual Accountability Mechanism (MAM), High Level Meetings, etc.) as well as recommendations for improvements.

DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT

Deliverable	Description	Estimated number of days	Deadline/timeline
Deliverable 1: Installing the environment of SWA’s website, and possible migration of hosts	Set up the development and testing environments. Coordinate with SWA’s previous web developer to ensure all migration is successfully completed. Evaluate the current hosting provider and assess the reasons for migration to a new host. Test the website on the new host to identify and address any compatibility issues.	15	March and September 2024
Deliverable 2: Recommendations on improvements	Provide regular recommendations related to UX/UI, and implement the approved ones.	8	March – December 2024
Deliverable 3: Styling and maintaining core SWA web pages	Produce (1) LAC Finance Ministers’ page Produce (3) campaign pages Produce (3) thematic pages	35	March – December 2024
Deliverable 4: New MAM functionalities	Ensure that the Mutual Accountability Mechanism (MAM) functionality is up-to-date. Ensure that the data is synched from Airtable to SWA’s website. Develop new functionalities related to the MAM that improve display of country commitments Implement responsive design to ensure the MAM pages function well on various devices.	20	May – December 2024
Deliverable 5: Maintenance and updates of Drupal	Configure security measures, based on UNICEF’s guidelines, including SSL certificates. Develop scripts or automation tools for routine tasks, such as backups and updates. Optimize website performance by minimizing load times and optimizing resources.	12	March – December 2024
TOTAL ESTIMATED WORKING DAYS		90 days

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

• An advanced university degree is required in computer science, software development/engineering, information technology management, or another relevant technical field.
  *A first-level university degree in a relevant field combined with an additional two years of relevant professional experience above the minimum experience required may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in web design, development, and content uploading/integration using the latest platforms and programming languages.
• Extensive experience designing for both desktop and mobile, as well as iOS, Android, and other types of devices and operating systems.
• Proven track record in programming and CMS development, including in Drupal, HTML, and PHP.
• Previous experience working with the UN or non-profit organizations would be an asset.
• Knowledge of French and/or Spanish is highly desired.

Desired Skills

• Certified Drupal Expert required
• Understanding of best practices for Search Engine Optimization
• Excellent creative/design skills and creative approach to communications

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

 To view our competency framework, please visit  here.  

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

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

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.