Technology for Development Officer - Tenders Global

Technology for Development Officer

United Nations Children's Fund

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UNICEF JAMAICA goal is to help to fulfil the rights of every child. 
We pursue this goal by partnering with stakeholders such as the government, non-governmental organizations, change-makers in civil society and the private sector to influence and improve laws, policies, and programmes which will impact how children access quality services. We are in a unique position to collaborate with everyone including advocates and service providers who work closely with children and their families, as well as the elected leaders who are responsible to ensure that laws and policies are in line with children’s rights. Most importantly, we integrate the voices of our children and adolescents by engaging them on the issues that affect their lives.
  • Digital/Data Solution Implementation
  • Strategic Oversight and Policy Compliance
  • Resource Mobilisation
  • Portfolio Coordination and Project Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Digital Capacity Building
  • Digital Innovation
  • Business Analysis
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:

Education:

  • A university degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) is required in Digital Transformation, Business Analysis, ICT Management, Computer Science, Innovation, Digital Development, International Development or another relevant technical field.                                          
  • A minimum of 1 year of professional experience in information communication technology for development (ICT4D) in a large international organization or corporation is required, including:
  • Experience supporting the identification, design and implementation of solutions for large-scale projects with technical components.
  • Experience supporting the identification, design and implementation of solutions for large-scale projects with technical components.
  • Experience coordinating the work of external vendors and software developers and experience supporting business analysis, budgets, contracts, project management and procurement.
  • Experience with ICT, mobile and web-based technologies, particularly designing or deploying tools appropriate to the region.
  • Exposure to UNICEF, UN or other INGO programmatic areas, including in health, nutrition, child protection and education.
  • Experience applying technical solutions to address programmatic issues.                             
Experience in the following areas is desirable:
  • Experience in Open Source, mobile and emerging technology applied to UNICEF programme areas.
  • Experience with RapidPro, Primero, DHIS2, ODK and other digital public good technologies, and deploying, maintaining and scaling these technologies.

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