UNDP

Senior Mobile Developer
  • Job Type:
  • Industry Type: IT Sector
  • Industry Location: Kuwait
  • Experience: 5-7yrs
  • No. of Positions: 1
  • Salary Range: 6-880 k
  • Primary Skills: JavaScript jQuery HTML5 C# and VB .Net.
  • Secondary Skills: Mobile developer
  • Job Location: Kuwait
  • Posted Date: 1125 days ago
Job Description

Job Description

Summary of key functions:
Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Undersecretary of Administrative Support & Information Sector at the CSB, and in close coordination with the GSSCPD International Cooperation Department and UNDP project team, the Senior Mobile Developer will assume the following tasks:
• Designs and develop iOS & Android mobile applications for CSB.
• Assist with applications design, coding, testing, implementation, and documentation.
• Write clean, correct code incorporating feedback from code reviews and follow best practices.
• Deploy applications bug fixes and updates.
• Collaborating with team members to ensure layouts, animations, and graphical assets are efficiently integrated into application features while preserving artistic integrity and performance.
• Help design and maintain highly reliable build, deploy, and quality control systems for a complex heterogeneous environment.
• Perform validation and verification testing.
• Solve technical issues and coordinate with the IT units in relation to IT security.
• Build the capacity of the IT personnel in latest technologies used.
• Provide technical consultations in related areas.
• Train, coach, and mentor CSB s IT staff.
Deliverables:
Institution and the duration and timeline of the deliverables are indicated in the below table:
Deliverables/ Outputs

Desired Candidate Profile

Core Competencies
• Demonstrates leadership, team building and coordinating skills
• Demonstrates commitment to human development principles and values.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Shares knowledge and experience;
• Provides helpful feedback and advice;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Plans and produces quality results to meet established goals;
• Generates innovative, practical solutions to challenging situations;
• Conceptualizes and analyses problems to identify key issues, underlying problems, and how they relate;
• Demonstrates substantive and technical knowledge to meet responsibilities and post requirements with excellence;
• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills;
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
• Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view.
Functional Competencies
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing:
• Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches;
• Identifies innovative approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms;
• Develops and/or participates in the development of tools and mechanisms, including identifying new approaches to promote individual and organizational learning and knowledge sharing using formal and informal methodologies.
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise:
• Proven analytical and writing skills, including in the area of programming.
• Ability to prepare succinct analytical publications and reports. ?
Results-Based Programme Development and Management:
• Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work
• Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration
• Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation
• Excellent written communication and analytical skills.
Client Orientation:
• Maturity and confidence in dealing with senior and high-ranking members of national and local institutions, government and non-government.
• Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion
• Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines.
• Anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly.
Required Skills and Experience
I. Academic Qualifications:
• Minimum requirement is a Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other related fields.
II. Years of experience:
• 5 years of proven practical experience in Mobile (Android, iOS, Cross-Platform) and web applications Development & Coding.
• Deep knowledge of Xamarin.
• Deep knowledge of REST API s
• Strong knowledge in JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, C#, and VB .Net.
• Experience in managing Databases (SQL).
• Fundamental knowledge of core mobile principals (UI implementation, application development frameworks, Restful APIs).
• Knowledge of Git or similar source control system
• III. Language Requirements:
• Fluency in oral and written English & Arabic is a must.

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