Full Stack Web Developer

The Economic Commission for Western Asia (ECWA) was established on 9 August 1973 pursuant to Economic and Social Council’s resolution 1818 (LV). Its purpose was to stimulate economic activity in member countries, strengthen cooperation between them promote development.

ESCWA's objectives are to support economic and social development in member countries, to promote interaction and cooperation between member countries, to encourage the exchange of experience, best practice and lessons learned, to achieve regional integration and ensure interaction between Western Asia and other regions, and to raise global awareness of the circumstances and needs of member countries.

ESCWA provides a framework for the formulation and harmonization of sectoral policies for member countries, a platform for congress and coordination, a home for expertise and knowledge, and an information observatory.

ESCWA activities are coordinated with the divisions and main offices of the Headquarters of the United Nations, specialized agencies, and international and regional organizations, including the League of Arab States and its subsidiary bodies, and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The Full Stack Web Developer will develop and maintain software applications following the UN established standards for web development, IT technologies, programming languages, and tools, also preparing, maintaining, and referencing project-base agreed technical, user, and functional specifications and documentations.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Associate Information Systems Officer or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will:
• Translate user needs into technical requirements for implementation.
• Improve existing websites and systems through enhancements, optimizations, and integrations with related programs.
• Design, implement, and maintain websites and applications as per the UNICT strategy and ESCWA’s needs applying UX/UI concepts and principles, UN established standards for web design,
technologies and tools and following security and data protection schemes.
• Conduct unit and integration testing, ensuring systems meet functional requirements.
• Ensure efficient deployment and ongoing support for live systems, including troubleshooting, data recovery and version control.
• Facilitate research on emerging technologies to evaluate and introduce innovative tools and approaches.
• Provide expertise in visual data representation and analytics.
• Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and
decision making.
• Prepare and maintain clear and comprehensive technical documentation, user manuals, and training materials.
• Deliver workshops and training sessions to users on the developed solutions.
• Take on additional responsibilities aligned with organizational priorities as directed by supervisors.