Full Stack Developer

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 191-member National Societies. The overall aim of IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.”  IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises. 

IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. 

IFRC is led by its Secretary General, and has its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Headquarters are organized into four main Divisions: (i) National Society Development and Coordination, (ii) Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization, (iii) People and Strategy, and (iv) Legal, Governance Support and Accountability.

IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas.  IFRC also has country cluster delegations and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Headquarters in Geneva and the field structure (regional, cluster and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat.
 
Background to the position
In virtually all countries, people increasingly rely on and expect a diverse range of digital services (e.g., through their mobile devices) to interact with local governments, companies, and community organizations and services. This disruption is already happening to humanitarian assistance. Yet, the Digital Divide remains a persistent and significant challenge at both national and local levels. 
 
The need for a successful and large-scale digital transformation is urgent. Furthermore, digitally Transforming the IFRC and its 191 members is a complex process which requires collaborative action and support across the membership. Therefore, IFRC recently developed a Digital Transformation Strategy which was approved by the IFRC Governing Board in May 2021.
 
The Digital Transformation Department (DTD) has full leadership responsibility for the implementation of the digital transformation strategy and the positive impact it will have on the 191 National Society members of the IFRC. The DTD provides strategic leadership and guides the IFRC Secretariat as well as the members network to adapt and innovate humanitarian services, drawing on digital services, data-enabled decision-making, and other opportunities for digital transformation in support of the IFRC’s Strategy 2030. In addition, the DTD is responsible for the development and implementation of business transformation, information technology and digitalization services throughout the IFRC Secretariat, thereby supporting the same transformation in 191 NSs, setting the vision, and drawing stakeholders together on this digital journey.

Given the strategic choice by the organisation to deliver more value from the organization’s data, the incumbent is the organisation’s lead in data platform architecture and accountable to the organisation’s Data manager that reports to the DT Director.

The other units reporting to the DT Director include the Enterprise Architecture, Strategy & Planning unit, the Digital development and management unit and the Service Delivery & Support unit. 

This position is based at the IFRC Global Services Centre in Budapest, Hungary.

The Full Stack Developer will be primarily responsible for the end-to-end development of data projects, from clarifying requirements with business requestors, to schema preparation, data modelling, data engineering, report development in PowerBI and facilitation of User Testing pipelines, to support IFRC’s operations in multiple sectors (e.g. Finance, Logistics, Human Resources mobilization, Project management and others).

The position holder will operate on IFRC’s Data Platform, based on Microsoft Fabric and Synapse using Data Vault and Dimensional modeling techniques for consumption in Power BI.

The role will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams at a global level, on a variety of projects that support the internal and external-facing activities of the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement.

Data analytics and reporting:

•    Analyze and understand business process and data models, business logics, modelling logics, and ways to identify missing data. 
•    Liaise with business contact or business analysts to understand the specifications of requirements.
•    Identify data requirements and data elements and ingest them in the data platform if missing.
•    Design and implement dashboards and reports in Power BI that provide actionable information.
•    Follow through on UAT identified issues and their resolution.
•    Publish data and reports to production.

Microsoft Fabric/Azure Synapse:

•    Develop database schemas, define relationships, and optimize performance based on the specific requirements of the data solution
•    Develop data products using SQL and PySpark.
•    Implement data quality checks and processes to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness. 
•    Implement security measures to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards. 
•    Optimize solutions for performance and scalability. 
•    Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, optimize SQL queries, and fine-tune data processing workflows.
•    Document data engineering processes, system architecture, and data flow diagrams for knowledge sharing and future reference.

General:

Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including architects, data scientists, data analysts, and business stakeholders.

Act as a mentor and guidance for colleagues to encourage the adoption of self-service analytics.

Provide technical guidance and training to team members on data management best practices and Microsoft data technologies

Support the unit manager with regular progress reports on results against objectives and responsibilities.

Work in close consultation and develop partnerships with colleagues with data roles across the secretariat in Geneva and in the regions. 

• Work actively towards the achievement of IFRC’s goals.
• Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles.
• Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager.

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in data engineering with a focus on data modelling and 3+ years in data engineering (Microsoft Fabric or Azure Synapse) and report development (Power BI). Proven track record as a Data Engineer or similar role, and in Power BI development, including Paginated or SSRS reports.
• Core Expertise in the Microsoft Data Stack, in particular proficiency with Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics.
• Experience in Data Lake and Data Lakehouse implementation (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft SQL Server, Apache Spark/Hadoop, or other similar big data or SQL databases).
• Experience in Data Vault and dimensional data modeling techniques
• Knowledge of Finance/Accounting logic in ERP, ideally with D365 F&O. Understanding humanitarian accounting logic is a benefit (appeals, pledges, projects, etc.)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for data workflows (e.g., using Azure DevOps).
• Strong knowledge of Azure Cloud architecture and networking principles.

• Strong strategic and conceptual thinking; setting meaningful, long-term vision and strategy, consider long-term potential, propose challenging strategic goals.
• Propensity for embracing change and ambiguity: anticipate emerging conditions and demands, embrace widespread organisational change, navigate complex dynamics, view uncertainty and disruption as an opportunity.
• Ability to drive results, and create culture that fosters proactive action, actively prioritize, set high standards.
• Developing others: Push autonomy and empowerment, view people development as imperative, create culture of accountability.
• Data modelling, statistics.
• Focused on quality and standards, results, and accountability.
• Proven teamwork and trust-building skills, including development of effective and efficient networks and partnerships within and outside of the organisation.
• Proactive approach to finding creative and constructive solutions to difficult issues.

Values: Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability.

Core competencies: Communication; Collaboration and teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust.

Functional competencies: Strategic orientation; Building alliances; Leadership; Empowering others.