Junior Data Engineer Job In Uganda (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)) - 2015

Job Title: Junior Data Engineer – Global Pulse Lab
Job Category: Data Management/Management/NGO/Engineering
Posted Date: 17.02.2015
Date of Expiry: 23.02.2015
Organization: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Reports to:UN Resident Coordinator
Job Location: Kampala, Uganda

Job Details

About United Nations global Development Network (UNDP):

Responsibilities: 

• Regularly interface application development using technologies such as HTML5, D3 and InfoVis;


• Ensure data processing and statistical analysis with programming languages including Python is done;


• Responsible for the deployment of applications on Linux servers.


• Significantly contribute to the efforts of the team in defining, designing and building projects harnessing data innovation to address global challenges;


• Assist in the development of interactive data visualisations for the web;


• Develop and use software tools to extract, process and analyze data sets from a variety of sources;


• Support the team in the development of working prototypes and applications for the Pulse Library that will be used by UN agencies and partners.


• Work closely with overall reporting to the Data Scientist and manager, he/she will work on day-to-day basis with the basis with the Data Engineer;


• The consultant will report to the Manager on a regular basis on the progress but this will be done in line with the set deliverables of the assignment The consultant will liaise, interact, collaborate/meet staff and partners.


• UNDP (GPL) will support the consultant in the access to all past reports and data relevant to the assignment. These will include donor reports and project documents:


• He / she will also access to GPL and its infrastructure;


• Support and assistance to gain access to relevant stakeholders for consultations to the extent possible.

Qualifications: 

• TA bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field. A combination of a first degree and relevant experience may be accepted;


• Two years’ experience of web application development, preferably having worked on examples of interactive data visualisation;


• Knowledge of various programming languages and experience with software development. Experience with Python is an advantage;


• Experience of writing software to process different types of data (e.g. numerical data, text, images or audio);


• Experience of working with Linux servers;


• Possess excellent communication skills;


• Familiarity with statistical programming and discrete mathematics;


• Significant experience working with open source data processing frameworks desirable


• Fluency in English (oral and written).


• Mathematical and statistical aptitude;


• Plans and produces quality results to meet established goals;


• Generates innovative, practical solutions to challenging situations;


• Demonstrates substantive and technical knowledge to meet responsibilities and post requirements with excellence;


• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;


• Ability to conceptualize, plan and execute innovative ideas;


• Displays open, co-operative behavior with other team members;


• Remains calm and in control, and good humoured even under pressure;


• Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view;


• Sets priorities, produces quality outputs;


• Meets deadlines and manages time efficiently;


• Excellent oral and written skills.


• Demonstrates integrity and ethical standards;


• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

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