National Consultancy: IT Specialist for Development of MIS system for Family Package, support the system-based cash delivery of Cash Transfer Programmes, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, opportunity.

UNICEF started operation in Cambodia in 1952 and opened first country office in 1973 in Phnom Penh. More information on what we do in Cambodia is available at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/.

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide IT Technical Assistance to MoSVY in managing the MIS for the national CT programme for pregnant women and children and the National Covid-19 Cash Transfer Programme and support the system upgrading for integration into the main Family Package MIS system, and building capacity of the MoSVY team.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Qualifications and Experience

• Academic qualification such as a University degree in IT, digital systems, or software.
• Other qualifications with sufficient and related work experience will suffice.
• At least 3 years of professional experience working with complex digital platforms
• At least3years of progressive experience working with App/MIS systems design and/or systems management.

Knowledge and Skills

• Designing and working with large databases.
• Understand elaborate policies and convert them into operational, user friendly digital products.
• Designing complex IT systems.
• Experienced in delivering concise pseudocode, and flowcharts that reflect the functions of the product to be built and coded.
• Working successfully as a member of a project team.
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders and partners such as UNICEF, Government ministries, and third-party service providers.
• Knowledge of electronic payment gateways (API).
• Managing large-scale projects.
• Working collaboratively with other IT and non-IT team members to successfully deliver milestones.
• Coding in PHP, and a number of years working with the Laravel framework.
• Deep knowledge of MySQL and other database systems.
• Experienced in using code repositories.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

• Communication
• Working with people
• Drive for results
• Applying technical expertise

Languages

• Fluency in spoken and written Khmer and English

Please find the details term of reference for this assignment TORCTP~1.PDF

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and those in our competency framework, available here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.