Join UNICEF as a Home-Based Consultant for Data and Analytics. Apply Today!

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Join UNICEF as a Home-Based Consultant for Data and Analytics. Apply Today!

Job no: 581290
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: New York
Level: Consultancy
Location: United States
Categories: Social Policy, Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Duration: 3 Years
Deadline: 05 Jun 2025 Eastern Daylight Time

UNICEF is looking for a talented Home-Based Consultant to join their Data and Analytics team. In this meaningful role, you’ll use your skills to help make important decisions that benefit children around the world. Apply today and make a difference! Under the supervision of Innovation Manager, ECD, the consultant will be responsible for managing the content management ecosystem and hosting server to ensure effective knowledge management across all implementations.

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Responsibilities

CMS Maintenance, Upgrade and Security
Bug Fixes, Enhancements, and Support
Sub-sites Setup and Maintenance
Web Interface development and maintenance
Security Assessment and Compliance
Source Code Management, Technical Documentation and Capacity Building

Requirements

Academic qualifications: A graduate degree (Bachelor’s or higher) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Having a master’s degree in the above fields would be an advantage. Having a Drupal certification would also be an added advantage.
Professional Experience: A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in the development, maintenance, and administration of Drupal-based content management systems.
- Experience in managing and deploying Drupal multi-site architecture across multiple country implementations is required.
- Proven track record of supporting secure, multilingual, open-source CMS platforms.
- Previous work with UNICEF, the UN system, or Digital Public Goods initiatives is considered an asset.
- Experience in building or maintaining CMS-backed web portals for public use, ideally related to early childhood development, health, or parenting, is desirable.
Technical Expertise: Proven ability to deliver stable, secure, and scalable Drupal-based systems with user-friendly content workflows.
- Familiarity with Git, GitHub, RESTful APIs, and server-side administration (incl. New Relic monitoring).
- Experience with Drupal 9/10 and planning/executing upgrades to Drupal 11.
- Strong knowledge of performance optimisation, caching strategies, and accessibility standards (WCAG).
- Ability to support backend data preparation for Power BI dashboards is an advantage.
- Working knowledge of automated testing frameworks and multi-environment DevOps pipelines is desirable.