Website Developer at UN-Habitat

Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Chief, Land, Housing and Informal Settlements Section; and the Programme Management Officer leading the Housing Knowledge Platform, the consultant will perform the following tasks and responsibilities:

• Design and implement the landing page of the Housing Knowledge Platform housing.unhabitat.org on the UN-Habitat website
• Design and implement a new Drupal 10 website to host the Housing Knowledge Platform to be connected to the UN-Habitat website landing page.
•  Develop custom themes and templates based on project specifications.
• Conduct Drupal 10 site configuration and administration tasks.
• Ensure adherence to Drupal 10 coding standards, best practices, and security considerations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues reported by QA and clients.
• Stay updated with Drupal 10 updates, security patches, and industry best practices.
• Conduct an in-depth technical audit of the project specification while identifying any important best-practice elements that may be missing and present the gaps identified.
• Develop a comprehensive work plan based on the concept note of the Housing Knolwedge Platform, including its soft launch at the 13th session of the World Urban Forum in May 2026.

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in Information Technology, Computer Science or similar related field is required.
• A first-level university degree, combined with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• Relevant certifications in Drupal development (Acquia Certified Drupal Developer) is required.
• A minimum of 2 years experience as a Drupal Developer with a focus on Drupal 10 is required In-depth knowledge of Drupal 10 architecture, best practices, and coding standards is required Proficiency in PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is required
• Experience with Drupal theming and template customization is required
• Familiarity with version control systems, preferably Git is required
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting as well as excellent communication and collaboration skills is desirable
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team through an understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle and exposure to Agile or iterative SDLCs;
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines is desirable
• Possession of the following tools and technologies is desirable: Drupal 10; PHP; HTML/CSS; JavaScript; Git; Theming and templating; Drupal module development