Short-term assignment in the UNDP Office in Ukraine
Database developer/programmer
Deadline for submission of your application with CV is 25 March 2002

Position: Database developer/programmer
Duration of assignment: 2 months, starting from 1 April 2002
Duty station: Kyiv, Ukraine

UNDP Office in Ukraine needs up to date information management systems for personnel management, equipment and procurement, program management information system, donor and cost sharing databases; NEX and DEX management system, travel management, transport management and others. In order to develop these systems in the format of data basis and making them web-based, the office is looking experienced database developer-programmer to perform the following:

Expected tasks to be performed under supervision of the UNDP management:

• Conduct briefings with the office management, staff of the Programme Resources Center and Business Center for Operational Services to identify the needs in databases;
• Liaise with UNDP SURF and RSC in Bratislava (Slovakia) and check existing there databases and resources;
• Jointly with the staff of PSU and BC work out the design and formats of the databases;
• Discuss and agree the formats and designs with the management of the office;
• Creation of a number of web-based databases in Microsoft Access on:
  
  • Personnel and contract management (including roster of consultants);
  • Project equipment and procurement management system;
  • Rosters of suppliers;
  • Financial management data (including donors, cost-sharing, delivery, etc.);
  • NEX and DEX management system;
  • Travel management system;
  • Transport management system;
  • Business Center performance indicators system.
• Placing of databases on the web-site of the UN House and UNDP Intranet;
• Programming of the web-site to add the following features:
  
  • automatic update of project information by users;
  • password system for users;
  • automatic placing of announcements by eligible users (i.e. tenders, vacancies, news, etc.);
  • etc.
• Performance of a variety of functions related to the IT development and support;
• Training to staff on developed databases and web-site options;
• Tuning of web server;
• Placing of required information on web server;
• IT support to clients;
• Other functions as required.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Experience in databases development, programming and web designing;
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Access and database administration;
• Fluency in English and Russian languages;
• Strong organizational thinking;
• Strong organizational abilities and innovative thinking.
• Active team-builder and team-player.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Dynamic communication skills.
• Problem solver.
• Common sense.

UNDP will only be able to contact those applicants in whom there is further interest. In your application please enumerate the databases that you have developed.

For additional information please visit our web-page (job opportunities).
Deadline for submission of your application with CV is 25 March 2002.
Please indicate title of the position: Database developer/programmer

UN/UNDP Office in Ukraine
1, Klovskiy uzviz, Kiev 01021
fax (044) 253-26-07, e-mail: rcpt@un.kiev.ua, Internet: www.un.kiev.ua