Job Opportunity in Canada: Senior IT Administrator at UNESCO

UNESCO is offering a job opportunity as a Senior IT Administrator in Canada.

Act as primary resource to:

• Oversee and maintain the UIS online presence including the UIS website and microsites (Drupal; Apache; IIS; SOLR, WordPress), and assorted other digital properties. This includes contributing to design; user-experience (including search); navigation; maintaining & adding content-types; maintaining and adding page templates; embedding graphics; overall site evolution including applying patches and security updates.
• Oversee and maintain UIS’ shared visualizations.

Assist with supporting various UIS systems, including:

• Hosting of UIS online presence (MS Azure Cloud; on-premises).
• UIS Data API, Shared Visualization Components (React.js; D3.js) and associated components.

• EDUCATION Completion of secondary, technical or vocational education is required.
• WORK EXPERIENCE:

1. A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience including Drupal and WordPress with advanced site-building ability, broad knowledge of contributed modules, development of custom modules, and module/plugin management and maintenance.
2. Extensive experience with a wide range of web technologies, including expert knowledge of HTML/HTML5, XML, and CSS/CSS3 standards with practical experience.
3. Proficient in PHP and JavaScript, and their application within Drupal framework. including D3, REACT.js, node.js, and FLUX Framework.
4. Version control systems and processes.
5. Responsive and mobile-optimized web sites (Bootstrap)
6. Cross-browser design (IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome).
7. Web content management platform architecture and server configuration.
8. Implementing web content management platforms.
9. Exceptional sense of creativity and aesthetic.

• SKILLS / COMPETENCIES:

1. Familiarity with best practices for SEO, Usability and Accessibility.
2. A strong understanding of web development processes including familiarity with Agile Methodologies and user stories.
3. A strong understanding/ proponent of, a Continuous Improvement Process.
4. A solid understanding of data driven visualizations.
5. Excellent verbal and written communication in English and at least a basic understanding of French.
6. Able to work collaboratively in a multicultural and dynamic team environment. 
7. Strong competencies in attention to detail, problem solving, and time management.

• LANGUAGES: Excellent knowledge of English.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION A Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field would be an asset.
• WORK EXPERIENCE:

1. Advanced knowledge of all Adobe CC suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, etc) or other professional graphic design environments 
2. Transforming design and product vision into a working UI/UX in a business context. 
3. Experience in designing print and digital graphic content 
4. Past experience as a frontend developer 
5. LANGUAGES Good knowledge of (written and oral) of French

About UNESCO:

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris. Founded in 1945. Its declared purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through educational, scientific, and cultural reforms in order to increase universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights along with fundamental freedom proclaimed in the United Nations Charter. UNESCO pursues its objectives through five major programs: education, natural sciences, social/human sciences, culture and communication/information.

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