Developer (Web Platforms)Expiring Soon!

• Analyse technical requirements and identify appropriate implementation approaches, dependencies and risks.
• Develop, maintain and enhance UNEP Drupal websites, including modules, content models, configurations and custom functionality.
• Implement, enhance and maintain reusable templates and components for the corporate website, Starter Kit and other UNEP web platforms.
• Implement technical requirements for migration of child, campaign and project websites to common UNEP templates and technical standards.
• Implement and enhance hybrid or decoupled Drupal functionality using React, Next.js and related technologies.
• Develop and maintain APIs and integrations supporting content and data exchange between UNEP web platforms and external systems.
• Develop, enhance and optimize search and content-discovery functionality, including OpenSearch, indexing, ranking, relevance configuration and semantic search.
• Implement and improve AI-supported search and content-discovery capabilities in accordance with approved standards and guardrails.
• Develop and maintain multilingual website functionality, including templates, components, CMS translation workflows and related integrations.
• Apply Git-based development, code review, testing and CI/CD deployment workflows, and support major releases and migrations.

Qualifications & Experience:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in computer science, information systems, software engineering or a related field is required; a first-level university degree combined with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu.
• At least two (2) years of professional experience in web development, including substantial experience with PHP and Drupal.
• Strong experience with Drupal architecture, themes, modules, templates, configuration, custom functionality and reusable components.
• Experience with website migrations and modernization of enterprise web platforms.
• Strong experience with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and modern JavaScript frameworks, preferably React and Next.js.
• Experience with relational databases and developing/integrating RESTful APIs.
• Strong experience with Elasticsearch, OpenSearch or similar enterprise search technologies.
• Experience developing or integrating semantic search or AI-supported search functionality.
• Strong knowledge of Git, code review and CI/CD deployment workflows.

Skills & Competencies:

• Experience applying security, accessibility, performance and maintainability standards to web platforms.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multicultural environment.