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CONSULTANT: DRUPAL DEVELOPERS AND ARCHITECTS |
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Location : | New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Application Deadline : | 11-Feb-11 |
Type of Contract : | SSA |
Post Level : | International Consultant |
Languages Required : |
English |
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) |
14-Feb-2011 |
Duration of Initial Contract : | 12 month Long Term Agreement (see Additional Information below) |
Expected Duration of Assignment : | 12 months, renewable based on performance |
Background |
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The Bureau for Development Policy (BDP) provides the foundation for UNDP’s global substantive practices. BDP provides the tools, analysis and capacities that country offices need to make a real difference in UNDP’s practice areas. Accordingly, BDP is the corporate sponsor of Knowledge Management for UNDP and is responsible for ensuring that knowledge created at any level of the organisation will be made available to all staff to enhance organisational effectiveness. It does this through the Knowledge Management Group which provides a corporate service delivering a core set of knowledge sharing solutions to the entire organization. All activities of the KMG will support the goals and outcomes established in UNDP’s Strategic Plan 2008-2011. A core element of UNDP’s Knowledge Management work is “Teamworks”, a secure, web-based, globally-integrated knowledge sharing and social networking platform that will enable UNDP and external partners to leverage the collective knowledge of communities, individuals, programmes and projects in the most useful, cost-effective manner. Teamworks is built on the popular open source social networking engine Drupal. Drupal platform has been customised through standard platform configuration, adoption of existing modules, and modifications to existing modules and to the core Drupal code to cater to UNDP’s requirements. The Knowledge Management Group in UNDP is seeking expert Drupal developers and architects to undertake various functions including: 1. auditing the current code base (with a view to enhancing performance and efficient integrations; 2. further customising the platform based on the feedback from users; 3. integrating Teamworks with other non-Drupal platforms; and 4. addressing a backlog of bugs and minor enhancements coming from our user-driven change request system. Additional Information for applicants The Knowledge Management Group is seeking to fill 2-3 positions through this notice. Technical tests and/or interviews will be required of applicants meeting the initial criteria listed above. Applicants are requested to include their professional daily rates quoted in United States Dollars, for these services. Financial proposals should cover all necessary costs, since no additional per diem or other extra costs will be covered beyond those foreseen in the initial proposal. Physical presence is not required on site throughout the consultancy, although ability to attend in person at UNDP Headquarters in New York for initial briefings would be beneficial. Successful candidates will be issued Long Term Agreements (LTAs) for up to 12 months, with possibility of extension based on satisfactory performance. LTAs do not imply any financial commitment on the part of UNDP, and during the course of the LTA period as deliverables become necessary, LTA holders will be issued with Individual Contracts (or if contracted through an institution or company, they shall be issued with Reimbursable Loan Agreements) to deliver the agreed services at the rates established through the LTA. Payments for deliverables will be made on a monthly basis according to actual days worked.
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