CONSULTANCY - TERMS OF REFERENCE
UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance. UNRWA is the largest UN operation in the Middle East with more than 30,000 staff. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.**
Consultant –Head of Agile Project, HQ Gaza (Local)
BACKGROUND
UNRWA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Nations International Computing Center (UNICC) that aims to enhance livelihood and human development opportunities to Palestine refugees in Gaza. By this new collaboration, UNRWA becomes a provider of Information Management, Technology services and capacity augmentation to UNICC technical team, on a cost recovery basis through IMTD/IT Service Center (ITSC) in HQ-Gaza.
United Nations International Computing Center (UNICC) is a UN agency that provides IT services to other UN agencies on a cost recovery basis.
UNRWA Information Management and Technology Department (IMTD) is seeking a Head of Agile Project who will play a vital role in planning, analyzing, and implementing the project. He/she is the one who sets deadlines for the project and chooses an appropriate method for the development. Therefore, he/she should have extensive knowledge of the development life cycles.
The Head of Agile Project should excel in Agile Software Development Models. As per the detailed description below.
The consultant will report administratively to Head Information Technology Service Centre at Headquarter Gaza and technically to United Nations International Computing Center (UNICC).
Description of Duties and Responsibilities
● Plan, schedule, and coordinate all aspects of the projects under his/ her responsibility.
● Use the tools for Agile project management such as: Agile Modeling, Essential unified Process (EssUP), Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM),,Agile Unified Process (AUP) Open Unified Process (OpenUP) , Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP),Velocity tracking , Feature Driven Development (FDD),and apply them in the course of his work.
● Interact with the clients and understanding their requirements
● Communicate, facilitate, and liaise between Business Relationship Managers, technical teams, and the client/partner for coordinating delivery of the project and communicating accordingly
● Maintain status report of the project and keep a record of the previous reports
● Compile historical data available with the team and presenting it for the reference of the senior officials and the team members working on the project
● Present the status report of the project to the senior officials of the organization
minimum Qualifications and Experience
● A university degree from an accredited educational institution in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
● Minimum 5 years of experience in Project management
● Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment
● A proven track record of successfully implementing software or web development projects using Agile methodologies including managing large, complex projects in a high-tech development environment with multi-function teams.
● Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects.
● Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with at least 10-15 team members including Developers, Business Analysts, and QA Personnel
COMPETENCIES
● Applying technical expertise.
● Strong ability to drive for results, to coordinate and deliver against multiple priorities on time.
● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
● Strong interpersonal and communication skills; verbal and written.
● Excellent planning and organizing skills.
● Ability to learn new concepts and technologies quickly.
● Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment.
● Flexibility and adaptability. **
● Ability to work on multiple projects in a concurrent fashion and manage timelines, scope, budget.
● Strong troubleshooting methodology and ability to work under fast-paced timelines with creative solutions.
● Demonstrated experience presenting work to both technical and non-technical audience
dESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
● Certification in Agile project management.
● Certified Scrum Master, DSDM Foundation, DSDM Practitioner and Certified Scrum Practitioner.
● Certified Prince 2.
● PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent preferred
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
· The duration of the consultancy is 6 to 11 months, extendable according to performance and availability of funds.
· Remuneration will be equivalent to grade 15; $1,600 and will depend on the qualifications and experience of the consultant.
· The incumbent will be based in Gaza.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV or UN Personal History Form demonstrating clearly the knowledge and experience required to meet the consultancy requirements via consultancy@unrwa.org indicating the title of this consultancy “Head of Agile Project” in the subject line of the message. The deadline for the submission of applications is 12 December 2020.**
UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from both women and men. UNRWA encourages applications from qualified women. Only those applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted. UNRWA is a non-smoking environment.
How to apply:
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV or UN Personal History Form demonstrating clearly the knowledge and experience required to meet the consultancy requirements via consultancy@unrwa.org indicating the title of this consultancy “Head of Agile Project” in the subject line of the message. The deadline for the submission of applications is 12 December 2020.**
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