Senior Digital Innovation & AI Solution Expert Lead

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Nairobi is the headquarters duty station for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) the United Nations agency mandated with ensuring better urban future by promoting socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement sustainable development goal 11 (SDG 11). Although the mandate of UN-Habitat is global, the agency has placed special emphasis on working for the benefit of the host country through contributing to Kenya’s development priorities in a variety of ways. UN-Habitat Regional Office in Africa (ROAf) located in Nairobi, Kenya, is supporting priorities of member states and governments to achieve sustainable urban development. Implementation of Kenya programmes is carried out within the ROAf.

JOB SUMMARY

Qualifications/special skillsA Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required.A Bachelor’s degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.Minimum of 7 years of proven experience in web development, User Experience (UX) design, web best practices, responsive design and digital strategy, experience in innovative technical leadership by performing and/or overseeing the planning, development, and multi-project management is required. Technical experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and PHP; Figma, Adobe XD or other prototyping tools, working experience in Git version control and the command line is required.Proven experience in Drupal is required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the strategic evolution, governance and continuous improvement of UN-Habitat digital platforms, including the corporate website, WUF web ecosystem and related stakeholder engagement platforms.Ensure interoperability and seamless integration across the UN-Habitat digital ecosys-tem including the corporate website, WUF website, Urban October Website, GEMS, MIND, UN-Habitat App, including archiving of past WUF sessions.Lead and coordinate multiple multidisciplinary teams of consultants, developers, de-signers and technical specialists, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, de-livery roadmaps, budgets and stakeholder expectations.Define product requirements, implementation roadmaps and digital service improve-ments across UN-Habitat web platforms and event management systems.Incorporate inclusive and accessible web design standards across the corporate website, GEMS, and WUF website to ensure accessibility for Persons with Disabilities.Collaborate with team members on iterative development of GEMS v3.0, MIND v2.0, and other digital tools, including moderation processes, automated email alerts, and event management services.Own the product vision, roadmap prioritization and stakeholder engagement processes for UN-Habitat digital products and services.Identify opportunities for digital transformation and AI adoption across business pro-cesses, Member states, partners, stakeholder engagement workflows and event manage-ment operations.Collaborate with the ICT Unit on development of a tailor-made UN-Habitat App.Monitor, maintain, and implement security patches, software updates, and new features across all platforms in collaboration with UN-Habitat ICTS and OICTS teams.Take part in technical reviews and testing processes, providing troubleshooting and quick problem-solving support.Provide training to UN-Habitat content focal points, external partners on GEMS features, and moderators on back-end functions.Contribute technical expertise and thought leadership through workshops, demonstra-tions, knowledge-sharing sessions and presentations related to UN-Habitat digital plat-forms and innovation initiatives.Lead the identification, evaluation, governance and deployment of AI-enabled capabili-ties across UN-Habitat digital products, ensuring alignment with organizational priori-ties, security requirements and operational needs.Create and update user guides, tutorials, and moderation guides for all applications as required.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Data collection, Training program planning, IT support, Data analysis, Troubleshooting

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree