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    JOB TITLE: Mobile Engineer Specialist, TEAM: ShareTheMeal

    UNIT/DIVISION: Private Partnerships (PSP) Org. Unit 50015246

    DUTY STATION: Berlin, Germany or Remote CONTRACT TYPE: Short-Term, Regular Consultant

    DURATION: 11 months

    WORK SCHEDULE: Full time, Monday to Friday

    LINE MANAGER/SUPERVISOR: Head of Engineering

    ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

    The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impact of climate change. Around 20,000 people work for the organization, most of them in remote areas, directly serving the hungry poor.

    To reach a world with zero hunger, WFP is investing in and growing private sector fundraising and partnerships. Serving as a broker between WFP and the private sector, WFP’s Private Partnerships and Fundraising Division (PSP) strives to mobilize funding, technical assistance, innovative solutions and visibility and awareness to help WFP fulfil its mission, while offering companies and the wider public the opportunity to contribute to a world with zero hunger.

    ShareTheMeal is WFP’s fundraising and awareness-raising app. Free to download, the award-winning app is a pioneering way for people to join our efforts in creating a world with zero hunger. ShareTheMeal was launched in 2015 as the first pilot of WFP’s Innovation Accelerator, which among other things supports start-ups and innovators in developing their ideas for zero hunger.

    ShareTheMeal currently has more than 9.3 million users worldwide, who have shared more than 160 million meals (US$ 100 million). WFP is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy for individual giving, and ShareTheMeal is a key driver for this strategy going forward. The team, located in Berlin and remotely, is focused on increasing the funds raised to help get to zero hunger by further developing the app to include new and innovative features, increasing the engagement of existing users and growing the user base through marketing and communication initiatives. As the user base has grown, there is a significant opportunity to increase funds raised from existing users and deliver an exceptional experience to build a long-term relationship with each supporter.

    PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

    The position is part of ShareTheMeal team and will manage Native Mobile Applications.

    ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

    The Consultant, reporting to Lead Mobile Engineer(Interim) ShareTheMeal, is expected to:

    Design and implement secure, tested, and robust architecture on iOS using modern Swift patterns, SwiftUI/UIKit, and Automated Testing.

    Follow proper software development practices for iOS application:

    Design and implement iOS solutions using Swift and modern iOS frameworks.

    Maintain and conduct bug-fixes across both mobile platforms.

    Write robust and maintainable tests using XCTest and Swift Testing.

    Conduct code reviews and assessments.

    Manage CI/CD pipelines.

    Monitor the iOS app in the Production Environment using tools like Sentry.

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