Result of ServiceThis service will ensure that UN-Habitat and Aleppo City Council will receive a functioning registration system with minimum bugs and glitches, fulfilling UN-Habitat’s requirements in terms of functionality and end-users’ satisfaction. As the system starts registering the claims applied by the citizens, the level of tenure security in the city will improve as people will have access to their properties. Work LocationAleppo, Syria Expected duration5 months, part-time Duties and ResponsibilitiesSince 2014, UN-Habitat has been working closely with the Syrian local governments and communities to address the implications of the conflict. Support to the cadastral offices and municipalities in cities at the local level to provide suitable HLP services, and to secure property rights to the affected individuals and communities has become a key UN-Habitat objective. In 2017, UN-Habitat Syria Programme started supporting the efforts to rehabilitate the damaged cadastral offices and create digital archives of the cadastral contracts in affected cities where the land sheets were lost or destroyed. In this respect, an e-archiving and document management system was developed and used to secure the cadastral documentation in Aleppo based on the UN-Habitat’s Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM), a concept and system used by UN-Habitat globally to register lands and property in countries where no functional land registration system exists. A guidance note on the application of STDM in Syria was developed and published as one of the key fit-for-purpose land administration tools that could be used during and post of the conflict context. Following the devastating earthquake that struck in February 2023 UN-Habitat has been committed to responsive projects that aim to support the resilience of the population and the buildings affected by the earthquake, focusing on cities affected widely by the earthquake like Aleppo and Jableh, where many residents fled the city and significant part of its urban texture damaged, and part of its land records was destroyed. With the accelerated return of Internal Displaced Peoples (IDPs) and refugees following the collapse of former regime, returnees claiming their HLP rights will encounter difficulties in proving their rights since many of them have lost their HLP and civil documentation while land registries were damaged in several parts of the country. UN-Habitat Syria, through a private company, is in course of developing an enterprise system to register and maintain HLP rights claims becomes a necessary starting point towards an effective restitution of HLP rights. Duties and Responsibilities: The IC will be responsible for the following: 1) Project Oversight: • Monitor the development process to ensure it aligns with the agreed timeline and specifications. • Coordinate between UN-Habitat and the private development company. 2) Technical Supervision: • Review technical designs, architecture, and implementation plans. • Ensure best practices in coding, testing, and deployment. 3) Risk Management: • Identify potential risks or delays and propose mitigation strategies. 4) Quality Control: • Validate deliverables against requirements. • Oversee user acceptance testing (UAT) and ensure system readiness. 5) Reporting: • Provide regular updates to stakeholders on progress, issues, and milestones. Qualifications/special skills• High school degree with specialized training in computer science or software programming is required. • At least 10 years of working experience in software development or systems engineering is required. • Proven experience in supervising or managing software projects, preferably involving third-party vendors is desired. LanguagesEnglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency/proficiency in oral and written Arabic and knowledge in oral and written English are required. Knowledge of another UN language is an advantage. Additional InformationTechnical Skills: • Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC). • Familiarity with system architecture, databases, APIs, and web technologies. • Ability to review and assess code quality and system design. • Experience with Agile, Scrum, or other project management methodologies. • Knowledge of software testing methodologies and tools. No FeeTHE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.