Assignment Title: Individual Consultant – Mobile Application Developer - Pakistan
Objective
The objective of this consulting service is to support the CARE Component 1 Pakistan Team in developing hybrid/native mobile applications for the climate-informed agriculture and planning DSSs in Pakistan.
Scope of Work
The Mobile Application Developer, based in Islamabad, will report to the CARE Component 1 Project Director, with technical supervision of the Digital Systems and Data Integrator, and in coordination with RIMES’ Country Program Lead/CARE Country Coordinator for Pakistan and the CARE Component 1’s Systems Development Team for Pakistan. He/she shall have the following specific tasks:
Assess available mobile application technologies, approaches, and solutions, and design and implement an interactive, intuitive, and user-friendly mobile application for the agriculture and planning DSSs in Pakistan, for both Android and IOS platforms, that integrates robust features including, but not limited to:
Qualifications
Knowledge:
Skills and abilities:
Personal Qualities:
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; demonstrable ability to plan and organize work independently; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; high commitment to responsibility and work quality; ability to work effectively and efficiently independently and/or within a multi-cultural team; openness/receptiveness to critique for enhancing work and outputs.
Contract Duration
The contract will be for 1-year subject to a 4-month probationary period, and annual performance review.
RIMES provides expertise for the establishment and maintenance of regional observing and monitoring systems, assisting National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in developing data integration systems and data sharing mechanisms for enhanced data access and insights for early warning response.