Consultant Information Technology

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Senior Software Developer ARV

Title: Senior Software Developer

Org. Unit: ARC

Duty Station: Remote

Contract Type: WAE Consultancy

Duration: Maximum 50 days until 30/06/2025 with possibility of extension

African Risk Capacity (ARC) is a Specialised Agency of the African Union. The ARC Agency leads the ARC Group, a development finance institution that provides financial tools and infrastructure to help countries manage natural disaster risk and adapt to climate change.

ARC launched its initial risk insurance product for Member States through its financial affiliate ARC Limited (ARC Ltd). ARC Ltd is a specialist hybrid mutual insurance company and Africa's first ever disaster insurance pool aggregating risk by issuing insurance policies to participating governments and transferring it to the international market.

ARC uses the satellite weather surveillance software Africa RiskView to estimate the impact of drought on vulnerable populations and the response costs required to assist them before a season begins and as it progresses, so that index-based insurance payouts based on Africa RiskView are triggered at or before harvest time if the rains are poor.

Accountabilities / Responsibilities:

Africa RiskView (ARV) is the core technical engine of the ARC programme used to underpin ARC Ltd insurance contracts. An experienced quantitative developer and software engineer will provide critical technical support to the development of ARV.

Working in close coordination with the other members of the ARV Development Team and the ARC Technical and R&D Teams, the consultant will have the following responsibilities:

1. Leading the timely production of the annual ARV Drought Calculation Engine and input data for ARC Ltd.
2. Support integration of tropical cyclones and flood components into ARV platform.
3. Testing and crosschecking new releases to ensure accuracy and consistency of calculations.
4. Contributing to the further design and development of ARV Desktop.
5. Ensuring all products are robust, secure, and work efficiently.
6. Organizing and implementing localization of the software and its products.
7. Providing support and guidance to collaborations with technical partners.
8. Performing other tasks as directed by the Director of Research & Development.

Deliverables at the End of the Contract:

The output of this work will be fully documented code satisfying the requirements outlined in Responsibilities above.

Qualifications & Experience Required:

Education: Advanced university degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Natural Sciences, or other relevant quantitative discipline.

Experience: Minimum of 12 years of experience working on software development and the design and development of systems and applications.

Languages: Fluency in English; another ARC working language (French or Portuguese) is a strong asset.

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