MHPSS Design & Development Consultant (12‑month remote contract)

About the role

The consultant will lead the design and development of the UNICEF‑WHO Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) accountability prototype, support its launch, and provide ongoing maintenance and enhancements for MHPSS digital products throughout the 12‑month contract.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop the CAMH accountability prototype using Drupal and Bootstrap.
• Gather functional and technical requirements, create information architecture, and apply atomic‑design/component‑based theming.
• Ensure responsive, multilingual (including RTL) theming and compliance with WCAG AA accessibility standards.
• Provide platform support, maintenance, and continuous improvement for MHPSS digital solutions.
• Collaborate with UNICEF, WHO and other stakeholders using agile methodologies and tools such as Jira, VSTS, and GitHub.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, User Design, graphic/product design, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated systematic, analytical problem‑solving with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to quickly absorb new technical information and work in a fast‑paced, deliverable‑driven environment.

Required skills

• Drupal 9 and Drupal 8 theme development.
• Bootstrap base theme customization.
• Responsive design for desktop and mobile devices.
• Web accessibility (WCAG AA) implementation.
• Multilingual theming, including RTL support.
• Agile methodology and tools (Jira, VSTS, GitHub).
• Git‑based version control.
• Automated testing with Behat.
• Continuous integration (Travis CI, Jenkins).
• Experience with Drupal‑as‑a‑service platforms (Acquia, Pantheon).