Lead Developer for GPEI Budget Tool Project

Organization

Bluesquare is a fast growing technology company focusing on digital solutions and data analysis for Global Health and Development. Bluesquare’s goal is to help Global Health resources get where it matters the most. Bluesquare’s technologies are in use in more than 30 countries and support +60 different clients, including the World Bank, the WHO, the Global Fund to Fight HIV, TB and Malaria, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, leading NGOs and consultancies. 

For more information about who we are, visit: https://bluesquarehub.com/ 

Position Overview

Context: As part of a long running relationship with WHO, UNICEF & the Gates Foundation, Bluesquare has been contracted to help review the whole Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) Budgeting tool.

This initiative manages approximately $1.5 billion in funding from various donors, allocated to support diverse activities led by WHO and UNICEF globally. Assisting both organizations in this process involves automating certain workflows, optimizing others, and streamlining manual tasks through a user-friendly interface to make sure every single dollar available is used in the best way.

To make this a success we’re working in close collaboration with the teams at both WHO and UNICEF.

Job position: We are looking for an autonomous full stack web developer to lead the development of this new project in collaboration with our project lead (which doubles as a data scientist).

While you’ll be able to rely on the whole Bluesquare development team for help and support, you’ll be the main and initially sole developer on the project – so we need someone able to work autonomously from back to front (we do have a small ops team that will help with all deployment related aspects).

As the project evolves and more developers join, you’ll help them get onboard and organize the work.

The project is new and independent of most of Bluesquare’s products so you’ll have a good amount of autonomy on the technical side. We do want to stay on technologies known in the team, which means mostly Postgresql/Django/React (TypeScript).

While the project is mostly about an accounting ledger, we’ll need to propose an efficient and innovative UI in order to make the work of the stakeholder as easy as possible.

Start date: As soon as possible

Location: Brussels. You will eventually be expected to travel to either New York (Unicef) or Geneva (WHO) to meet customers.

Team: Bluesquare is a horizontal company with more than 70 team members in multiple countries. While your main colleagues are going to be on the GPEI project, you’ll be part of the development team (around 20 developers) for any support you need. We value ownership, autonomy, flexibility, communication and teamwork.

Roles & responsibilities

  • Lead the development of the project from database to front end
  • Convert user needs into features (with our Project Lead)
  • Create proposals and mockups to validate with the stakeholders
  • Collaborate on the data model with our Project Lead

Profile

Required

  • Master’s/Bachelor in Computing Science or relevant experience
  • Good experience with full stack development, ideally with Django & React
  • Capacity to work autonomously, converting needs into actual features
  • Experience and/or interest in direct contact with stakeholders
  • General experience with data and analysis
  • Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Preferred

  • Experience with Django
  • Experience with React and TypeScript
  • Experience leading a small software development team
  • Working experience in Global health, Health financing or Monitoring and Evaluation in another sector is a plus

Soft skills

  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Team player with good interpersonal skills
  • Creative thinking
  • Clear and structured communication

What we offer

  • Competitive Salary and benefits package, as employee or freelancer
  • Flexible work hours and remote working
  • Exciting projects: use data to solve major issues in low- and middle-income countries (Health, Education, Waste management and more)
  • Impact : manage data platforms impacting the lives of thousands of people
  • Network: work in collaboration with a wide variety of actors within countries (Ministries, Donors, NGOs, Implementing partners, field staff, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience: on-site visits and in-depth situation analysis
  • Exciting work environment: join a result-oriented, dynamic & diverse team committed to improve the accessibility and quality of health services around the world

Apply by sending us your CV and a short introduction of yourself to

leadevelopergpei@bluesquare1.odoo.com or using the application form on this page.