Consultant-Software Engineer

Terms of References:

Project Title:
Complete an Online Tracking System for the DAFI Scholarship Application.

Project Description or Context or Background:

The Youth Empowerment Program – DAFI is a project funded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and implemented by Kiron Lebanon in coordination with Semeurs D’avenir (SDA) and Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD).
The DAFI Scholarship provides Syrian refugees in Lebanon with the necessary funding to sustain higher education at the Lebanese University as well as Psycho-Social Support to ensure smooth development. Additionally, students enroll in the online bridge program on the Kiron Campus that equips them with the necessary transferable skills and knowledge as well as with the tools and guidance they need to complete their studies and thereby eventually prevent dropouts from the University and the Scholarship.
In Summer 2021, Kiron Lebanon recruited a new batch of scholarship recipients to access the Lebanese University in the first year of the Bachelors’ degree. To that end, the team hired a software engineer to develop the first 2 modules of the Scholarship Management System(SMS) to receive the applications and proceed to the entire recruitment process. Kiron Lebanon is currently looking for a software engineer to complete Module 3 of the SMS.

Scope of work:

Finalizing the Scholarship Management System.

The duties of the Tech Consultant will include, but are not limited to:

Module 3:

• Optimize the UX/UI and the admin console of the existing SMS.
• Apply an HTML template theme to the current SMS in order to turn the skeleton into an intuitive application.
• Create a user management module, where the main admins can add /edit/remove admin, users.
• Create a program module, to be able to add new sections to the SMS.
• Create a survey admin module, to be able to add questions for a specific program without the need of an engineer.
• Create the interview module, to be able to add questions for a specific program without the need of an engineer.

What is already built in the scholarship Management System:

Module 1:

• Application form and scoring rubric embedded
• Online scholarship management system to be able to track and filter the applicants by ranks.
• The platform must organize the applicants in the backend depending on the score they received.
• The scoring system must be embedded.

Module 2:

• Interview Grading Form
• Online grading form linked to the scholarship management system created in Module 1.
• The grading form will be accessible to the interviewing committee to submit their grades.
  Institutional Arrangement:

The hired Consultant will directly be under the supervision of the DAFI project Manager. Reports and recommendations will be directly shared with the DAFI Project Manager in a timely manner.

Duration of the Work:
The number of working days is 30 days and may be subject to change based on the progress of the project.

Duty Station:
Home-Based.

Competencies:

• Demonstrate commitment to KIRON LEBANON’s Mission, Values, and Vision.
• Focuses on results for the Kiron Lebanon Team and responds positively to feedback
• Remains calm, in control, and good-humored even under pressure
• Good interpersonal and teamwork skills, ability to work in a multicultural environment.

Qualifications and Successful Contractor:
Post-Graduate degree in Software engineering.

• Minimum 8 years of experience.
• In-depth and proven knowledge and experience in creating Tracking Systems.
• Create User-Friendly interfaces that enable users to understand how to use complex technical products also to accomplish tasks in the shortest possible time.
• Conceptualize and implement solutions for data storage.
• Maintain a stable server with zero downtime.
• Develop new user-facing features.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to the back-end.
• Excellent communications and analytical skills.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) and Arabic (oral and written).

Evaluation Criteria:

60% Technical, 40% financial combined weight.

Technical Evaluation Criteria: (based on the information provided in the CV and the interview).

Scope of Bid Price & Schedule of Payment:

• Deliverables: Module 3.
• Due Date: 30 days after signing the agreement.
• Amount to be paid in USD after the confirmation of the DAFI project Manager

NB: Installments to be agreed on with the hired consultant.