Software Developer
SDR 3,727 - 4,562 per monthPosted 2 weeks ago
Closes in 15 daysOverseas role, based in Noumea, New Caledonia
About the company
The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. It is an international development organisation owned and governed by 27 country and territory members, working across more than 25 sectors including fisheries science, public health surveillance, geoscience, and conservation of plant genetic resources. Within SPC, the Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (FAME) division comprises three programmes and works with all 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories, with most FAME staff based in New Caledonia.
About the role
The Software Developer will design, develop, maintain, and support full-stack fisheries information and database management systems for SPC and WCPFC member countries. The role includes developing, maintaining, and enhancing OFP mobile applications, and building data integration and workflow infrastructure to support fisheries and climate science programmes. It also involves providing technical support and training to National Fisheries staff and SPC personnel on system functionality, data workflows, and data management processes. The position contributes to the design and implementation of new technologies and data collection tools supporting emerging fisheries research and climate change initiatives. This is a 3-year budgeted contract, subject to renewal depending on funding and performance.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and maintain fisheries database management systems, in particular the Tufman2 tuna fisheries database management system
- Develop and maintain mobile applications used to collect tuna fisheries and environmental data for fisheries and climate-related research
- Deliver new functionality in response to business, scientific, and operational requirements
- Design, develop, document and maintain regional tuna fisheries database systems for registration, entry, importing and querying of data
- Maintain and improve data integration, validation, and workflow processes
- Provide technical support to SPC staff, member countries, and regional partners
- Train and support national staff in the use of fisheries database management systems and mobile applications
About the successful candidate
- Specialised degree in IT, computing, science, or mathematics, or equivalent body of knowledge and experience
- At least 4 years' experience as a software developer in web application and data workflow development, using languages such as C#, JavaScript and Python
- At least 4 years' experience administrating SQL databases
- At least 4 years' experience with Git and CI/CD
- Demonstrated experience in the design and development of mobile device applications
- Experience as an analyst, working with clients to gather information system requirements
- Good communication skills in English
- Interpersonal skills and cultural awareness, with the ability to work and travel in a multicultural and multilingual environment