Expected duration: 1 - 6 months Position Title: STDM Software Developer
Duty Station: Home-based assignment with travel to Baghdad and Erbil as required
Duration: 20 working days per month * 6 months
Contract Type: Consultancy
Vacancy Date of Issue: 02 December 2025
Vacancy Closure Date: 16 December 2025
National or International consultancy: International
TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO APPLY
1. CV or P11 Form including 3 references must be submitted online in PDF along with your Education Graduation Certificate.
2. Use English language only.
3. indicate clear years of experience with each job (Month/Year)
4. If the candidate is currently employed by a government institution, he/she must be able to provide an unpaid leave of absence for the duration of the consultancy.
5. Only candidates who are short-listed will be contacted.
6. By submitting your application, you have read the Terms of Reference for this position and agree that any false, wrong, or incomplete information might lead to your disqualification in this recruitment process.
Duties and responsibilities:
The Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) Software Developer will report to the Head of UN-Habitat
Iraq Programme and work under the day-to-day guidance of the MULK Project Manager. Within delegated
authority, the STDM Software Developer will perform the following functions:
1. System Customisation and Development
- Customise and configure STDM to Iraqi cadastral and land registry requirements
- Adapt data models, metadata standards, workflows, and attribute schemas
- Develop scripts, plugins, and automation tools for digitisation and spatial workflows
- Prepare comprehensive technical documentation including system architecture and manuals
2. Technical Support for Demonstration & Training Centres
- Support installation, deployment, and testing of STDM in Baghdad and Erbil pilot centres
- Manage system configuration, user accounts, access permissions, and version control
- Troubleshoot technical issues and optimise system performance throughout pilot operations
3. Capacity Building
- Deliver technical training to RERD/GDRER staff and Digital Systems Specialists
- Prepare hands-on training materials, exercises, and user guides
- Provide ongoing coaching and technical support during pilot implementation
4. Quality Assurance and Data Integrity
- Implement quality-assurance protocols for spatial accuracy, completeness, and validation
- Ensure data security and backup procedures in line with UN-Habitat digital safeguarding
requirements
- Monitor system performance and propose enhancements
5. Technical Inputs to Procurement and System Planning
- Contribute to technical specifications for servers, scanners, storage, and related equipment
- Prepare or contribute to TORs/RFPs for specialised development or integration services
6. Project Implementation Support
- Provide inputs for progress reports, monitoring documents, and EU deliverables
- Submit monthly activity reports and document lessons learned
Results of Service
The consultant will deliver a fully configured STDM system tailored to Iraq’s cadastral and land registry
environment, ensure operational deployments in the Baghdad and Erbil pilot centres, strengthen
institutional capacity to operate and maintain digital workflows, and provide high-quality documentation,
training materials, and sustained technical support.
Academic Qualification:
- Advanced university degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Geoinformatics, GIS, or
a closely related field
- A first-level university degree with two additional years of relevant experience may be accepted
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in software development, geospatial system
configuration, or GIS-based application development.
- Proficiency in Python (including PyQGIS), SQL, and REST API integration for geospatial and land
administration systems.
- Demonstrated experience working with STDM, QGIS, or similar open-source geospatial platforms.
- Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL/PostGIS database environments.
- Experience developing QGIS plugins, custom STDM modules, or comparable geospatial
extensions is a strong asset.
- Experience with cadastral systems, land administration processes, or e-governance digital
workflows is an asset.
- Previous work experience in the MENA region and/or in post-conflict or institutional reform
environments is desirable.
Language
English and French are the working languages of the United Nation Secretariat, for this
Position:
- Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required.
- Fluency in Arabic (both oral and written) is an asset.
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