Software Quality Assurance Assistant (Maternity leave replacement)

The UNOPS Information and Communication Technology (ICT) unit is focused innovation and harnessing cutting-edge technology to deliver solutions to UNOPS that truly address business needs.  

Working with UNOPS ICT is a unique opportunity to deliver systems to users around the world - making an impact on development and solving practical problems for the UNOPS workforce and thereby help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.

• Write and execute test cases for given requirements / user stories in a timely manner with high quality.
• Do end user testing based upon provided requirement specifications / user stories
• Provide continuous feedback (both written and verbal) to  development team members, business analysts, product owners and end users in a clear and concise manner
• Engage and organize testing in conjunction with the end user community (as necessary)
• Quickly and easily learn to use applications of medium to high complexity
• Pro-actively identify risks and possible improvements  
• Help verify data quality and do simpler root cause analysis.
• Accurately estimate work effort and keep commitments
• Test software using different techniques and employing appropriate approaches
• Work together with development team members and business analysts to achieve best possible result
• Stay updated with guidelines, policy, documentation to better understand how to test
• Liaise with development team members to identify and reproduce bugs and errors identified by end users

• Secondary Education is required
• University Degree, preferably in Computer Science, Data Analysis, Software Engineering or Information Technology is an advantage and can substitute for some of the required years of experience.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the software industry working with software and web based testing is required with secondary education; 1 year of experience is required in combination with Bachelor's degree.  
• Exposure to the  Finance business domain is highly desired.
• Knowledge of Finance applications highly desired;
• Experience with varying levels of testing/project complexity and understanding of different software methodologies or frameworks such as Agile is highly desired; 
• Knowledge of test automation or SQL is desirable;
• Experience in writing high quality test cases, performing end user testing, documenting and communicating test results is highly desired;
• Candidates are expected to have a good problem solving skills, understand of different types of tests and approaches to testing; quality awareness and building an environment of trust with developers and other focal points.  

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.