**** THIS IS A LOCAL POSITION FOR WHICH ONLY APPLICANTS WHO ARE SPANISH OR EUROP...
**** THIS IS A LOCAL POSITION FOR WHICH ONLY APPLICANTS WHO ARE SPANISH OR EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS OR APPLICANTS WHO POSSESS A VALID RESIDENCE AND WORK PERMIT IN SPAIN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION****
* FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
UNOPS supports partners to build a better future by providing services that increase the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of peace building, humanitarian and development projects. Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations.
The New York Portfolios Office (NYPO) supports the United Nations Secretariat, as well as other New York-based United Nations organizations, bilateral and multilateral partners in the delivery of UNOPS mandate in project management, infrastructure management, and procurement management.
The Sustainable Development Cluster (SDC) supports diverse partners with their Peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations. It was formed by combining the following portfolios: Grants Management Services (GMS), UN Technology Support Services (UNTSS), Development and Special Initiatives Portfolio (DSIP). It provides Services to partners' programmes that are designed, structured, and managed with a global perspective and primarily serving partners that are headquartered in New York. The SDC has a footprint of approximately 125 countries.
The ICT
Associate - Systems Infrastructure will carry out his/her tasks within the
Platform Support Unit in the Field Technology Service (FTS) at the UN ICT
Facility, Valencia (UNICTFV). Under the overall supervision of UNOPS Information
Systems Officer, the incumbent works under the guidance of the Chief
Infrastructure and Operations Section in the UNGSC Valencia, Spain, provides
specific expertise in the operations of the IT infrastructure supporting the UN
SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) under
the hybrid cloud computing strategy. This support includes but is not limited
to the following components of the backend IT infrastructure: storage arrays, backup
storage arrays, servers, SAN switches, virtualization, operating system, cloud
services and tools to monitor performance, availability and capacity of the
environment.
This
is a position in UNOPS for supporting projects carried out for or in the United
Nations Secretariat. The incumbent of this position will be a staff member of
UNOPS under its full responsibility.