ICT Database Developer, Multiple positions

“UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our life-saving, peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations.”
-Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General

UNOPS  mission is to expand the capacity of the UN system and its partners to implement peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations that matter for people in need.

Working in some of the world’s most challenging environments, our vision is to always satisfy partners with management services that meet world-class standards of quality, speed and cost effectiveness.

UNOPS provides services in sustainable infrastructure, sustainable procurement and sustainable project management, with projects ranging from building schools, roads, bridges and hospitals to procuring goods and services and training local personnel.

By assisting UN organizations, international financial institutions, governments and other development partners, UNOPS makes significant, tangible contributions to results on the ground.

We employ more than 6,000 personnel annually and on behalf of our partners create thousands more work opportunities in local communities. Through our headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark and a network of regional and country offices, we oversee activities in more than 80 countries.

UNOPS is committed to achieving a truly diverse workforce.

The UNOPS ICT Enterprise Reporting Team is responsible for the development, delivery and maintenance of organization-wide reporting information for internal use, external partner use and for public use.  The team’s flagship product, the Workspace, is a platform for internal use that incorporates information from all UNOPS practices and all data sources within UNOPS and presents the information using rich visualizations designed to aid understanding and action.

The ICT Reporting Data Specialist will work under the direct supervision of the ICT Enterprise Reporting Lead and be required to design and implement data architecture to support data structures optimized for reporting and analytics.

The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS. 

Provide professional implementation of data architecture standards and services including:

• Implement Store Procedures, Functions and Views using SQL Server Transact-SQL

• Provide technical and business support

• Participate in design reviews of solutions with structured and unstructured data covering data integration, data flow, data warehouse, and business intelligence.

• Conduct interviews with application stakeholders, facilitate data-modelling sessions, write business and technical requirements, and apply standards and best practices.

• Manage business and product owner relationships and enable their understanding and appreciation of technical possibilities and constraints.

• Analyze existing databases and identify opportunities for data consolidation and design improvement.

• Take responsibility for overall integrity, quality, accessibility and accuracy of information across multiple reporting applications.

• Implement visualization component and features based on reporting elements through the Workspace infrastructure.

• Contribute to IATI and Open Data forums with knowledge sharing on optimal data architecture and technologies / implementations most suitable for reporting.
  
  
• Perform other related duties as required.

• Structured approach to problem solving.

• Initiative and ability to work independently.

• Good organizational skills and sound judgment.
• Ability to train staff and to develop and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time (CET)
• 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.
• For staff positions 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.