Information and Communications Technology Senior Officer (ICT Senior Officer)

Peace and Security Cluster

Background Information – UNMAS

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) was established in 1997. UNMAS leads, coordinates and implements mine action under United Nations legislative mandates of both the General Assembly and the Security Council. UNMAS supports the UN's vision of "a world free from the threat of mines,

explosive remnants of war (ERW) including cluster munitions, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), where individuals and communities live in a safe environment conducive to sustainable peace and development where no one is left behind, where the human rights and the needs of victims are met and where they are fully integrated as equal members of their societies."

UNMAS is a unit within the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI) within the Department of Peace Operations (DPO). UNMAS operates under UN legislative mandates of both the General Assembly and the Security Council, or at the request of the UN Secretary-General or his designated official. When instructed by the Security Council or called upon by Member States, UNMAS deploys under humanitarian, peace and security mandates. UNMAS main headquarters is in the UN Secretariat, New York with a sub-office in Geneva. UNMAS provides direct support and assistance in the areas of explosive ordnance threat mitigation to 18 countries/territories/missions, has a standby rapid response capacity and global technical advisors in the field of Improvised Explosive Devices and Weapons and Ammunition Management. As an office within DPO, UNMAS supports peacekeeping and special political missions in accordance with Security Council mandates.

Background Information – UNMAS Iraq

The UNMAS Iraq programme was formally established in June 2015, at the request of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Iraq, to lead the UN efforts to mitigate explosive threats in the country, as well as to support the enhancement of national and regional mine action capacities. UNMAS supports the Government of Iraq to protect civilians from the threat of explosive ordnance and enables humanitarian, stabilization and reconstruction, and socio-economic efforts. under the UNMAS Iraq Programme Strategy focusing on three main components: 1. Capacity Enhancement; 2. Risk Education, and 3. Explosive Hazard Management.  UNMAS Iraq has offices in both Baghdad and Erbil.

Candidate with Non-UN experience are encouraged to apply!
Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply!

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Project Unit  (HPU), responsibilities of the Information and Communications Technology Senior Officer (ICT Senior Officer) will include the following tasks:

A. Information management and reporting: 

• Support in ensuring high data quality standards, data verification procedures implementation and ensure quality assurance checks on reported data before, during and after data entry in consultation with the projects teams

• Collect data requirements and identify data sources that can be used within tools to support decision making processes for the programme and its stakeholders

• Assist in maintaining the UNMAS programmes Global Information Management System , and assist the UNMAS Iraq Technical Support team in amending system features and tools as required.

• Facilitate the integration and use of the Global Minimum Data Requirements in the Iraq Operational database.

• Translate business requirements into functional and technical requirements and ensure the maintenance, servicing and development of Surveys & GIS database, and associated reporting mechanisms and dashboards

• Assist in developing various types of information and analytical products used within Portal for ArcGIS web applications

• Produce statistics, maps, charts, presentations and reports, and identify and adapt alternative solutions based on reporting needs

• Produce IM related technical documentation, guidance, templates and training materials

• Liaise with relevant units on management and implementation of data access procedures and licenses distributions

• Assist in maintaining the UNMAS Iraq systems using platforms including Google Cloud Platform, Google G-Suite, among others to facilitate sustainable information management and analytics solutions;

B. Coordination: 

• Support in liaising with projects team leads, implementing partners and external stakeholders to implement the organizations IM strategic needs;

• Liaise with UNMAS IMAT team and UNOPS PSC counterparts to improve IM System features and to implement future applications as needed;

• Liaise with the Directorate of Mine Action, linking to DMA Liaison Officer and UNMAS Iraq Projects teams, and representing UNMAS in IM meetings with the Directorate of Mine Action (DMA)

C. Capacity development: 

• Assist the UNMAS Iraq Programme Technical Support Team Lead on IM-related matters with the Iraqi Mine Action Information Management 

• Assist in delivering training and  other capacity-building activities. 

• Advanced University Degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or
• First level University degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience;

• Relevant experience is defined as experience in operations management, geographical information management, design and implementation of complex IM systems or relevant fields;
• Minimum two years experience in the use of MS Access, MS SQL Server, Office suite and Adobe Creative Cloud is required;
• Experience using IMSMA Core at the field operational level is desired;
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working with Mine Action QA/QC processes for information management is desired.

• Fluency in English and Arabic (reading, writing, speaking) is required;
• Fluency in another UN official language is desired;

• Candidate with Non-UN experience are encouraged to apply. 
• 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
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• 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.