ICT Senior Officer

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 Service Cluster (NYSC) 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.

Based in New York, the UNOPS Sustainable Development Cluster supports diverse partners with their peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations. For example, within the United Nations Development Programme, the Cluster works with the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support and the Office of South-South Cooperation.

The Division of Healthcare Management and Occupational Safety and Health (DHMOSH) provides health-related services in New York and in over 100 locations worldwide.

The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Section focuses on occupational health risks and will commence the collection of information about occupationally incurred injury or illness, allowing for the development of baseline estimates of tangible and intangible costs. It also manages sick leave, disability, medical clearances, medical evacuations and repatriations, and preparedness for public health emergencies, including the medical aspects of crisis and mass casualty response plans in field duty stations.

UNOPS has signed an agreement with the Division of Healthcare Management and Occupational Safety and Health (DHMOSH) to provide  technical  support  in  the  development, enhancement, maintenance and operation of EarthMed which is the United Nations' Electronic Medical  Records  and  Occupational  Health  &  Safety  System  that  supports  all  processes performed by UN-operated hospitals and clinics. It will also provide guidance, oversight and support by providing overall management for the successful implementation of the Financial Agreement (FA).

This is a position in UNOPS for supporting projects carried out for or in the United Nations Secretariat for OSH. The incumbent of this position will be a staff member of UNOPS under its full responsibility.

Key Functions:

1. Business Analysis and Project Support

2. Software Design, Development and Testing 

3. Support and training 

1. Business and Project Support 

• Participates in preparing user requirements and other technical specifications for the health and safety related system and modules.

• Undertakes analysis of well-defined modules within the system, develop enhancements and new features to existing systems; may design and implement small, stand-alone systems as needed (e.g. to meet individual user requirements). 

• Participates in developing and maintaining health and  safety related Information Systems project plans, schedules, and budgets. Assists in identifying appropriate human and technical resources to complete the project, assists in assuring that deviations from project schedule are addressed and communicated, assists in developing timely project status reports, monitoring project risk factors, escalating project issues, and providing Quality Assurance for all project deliverables.

• Writes and develops programs to interface with existing systems.

• Ensures data security and integrity.

• Assists in the design, development and installation of health and related information systems.

• Undertakes rigorous testing and proving of applications software.

• Participates with senior staff in assessing and testing new technology.

• Maintains assigned portions of systems, providing operational support for system’s applications, analyzing and implementing system changes/upgrades, etc.

• Prepares, updates and maintains developed system’s documentation and related technical/procedural manuals. 

• Assists in the set-up and monitoring of software and application performance measures.

• Participates in Helpdesk support services.

• May provide guidance to new/junior staff.

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in computer science, information systems, mathematics, or related field is required.

• A first-level university degree (Bachelor's degree) in combination with 2 additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Required:

• A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in the planning, design, development, implementation and maintenance of computer information systems or related area.

• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in administration, maintenance and development of occupational health and/or safety related systems. 

Desirable:

• Proficiency in the following development technologies: ASP.NET (C#),.NET Core, SQL, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, JSON, Visual Studio. 

• Experience in any one database management tools (RDBMS); i.e. MSSQL, Oracle, MySQL, etc. 

• Experience in Ionic framework.

• Experience working for international organizations such as UN or similar.

• English (write, speak, read) is required for this post. 

• Knowledge of one or more official UN languages will be considered an asset.

Contract type:       Fixed Term 

Contract level:       P2
Contract duration: One year initially, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability

• 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.

Background Information - Sustainable Development Cluster 

Based in New York, the Sustainable Development Cluster (SDC) supports diverse partners with their peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations.

The SDC’s services include grants management, development and special initiatives support, and technology support to the UN and UN agencies.

The SDC is part of the New York Service Cluster that supports the United Nations Secretariat, as well as a broadening community of 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.