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* 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.
United Nations
Global Service Center (UNGSC) under the Department of Operational Support (DOS)
is responsible to provide critical Logistics, Geospatial, Information
&Telecommunications Technologies services and Training to all Secretariat
Entities, Peacekeeping and Special Political missions, Agencies, Funds and
Programmes of the UN system worldwide.
UNGSC is comprised of three core Service areas:
• Supply Chain
Service (SCS)
• Service for Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies
(SGITT)
• Central Service (CS)
SGITT is the operational hub for the support and
delivery of ICT services and solutions to field operations and it operates from
two locations: UNSGC in Brindisi, Italy, and UNICTFV in
Valencia, Spain. SGITT supports Peacekeeping operations, Special Political
Missions, UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes with round-the-clock,
high-availability and resilient information and communications technology, and
geospatial information
services.
The Infrastructure
and Operations Section (IOS) is a key operational enabler of the
enterprise centralization and consolidation strategy under the ICT Strategy. It
provides all the centrally required equipment, hardware, software,
communications and supporting infrastructure and services, to allow clients
around the world to connect and use secure UN information and communications
systems.
The ICT Associate
will carry out his/her tasks at UNGSC/SGITT/IOS in Valencia, Spain.
The ICT Associate initiates and promotes
technology solutions and innovations, integrating Internet of Things (IOT), in
support of making UN peace operations more safe, more effective, and more
efficient; and creates synergies that emphasize on enhanced operational
performance, impact and capacities through the introduction of modern
technology for the user base.
The incumbent of this position will be a staff member
of UNOPS under its full responsibility