ICT Senior Associate – Data Architect & Developer

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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.

Background Information – Job Specific

UNOG Division of Administration (DOA) - Information and Communication Technology Service (ICTS) provides data and reporting services to UNOG and its Clients, in particular, developing and maintaining data gathering and analytics tools to support decision making and process streamlining for both substantive and administrative programmes.

This is a position in UNOPS for supporting projects carried out for the United Nations Secretariat.

The Product Management Unit at ICTS is responsible for delivering innovative, best-in-class IT products and integrated solutions to the United Nations.

Under the overall supervision of UNOPS Senior Programme Manager or an assigned person, the main role of the ICT Senior Associate – Data Architect & Developer is to work with the client in UNOG to analyze, design and develop best in class business analysis, IT products and decision support tools, as well as support those tools to increase efficiency of manual administrative process steps and facilitate timely and cost-effective process execution. 

The ICT Senior Associate – Data Architect & Developer will be responsible for the following duties:

Summary of Key Functions: 

1. Business Analysis and Data Architecture Support
2. Development and Quality Assurance Support
3. Documentation, Training, Maintenance and Support 

Expected Results:

1. Business Analysis and Data Architecture Support

• Implements and monitors projects involving feasibility studies, data and systems analysis improvement, development and implementation of data, reporting and business intelligence solutions.

• Organizes and performs unit and integrated testing, designing and utilizing test bases; assists users in acceptance testing.

• Provides guidance to clients, analyzing clients’ requirements and support in translating these into new data and analytics products; determines systems integration and linkage issues.

• Researches, analyzes and evaluates new technologies and makes suggestions to supervisor for their deployment.

• Participates in writing reports and papers on systems-related topics, system requirements, information strategy, etc.

2. Development and Quality Assurance Support 

• Develops detailed system and other functional specifications and user documentation for major systems.

• Designs and builds data models/databases, data warehouses and tools to integrate and store data from several sources. Support in designing and implementing ETL processes.

• Maintains, upgrades or enhances existing user systems; troubleshoots and provides continuing user support, to include resolving difficult problems, advising on the use of new techniques, monitoring transactions to measure performance and continued effectiveness of assigned systems, etc. 

• Develops and maintains computer programs that require integration of many interrelated systems and program elements; ensures appropriate data security and access controls considering both local and wide area issues.

• Creates visualizations and reports for requested projects using different Business Intelligence and reporting tools. 

3. Documentation, Training, Maintenance and Support 

• Develops training materials, operating and user manuals; trains staff in assigned systems prepare disaster recovery plans and ensures appropriate planning and training of those responsible.

• Provides guidance to, and may supervise, new/junior staff, consultants, etc. Other tasks and responsibilities relevant to the scope of work as assigned.

Perform other duties as may be reasonably required and in line with the incumbent’s scope of services above.

Impact of Results 

The result of the work of the ICT Senior Associate – Data Architect and Developer impacts directly on delivery of services that satisfy the requirements of the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG). It will also ensure proper processes and methodologies are followed and implemented according to the latest industry standards. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring activities for all UNOG stakeholders are in line with the overall business targets and UN policies, rules and regulations.

Monitoring and Progress Controls

Meetings with supervisor and feedback as necessary.

• Secondary school diploma (or high school equivalent) and seven (7) years of relevant experience are required OR 
• A first-level university degree (undergraduate, Bachelors, or equivalent) preferably in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics or in a field related to the post description with three (3) years of relevant experience, will be considered an asset.
• ITIL certification is desirable
• PRINCE2 certification is desirable

• Relevant experience is defined as experience in the field of  planning, design, development, implementation and maintenance of computer information systems or related area.
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience in database design, development and maintenance
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience with MS SQL Server, MongoDB, MySQL or PostgreSQL and ETL design and development
• Experience in one or more visualization tools (i.e PowerBI, Qlik, Tableau, etc)

Desirable: (The following experience is optional. Candidates who do not have it are welcome to apply)

• Experience in data warehouse design
• Experience in .Net, and/or Python development
• Experience using APIs for data extraction
• Fluent in Cloud computing (AI/ML, Data solutions, DevOps, Azure, AWS, etc)

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. 
• For the position advertised, fluency in English (speak, write, read) is required. 

• Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.

• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.

• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures,  languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. 

• Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.

• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.

• We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process.  If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.

• 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. 

• This position is stationed in Valencia, Spain which is a family duty station.

Terms and Conditions 

• 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 ( they take around 4 hours to complete)  in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract. Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers. For more information on a retainer contract here.

• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda.

• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

Contract type: Staff