UNITAC is looking for a an Information Systems Officer (P3) to oversee the development of technology and digital solutions.
Under the direct supervision of the Senior Programme Management Officer (UNITAC Manager) within the Knowledge and Innovation Branch and additional supervision of the Senior Information Systems Officer in the Policy, Strategy and Governance Division in the Office of Information and Communications Technology and within limits of delegated authority, the Information Systems Officer will, among other responsibilities:
- Facilitates communications between UN-Habitat, UNITAC Hamburg’s UN OICT and other clients for good client relations.
- Handles all aspects of contract administration including establishment of service level agreements with vendors and charge back policy for users.
- Develops detailed system and other functional specifications and user documentation for major systems.
- Develops training materials, operating and user manuals; trains staff in assigned systems.
- Provides specialized advice to users, analyzing users’ requirements and translating these into new applications; determines application systems integration and linkage issues.
- 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.
- Organizes and performs unit and integrated testing, designing and utilizing test bases; assists users in acceptance testing
Deadline to apply: 24 dec 2023
See more about the competencies, education, job specifications and other requirements here: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/218929?language=en
Job category: P3
The position is located in the United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities, based in Hamburg (UNITAC-Hamburg). UNITAC-Hamburg is part of the Knowledge and Innovation Branch of the External Relations, Strategy, Knowledge and Innovation Division (ERSKI) of UN-Habitat headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.