Responsibilities
Strategic Alignment and Leadership:
Provide authoritative technical and policy advice to
the senior management team and Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
working groups on systems development and the implications of various
alternatives, on business publications and other related issues;
Identify and plan for future needs;
Develop and disseminate best practices;
Conceptualize, develop strategies for and oversee the
design and implementation of UNEP- wide Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) initiatives in accordance with the Organization’s approved
Digital Governance Process and in line with UNEP’s Digital Transformation
strategy in the areas of ICT DevOps, information management, resource
management, infrastructure management and data engineering advanced analytics;
Prepare and monitor the budget, work programme and
spending plan for UNEP-wide ICT initiatives;
Develop and maintain innovative solutions to resolve
problems that impact a critical area of the organization’s work; Support UNEP’s
Digital Transformation subprogramme with regards to infrastructure and platform
management needs, and any other requirements that may arise, subject to
resource capacity and organizational priorities;
Act as the Chair to the UNEP-wide ICT Solutions Group
within the overall UNEP Digital Governance Process, in close collaboration with
the Office of the Chief Digital Officer.
ICT Oversight and Cybersecurity:
Ensure the development of standards, procedures and
practices to ensure a stable and effective ICT environment, including the
development and monitoring of performance measures;
Oversee the organization’s Information Security
Management and ensure Cybersecurity compliance with UN Secretariat and
International Standards;
Devise policies and solutions designed to protect
against threats to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Agency’s
data/information, communications, systems, and other digital assets;
Ensure that projects meet established time and cost
parameters and standards of technical quality, as well as reflecting user needs
and minimizing duplication of functionality across the organization.
Leadership and Coordination of Projects and Services:
Responsible for outsourcing and establishing Service
Level Agreements (SLA) with appropriate service providers.
Lead and direct UNEP’s corporate team of information
systems officers information / programme management officers, and assistants as
well engage the ICT focal points both in Headquarters, Offices Away from
Headquarters (OAHs), and in the UNEP Multilateral Environment Agreement (MEA)
secretariats in the implementation of UNEP-wide ICT initiatives; oversee
activities for the ICC section; plan and allocate work assignments; coach,
mentor and evaluate staff; participate in recruitment and selection of new staff.
Manage and oversee multiple, concurrent and often disparate tasks for ICT
projects that often involve innovative applications, dissimilar systems, data,
advanced analytics, as well as databases and highly complex system integration
and linkages, with internal and external stakeholders.
Coordination with the UN bodies:
Liaise and coordinate with the UN HQ ICT office
(OICT) to ensure UNEP’s requirements are considered within the UN secretariat
ICT strategy and UNEP’s compliance with global Secretariat ICT initiatives when
possible.
Represent UNEP on various ICT committees with the
United Nations setting, such as UN Digital Technology Network (DTN) and various
working groups established under the DTN. Leads team members efforts to
collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns
for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensures
that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Competencies
PROFESSIONALISM: Comprehensive knowledge of UN ICT policies, procedures and
operations; Broad knowledge of all aspects of complex, global IT system design,
development, implementation and management. Familiarity with UNEP’s business
operations and systems, such as the linkages between UNEP’s home grown local
systems and the UN-wide enterprise systems such as the various Umoja modules
(IPMR, SSA, BI, IP, FI, etc), Inspira, and the UN Partner Portal is desirable.
Ability to develop and oversee large centralized or decentralized institutional
systems; Knowledge and experience in a range of computer languages and
development paradigms; Conceptual and strategic analytical capacity. The
ability to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey
resulting information to management. Ability to integrate knowledge with
broader strategic, policy and operational objectives. Ability to improve
processes and approaches; Strong negotiating skills and ability to influence
others to reach agreement on difficult issues; Shows pride in work and in
achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject
matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing
deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than
personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or
challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.
PLANNING AND ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with
agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts
priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for
completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning;
monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.
LEADERSHIP:
Serves as a role model that other people want to follow: Empowers others to
translate vision into results; Is proactive in developing strategies to
accomplish objectives; Establishes and maintains relationships with a broad
range of people to understand needs and gain support; Anticipates and resolves
conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; Drives for change and
improvements; does not accept the status quo; Shows the courage to take
unpopular stands. Provides leadership and takes responsibility for
incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women
and men in all areas of work; Demonstrates knowledge of strategies and
commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing.
VISION:
Identifies strategic issues, opportunities and risks; Clearly communicates
links between the Organization’s strategy and the work unit’s goals; Generates
and communicates broad and compelling organizational direction, inspiring
others to pursue that same direction; Conveys enthusiasm about future
possibilities.
Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or
equivalent) in computer science, information systems, mathematics, statistics,
business administration, public administration or related area is required.
A first-level university degree in combination with
two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of
the advanced university degree.
Successful completion of both degree and non-degree
programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is
desirable.
Job – Specific Qualification
Additional certifications in Project Management
Prince 2, Service Delivery ITIL, and/or Information Security Management CISM
are desirable.
Work Experience
A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively
responsible experience in planning, design, development, implementation and
maintenance of computer information systems or related area is required.
Experience in developing and overseeing institutional
ICT systems at the international level is required.
Experience in developing and implementing ICT
strategies and governance frameworks, familiarity with Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) systems, Information Security Management and risk mitigations,
Enterprise Data Platform / Warehouse (EDP/W) and Customer Relationship
Management (CRM) systems is desirable.
Experience in the United Nations Common System
organizations or similar international organization is desirable.
Experience in data analytics or related area is
desirable.
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