Background Information - UNOPS

UNOPS mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Within these three core areas of expertise, UNOPS provides its partners with advisory, implementation and transactional services, with projects ranging from building schools and hospitals, to procuring goods and services and training local personnel. UNOPS works closely with governments and communities to ensure increased economic, social and environmental sustainability for the projects we support, with a focus on developing national capacity.

Working in some of the world's most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable implementation practices in development, humanitarian and peacebuilding contexts, always satisfying or surpassing partner expectations.

We employ more than 6,000 personnel and on behalf of our partners create thousands more work opportunities in local communities. Through our headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark and a network of offices, we oversee activities in more than 80 countries.

Background Information - Job-specific

Under the supervision of the ICT development team lead , the successful applicant will be an instrumental resource in the design and support of collaboration systems in UNOPS.

Functional Responsibilities

The applicant will be responsible for all deliverables under UNOPS sharepoint 2013 based intranet in the areas of:

• Intranet architecture and structure
• Social features
• Document management

Main areas of responsibilities:

• Overseeing a major revamp of UNOPS intranet, including expansion of offline content, mobile accessibility, and document editing/sharing.
• Collaborating with teams to find optimal architecture approaches for each project, including software transition plans and sustainable solutions for existing tools
• Working with practice representitives to leverage sharepoint functionality
• Supporting the ongoinging development of collaboration tools
• Work with ICT Infrastructure and Enterprise Reporting teams to conceptualize new solutions, recommend technical strategies and help design technical solutions.
• Perform other duties as required.

Competencies

• In addition to UN/UNOPS core values/competencies, strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, and client service orientation.
• Structured approach to problem solving.
• Ability to train staff and to develop and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Initiative and ability to work independently.
• Good organizational skills and sound judgment
• Ability to work efficiently within a multi-cultural team environment and under pressure
• Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education

Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related fields. A combination of first-level university degree with an additional 2 years of working experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience

At least 5 years of relevant experience in information systems development. Minimum 5 years of experience with ASP.NET. Minimum 2 years experience with architecture planning and IS project management.

Language

Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Contract type, level and duration

Contract type: International ICA

Contract level: IICA-2

Contract duration: 1 year, renewable subject to performance and budget availability

For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link: www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx

Additional Considerations

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time (CET)
• 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.
• For staff positions UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.

Closing date: Monday, 27 October 2014

Apply here: https://gprs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=6076