Chief, Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies

Contract

This is a P-5 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 10 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 178,943 USD and 224,256 USD.

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Org. Setting and Reporting This position is located in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO). The Chief of Section, Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies reports directly to the Chief of Operations and Resource Management.

Responsibilities Within delegated authority, the Chief of Section, Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies will be responsible for the following duties:

• Provides policy guidance to Senior Management on conceptual strategy development and management of the implementation of overall strategies, policies, and procedures.
• Plans and oversees the management of activities undertaken by the Section; coordinates with other Field Missions on matters related to ICT operations and support; ensures that substantive work programmes and programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion, coordinating diverse projects in the Section.
• Manages and supervises the work programme of the Section under his/her responsibility; coordinates the work effected by the Section; provides programmatic and substantive reviews of drafts prepared by others.
• Provides substantive input in the preparation of position papers and reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies such as Advisory Committee on Administration and Budgetary Questions, Committee for Programme Coordination, Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly, and other policy-making organs, as appropriate.
• Provides expert advice to the Mission leadership for technology innovation initiatives and provides required change management capacity.
• Provides analyses and determination of short and long-term telecommunications/information requirements of the Mission; develops, designs, and implements approaches, evaluates cost-benefit of alternative approaches.
• Plans and prepares the inputs for the work program of the section; provides leadership, guidance, and mentoring for the senior staff, and fosters teamwork and improved communications among all staff of the service; leads the development of training modules and other training activities in all aspects of ICT; coordinates and oversees delivery of ICT training to staff and other users in the Mission.
• Takes the lead in the preparation of the Mission's ICT budget; coordinates the generation of reports to the relevant HQNY finance and budget review bodies as required.
• Ensures that the outputs produced by the Section maintain high-quality standards; that reports are clear, objective, and based on comprehensive data; ensures that all outputs produced by the Section under his/her supervision meet required standards before completion to ensure they comply with the relevant mandates.
• Serves as the main liaison, and represents the service, with its clients; negotiates and coordinates with relevant national authorities with respect to ICT policy and related matters; ensures effective coordination with various UN agencies in order to maximize possibilities of inter-agency collaboration in the field of ICT.
• Manages the acquisition of goods and services; coordinates needs assessments and the establishing of benchmarks, and the preparation of SOWs and RFPs in the coordination with the Procurement office to establish and manage contracts.
• Ensures proper inventory control and asset management of ICT systems and services in coordination with the mission's Property and Inventory Control Unit.
• Serves on various committees and review bodies within the mission as required.

• Performs other duties as required.

  Competencies - Professionalism: Knowledge of Information Systems and Telecommunications Technologies for large and complex organizational environments; Ability to organize and manage diverse and cross-functional groups, across geographically dispersed locations, for largescale regional and, where applicable, inter-mission projects in conflict and post conflict areas; Conceptual and strategic analytical capacity to understand the telecommunications/information systems and business operational issues so as to thoroughly analyze and evaluate critical systems matters; Ability to manage large teams, and to provide substantial advice on long-term investments into Mission's infrastructure to integrate with broader strategic, policy and operational objectives; Knowledge of administrative, budgetary, financial, procurement and human resources policies and procedures; Ability to provide specialized advice on a broad range of ICT issues to the Senior Management of the Mission.

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; Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

• Creativity: Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs; promotes and persuades others to consider new ideas; takes calculated risks on new and unusual ideas; thinks "outside the box"; takes an interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things; is not bound by current thinking or traditional approaches.

• Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost, and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules supports subordinates, provides oversight, and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the Section, where applicable.

• 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 broad range of people to understand needs and gain support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions. Drives for change and improvement; 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 Telecommunications, Information Systems Geospatial Technology, or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

  Work Experience A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in the strategic global planning and design of highly complex Information and Telecommunications networks and systems including at least 5 years of experience at the managerial level is required.

  Proven track record of managing and delivering highly complex projects and experience in integrating large-scale Information and Telecommunications Systems is required.

  At least 5 years' experience providing services in Information and Telecommunications Systems in a field operation (inclusive of peacekeeping, political missions and UN agencies, funds, and programmes) or similar international organization or non-governmental organization in a conflict or post-conflict setting is desirable.

  Experience supervising large teams is required. Experience in budget, staffing and performance management and reporting is desirable.

  Experience of working with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems is desirable.

  Languages English and French are the working language of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required. Knowledge of French is desirable.

  Assessment Previously rostered candidates are not subject to any further assessment and as such, will not be invited for such an assessment.

  Special Notice This "Recruit from Roster" job opening is only open to roster applicants who are already placed on pre-approved rosters, following a review by a United Nations Central Review Body. Only roster applicants who were placed on rosters with similar functions at the same level are considered to be eligible candidates. Eligible applicants receive an email inviting them to apply. Rostered applicants are encouraged to apply only if they are interested and available to take up the position at the duty station/s specified in the Job Opening. Applying to this job opening carries an expectation to accept the offer, if selected.

The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance and geographical diversity in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

United Nations Considerations According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer, or promotion of staff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. By accepting an offer of appointment, United Nations staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and assignment by him or her to any activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). In this context, all internationally recruited staff members shall be required to move periodically to discharge new functions within or across duty stations under conditions established by the Secretary-General.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.

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