Customs Functional Analyst

Contribute to mapping ASYCUDAWorld to regional requirements.

UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

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Overview

Contribute to mapping ASYCUDAWorld to regional requirements.

You have:

  • A first university degree, Bachelor, degree in Customs, business administration, law, economics or related area is required.
  • At least 7 years of work experience in trade, investment or customs sector is required.
  • Work experience in customs administration, revenue authority or trade support institution, or international organisation would be an advantage.
  • Combination of IT and Customs experience would be a strong advantage.
  • Fluency written and oral in Russian is required.
  • Knowledge of English is desirable.

Contract

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Result of Service

The consultant will contribute to the efficient mapping of the ASYCUDAWorld and ASYCUDA new digital platform to regional requirements.

Work Location

Home based

Expected duration

01.07.26 - 30.11.26

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of UNCTAD ASYCUDA Regional Coordinator for Eastern Europe and Central Asia the consultant will undertake following duties: - Provide functional advise in testing and piloting new ASYCUDA components in CEECA region, including components of digital platform; - Prepare of user acceptance test scenarios documents for key functions developed. - Provide recommendations for finetuning functionalities of risk management and other modules - functional analysis of inter-agency data exchange - functional analysis of indicators of reporting and statistics - Advanced functional trainings for governmental officials and brokers - Provided regular inputs to project status reports and updates

Qualifications/special skills

A first university degree, Bachelor, degree in Customs, business administration, law, economics or related area is required. At least 7 years of work experience in trade, investment or customs sector is required Work experience of work in customs administration, revenue authority or trade support institution, or international organisation would be an advantage Combination of IT and Customs experience would be a strong advantage.

Languages

Fluency written and oral in Russian is required. Knowledge of English is desirable

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

Potential interview questions

Describe a time you provided functional advice during a testing process. This question assesses your experience in advising on functional aspects during projects. Highlight a specific example where your advice improved the testing process.
How do you approach creating user acceptance test scenarios? This question explores your methodology in preparing user acceptance tests. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use for training governmental officials in new systems? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you discuss your experience with risk management in digital platforms? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a situation where you analyzed inter-agency data exchange. What challenges did you face? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How would you evaluate the success of a new ASYCUDA component? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What role does functional analysis play in enhancing reporting and statistics? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Give an example of how you finetuned a functionality based on user feedback. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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