Information Systems Officer (SAP Business Planning and Consolidation & Strategic Management)

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This is a P-4 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 7 years of experience, depending on education.

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The salary for this job should be between 171,387 USD and 220,969 USD.

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Org. Setting and Reporting The position is located in the Strategic Planning and Performance Management' team of the ERP/Umoja project in the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance in New York.

Umoja is a continuous organizational transformation, enabling high-quality, cost-effective service delivery for evolving United Nations mandates, anywhere in the world. By updating skills, harmonizing practices and applying global technology, Umoja maximizes productivity of the UN's human, financial and material resources. Umoja transcends organizational, geographical and functional barriers, fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, empowerment, sharing and unity across the United Nations. For more information on Umoja visit: http://umoja.un.org.

Responsibilities Under the direct supervision of the Chief/Senior Officer of Umoja's SPPM team, the Information Systems Officer will be responsible for delivering a variety of support work for the implementation of solutions for Umoja's Extension 2, such as in connection with Strategic Planning, Budget Formulation, Programme Management, Performance Management and integration with other Umoja solutions, specifically in respect of the related development of the underlying SAP technologies, such as BPC and others used to develop.

Within limits of delegated authority, the Information Systems Officer may be responsible for the following duties:

1. SYSTEM ANALYSIS: (a) Plans and directs major systems projects of significant importance to the institution, or major components of these complex systems that typically impact critical operations and large or multiple user groups. (b) Provides expert advice on complex system analysis and design for the Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC) processes of the Umoja solution, including the related configuration in SAP [such as for General Ledger, Grants Management, Funds Management, etc]. (c) Provides process improvement subject matter expertise in the area of SAP Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC) processes, along with its related integration with SAP Funds Management, Grants Management and Human Capital Management. (d) Develops detailed specifications, business design documentation and end-user documentation for the Financial management-related functionality, processes and reporting in the SAP Umoja solution, in particular with respect to Strategic Management, Budget Formulation and Performance Management. (e) Participates in the development of risk/benefit analyses associated both with enhancements and with required customizations, which shall be rationalised and generally minimal, and for which full written justifications are to be provided. (f) Provides inputs into the design of Umoja Extension 2 processes as they related to Finance, in particular the Grants Management workstream and process areas, such as with respect to Donor Relationships and Implementing Partners.

2. DEVELOPMENT: (a) Creates and maintains environments, models and dimensions in BPC and their related data manager packages, package links, logic scripts, transformation and conversion files, delta loads and business process flows. (b) Creates and maintains complex input forms and reports in BPC using the EPM Excel Add-In. (c) Creates and maintains the integration of BPC with other SAP and Non-SAP systems, including the automation of master data updates and budget actuals. (d) Ensures optimal performance of saving data to and retrieval from BW to Excel. (e) Partakes in the modeling and configuration of security for BPC. (f) Provides expert advice during the creation and maintenance of the business logic and business process workflows in Strategic Management.

3. INTEGRATION and TESTING: (a) Supports the end to-end unit and integration testing of Umoja SAP Business Planning & Consolidation processes using applicable methods, standards and specific data models, designing and utilizing test bases, assisting users in acceptance testing and validating results thereof. (b) Supports integration testing of the existing and new Finance-related projects coming up with UE2, such as Donor Relationships and Implementing Partners, specifically as they concern Strategic Management. (c) Analyses and resolves defects identified during all test phases.

4. PRODUCTION SUPPORT: (a) Liaises with users to understand requests for new enhancements while leading Tier 3 support to Finance processes for large or multiple user groups. (b) Develops and/or oversees the completion of user documentation, training materials and presentations.

Competencies PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of SAP BPC processes. Ability to develop and oversee large centralized or decentralized institutional systems; conceptual and strategic analytical capacity to understand information system and business operational issues so as to thoroughly analyze and evaluate critical systems matters. Knowledge of a range of computer languages and development paradigms, knowledge of organization's information infrastructure and IT strategy as it relates to user area(s). 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.

PLANNING & 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.

TECHNOLOGICAL AWARENESS: Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to learn new technology.

Education Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in computer science, information systems or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience and professional qualification may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. SAP Certifications in SAP BPC, BW, PS are desirable.

Work Experience A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in end-to-end planning,design, development, configuration, deployment and maintenance of IT-supported solutions for Finance and Budget in an ERP environment, along with Database and MasterData management is required. Full life-cycle experience, including designing and configuration of SAP Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC) process solutions and their integration with SAP and non-SAP systems is required. Experience in systemic analysis, integration, workflow design and configuration in SAP Finance is required. Experience with writing specifications, logic script, form and report building, testing and subsequent production support is required. Experience with IPSAS is desirable.

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

Assessment Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice This position is financed by Umoja funding. Extension of appointment will be subject to budgetary approval.

Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.

The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance 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.

Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

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.