GBLCAREERS

This position is located in the Global Services Division-Addis Ababa (GSD-Addis Ababa), Office of Information and Communications Technology, Department of Management. The incumbent reports to the Chief, Business Relationship Management Section.

Functional responsibilities:

• Contributing to the provision of advisory services and technical support to the Economic Commission of Africa’s member States, upon request, in the development of national ICT policies and strategies;
• Contributing to the development of ICT Innovation Labs
• Contributing to the development of work programme for ICT for Peace & Security, Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and Development.
• Development of ICT Private Public Sector Partnerships for United Nations .
• Liaising and conducting outreach with officials and senior staff of relevant actors on large-scale, strategic partnerships between the UN and the African private sector corporations;
• Establishing a strategic partnership with the African Union and its Member States and identify key collaboration areas between OICT and the “SMART AFRICA initiative”, which aims at setting a transformative ICT agenda for the African continent.
• In the context of large-scale partnerships, representing the Office of Information and Communications Technology in engagements with the private sector as needed;
• Reviewing and monitoring all projects funded through the PPP program and draft periodic situation reports to multiple stakeholders (donors, senior managers, Executive Office …);
• Contributing to strengthening large-scale UN-private sector partnerships by assisting in identifying gaps which impact delivery of UN mandates by making recommendations for leveraging technology to address programmatic needs and systemic issues;
• Providing timely information, advice and analysis on developments in the private sector with regards to technology;
• Responding to requests by Secretariat entities on the development and implementation of large-scale strategic cooperation with the private sector;
• Organizing, preparing and contributing to written outputs, including reports, issue papers, background briefs, talking points, correspondence, speeches and other communications products as required;
• Any other duties as may be deemed necessary, including contributing to reports of the SG, to UNCSTD and to ECOSOC.mo Education
• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in computer science or related field; a first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

  Experience:

  A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experiences in planning, design, development, implementation and maintenance of computer information systems is required.

  A minimum of 2 years of experience in running partnership programmes with both Member States and Private Sector within international organization is required.

  Experience at international level is desirable.

  Experience managing medium to large size heterogeneous engineering teams is also desirable.

  Language:

  Fluency in spoken and written English is a requirement, knowledge of a second UN language an advantage.

• Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
  Contract level: P4
  Contract duration: One year (renewable subject to funds availability and satisfactory performance)

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