The UNICC workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNICC seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity by ensuring equal opportunity and an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce.
Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates from any race, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Purpose of the Position :
The purpose of this position is to :
Provide technical leadership and oversight of implementation and deployment planning, system integration, ongoing data validation processes, quality assurance, delivery and sustainability of technical solutions including tracking and managing KPI’s and metrics
Build, implement, and support best practices to ensure Application Development processes are managed in compliance with UNICC processes following an Agile mindset
Objectives of the Programme :
The objectives of the Centre, as stated by its mandate, are to provide information and communication technology (ICT) services (including training) on an inter-organizational basis.
Main duties and responsibilities :
The incumbent will work under the direct supervision and guidance of the Head, Application Delivery Unit within the Clients and Projects Division and in close collaboration with the with all relevant stakeholders in other divisions of UNICC and other UN system agencies, as required.
The incumbent could be requested to do any other tasks of similar level in related fields.
The IT Application Development Officer (Engagement and Efficiency) will work in collaboration with the various Application Development teams and will be responsible for :
Provide technical leadership and oversight of implementation and deployment planning, system integration, ongoing data validation processes, quality assurance, delivery and sustainability of technical solutions including tracking and managing KPI’s and metrics
Coordinate and supervise the daily work of assigned team(s), including setting up of work plans, monitoring progress, providing regular feedback, technical guidance and support;
Nurture a motivating work environment including development plans for the team
Development of operational practices and systems to ensure frequent delivery of software to agreed and optimal standards, including platform engineering
Propose and maintain support strategies, operational standard procedures, and continuous integration and continuous delivery strategies, applying
best practice methodologies and industry recognised systems, processes and standards to meet defined business needs
Coordinate the development of standards and processes for SDLC that proactively prevent problems from occurring
Other :
Ensure compliance with Project Management Office (PMO) delivery and risk mitigation standards
Exercises broadly delegated authority for planning, directing, coordinating, administering, and executing both routine and complex elements of technical operations
Provide other ad hoc support either within the team or in other teams as required to support the Secure Application Lifecycle management process
Provide other ad hoc support either within your team or in other teams as required this includes the participation in special projects or support to service delivery for short period of time on a part-time or full-time basis upon request from the senior management 
