If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Currently, the Operational Analysis & Technology Centre in UNICEF Supply Division, Copenhagen is seeking a dedicated:
Senior ICT Assistant (Programmer) GS-7 level
BACKGROUNDThe Operational Analysis and Technology Centre (OATC) provide ICT services for Supply Division (SD) to support UNICEF global supply chain operations. The services portfolio include systems analysis, business process analysis, material master data administration, VISION user roles oversight, and infrastructure & customer support (helpdesk) services and solutions development. ICT services are delivered via four units. They are HelpDesk, Infrastructure, Business Process and Systems Development.
This position is placed in the Systems Development Unit within the Operational Analysis & Technology Center (OATC).
PURPOSE OF POST:Under the general guidance of the Systems Analyst, the Senior ICT Assistant develops, maintains, tests and implements reports, SAP scripts and utilities using ABAP and related development tools in UNICEF ERP system namely VISION.
This position will also be providing user support for Supply Logistics modules and Supply CRM system under VISION primarily for Copenhagen and on an as needed basis for UNICEF field offices globally. This includes first and second level functional support to users, development of reports, communicating user related issues & resolutions to VISION focal point in New York.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:•Provide support to VISION business users in coordination with supply division centres and ICTD NY and ICT officers in field offices on as needed basis.•Assists the Systems Analyst through the software development activities related to Supply chain processes.•Provide additional backup support on an as needed basis in the area of supply CRM web catalogue. •Develops and maintains up-to-date knowledge and skills in relevant areas related to supply chain processes, given the adequate training and tools.•Defines, develops and implements, reports and document printouts using ERP programming tools to meet the business requirements of Supply Division. •Participates in testing bug fixes and newly developed functions in UNICEF ERP and CRM systems.•Provides training to SD users on existing and new functionality in VISION•Coordinates training materials and other technical documentation on the systems functionality. •Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor or centre Chief.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
•Valid working permit and residency in Denmark•Completion of secondary education supplemented with certification in Computer Science, Business Administration or related field. •7 years of experience in providing ERP user, system, application support in a large organization, including minimum 2 years of professional experience in requirements gathering, design, develop and implementation of reports, document printouts and utilities using ABAP and related development tools. •Experience in developing and documenting system level test cases relating to business processes for unit and integration testing.•Strong knowledge of SD, MM modules of the SAP system •Excellent skills in ABAP programming are required. •Knowledge of E-Business concepts and ability to correlate with various E-Business technologies.•Fluency in English.
Desired: •Experience in SAP Adobe Forms development.•Experience with Business Warehouse/Business Intelligence tools.•Understanding of JAVA concepts.•Knowledge of supply chain applications.•Working knowledge of another UN language.
COMPETENCIES OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE:
Values and Competencies: Our Core Values reflect attitudes and convictions that are shared across all UNICEF staff and include: Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity and Commitment. The successful candidate must believe in the core values and have the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for UNICEF's mandate. The required competencies for this particular position are:
•Communication (level 2)•Working with People (level 2)•Drive for Results (level 2)•Analyzing (level 2)•Applying Technical Expertise (level 2)•Planning and Organizing (level 2)•Following Instructions and Procedures (level 2)
Kindly refer to http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_apply.html for more information on the UNICEF Competency Framework.
APPLICATIONS: Please be informed that all applications should be in English and that applications outside of the online recruiting system will not be accepted. Kindly also note that candidates will be assessed on foundational and functional competencies and that diversity and gender balance are also factors in the selection process. Queries can be directed to Lilia Winkel-Petersen at lwinkel@unicef.org.
Applications for this position must be received by 3 March 2017.
Visit us at www.unicef.org/supply/
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
HOW TO APPLY:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=502897
