ICT Specialist United Nations at UNICEF Tanzania June 2024

UNICEF
works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives,
defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early
childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed,
passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child
is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where
careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal
and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling
career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a
culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation
and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, a champion
The ICT function supports
UNICEF’s mission and strategic plan by enabling programme and
operational effectiveness and efficiency through innovation,
partnerships and providing ICT solutions and services in a timely,
secure and safe manner.

With regards to the performance of the
incumbent, any failures not properly addressed or corrected will have
high operational and damaging impact to UNICEF office as a whole. The
absence or lack of a sound management of the ICT functions will affect
UNICEF’s ability to support local counterparts and implementing partners
and potentially affect UNICEF ICT globally and possibly have legal or
financial repercussions affecting UNICEF’s brand and reputation.

How can you make a difference?
The
purpose of this role is to manage, lead and support the ICT functional
accountability and internally manage ICT function and externally enhance
collaboration and capacity building; improve the delivery of results
and knowledge management; build business relationships and foster
innovation. The Information Communication Technology Specialist under
the supervision of, the Deputy Representative Operations works closely
with Programme staff and in close liaison with Regional Office ICT and
the central ICT Division where applicable. The Information Communication
Technology Specialist may supervise local staff members or oversee the
work of consultants.

Key functions/accountabilities:
1. Manage the ICT function and provide technical and operational support:

• Manage ICT and supervise staff to enable the implementation of corporate ICT priorities, solutions and services.
• Prepare
  ICT related plans, budget, set priorities and performance indicators as
  well as year-end assessments, reviews and reporting.
• Safeguard the physical and logical security and safety of ICT environment and infrastructure.
• Provide quality assurance of projects and activities in accordance with ICT functional accountabilities.
• Monitor risks and threats to ICT environment or infrastructure and take appropriate action.
• Manage compliance and escalate exceptions (proactive) and deviations (reactive).
• Manage ICT-related communication materials internally, from NYHQ, GSSC or regional office.
• Support the office business continuity plans development and ensure the inclusion of ICT inputs and perspective.
• Act as UNICEF focal point for inter-agency activities.
• Liaise
  with regional office, GSSC and ITSS to keep abreast of new initiatives
  and opportunities to innovate and modernize office operations and to
  contribute to the collective ICT evolution.
• Validate the
  compliance with the host government regulatory requirements vis-à-vis
  the Basic Cooperation Agreement (BCA), i.e., data collection of
  sensitive information or personally identifiable information (PII),
  telecommunications licenses, use of specialized equipment, such as
  HF/VHF radios, high-gain antennae, satellite phones, VSATs, VOIP,
  drones, etc…

2. Enhance governance, collaboration, build relationships and capacity:

• Participate
  in office management –CMT, operations and programme meetings to
  exercise the functional accountabilities of the ICT function.
• Represent UNICEF ICT in inter-agency functions.
• Support counterparts and implementing partners to build capacity and nurture independence.
• Engage
  with programme sections, counterparts and implementing partners to form
  :technical and business reference groups” to identify, analyze,
  research and promote innovative and viable solutions.
• Assist in oversight, assessment and audit of vendors, counterparts and implementing partners.
• Assist
  in the promotion of creativity and innovative thinking to re-engineer
  work processes and make the best use of technology within and outside
  UNICEF.
• Support Supply and programme staff to establish local LTAs for ICT-related programme contracts for services and products.
• Conduct oversight of providers and third-parties of ICT-related services and products to programme.
• Study and understand the business requirements, i.e., PPP, RBM, HACT, etc… to improve the delivery of results.
• Stay
  abreast of ICT trends, developments and best practices through
  professional development –journals, training, certification, etc….

3. Improve the delivery of results:

• Build
  and strengthen relationships with counterparts, i.e., government,
  sister United Nations agencies, international nonprofit organizations
  (INGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
• Promote the use of collaboration tools for knowledge management, capacity building and preserving institutional memory.
• Lead the implementation of eTools and facilitate training workshops or clinics.
• Work closely to facilitate HACT implementation with partnership managers, programme and operations staff.
• Collaborate
  with the Risk Focal Point the risks and opportunities inclusion in the
  risk register and support stakeholders to address them.
• Liaise
  with HQs, RO and other CO to share knowledge, experience; discuss
  opportunities and risks for the improved delivery of results.
• Represent UNICEF ICT in One UN, Delivering as One and other UN reform initiatives.
• Collaborate
  with C4D and use their advocacy, outreach and dissemination tools for
  better utilization of technology to advance the delivery of results.
• Facilitate
  project management methodologies trainings and support the application
  by staff, counterparts and implementing partners.
• Participate
  in person or remotely in UNICEF global, regional or country offices
  events and discussions to contribute results-based
  management/programming.

4. Foster innovation:

• Promote
  creativity and innovative thinking to re-engineer work processes and
  make the best use of technology within and outside UNICEF.
• Evaluate
  innovation initiatives potential opportunities and possible risks to
  improve productivity, efficiency and effectiveness and share with senior
  management, regional office, ITSS and Innovation Division.
• Establish a local governance board for the formal review and assessment of local innovation initiatives.
• Ensure exist strategies are incorporated in all innovation initiatives prior to approval.
• Implement approved innovative projects such as eTools, RapidPro, Ureport, etc…
• Support counterparts and implementing partners to implement approved innovation initiatives.
• Facilitate TED-like events inviting local and international scholars, CEOs and technology gurus.
• Connect academia to innovation opportunities, i.e., vocational schools, colleges and universities.
• Work
  closely with Communication to promote to local philanthropists the
  benefits and rewards of innovation for their active participation,
  support and funding.
• Engage the private sector to maximize the
  use of corporate social responsibility (CSR) resources for no-cost
  innovation initiatives, e.g., bulk telecommunications services at low
  cost or free during periods of under-utilized resources.

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To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:

• Education:
  An advanced university degree is required in computer science, software
  engineering, information technology management, business administration
  or another relevant technical field. A first-level university degree in
  a relevant field combined with seven years of professional experience
  may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• Work
  Experience: At least five years of professional experience in
  information technology management and business operations in a large
  international organization and/or corporation is required. Experience in
  a UN organization is an asset.
• Skills: Certification and/or
  proven experience in one of these several ICT technical competencies:
  ICT Project Management, Business Analytics, Information Security, ICT
  Audit and Risk Management, Telecommunications, Networks Information
  Security and Software Engineering and Programming.
• Language
  Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another
  official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a
  local language is an asset.

Desirables:

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.

For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s
Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and
Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get
acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

UNICEF
is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global
workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone,
irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity,
sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background,
or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation
for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may
include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for
missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your
disability during your application in case you need reasonable
accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your
assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that
is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and
UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment,
abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict
child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected
to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo
rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include
the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history.
Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to
conduct a background check.  

Remarks:  
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals
engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be
considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the
United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be
entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and
medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be
governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for
the Services of Consultants and Individual  Contractors.

Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining
their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in
accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected
candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and
health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are
valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are
subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2
(Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine,
which must be met prior to taking up the assignment.

It does not apply
to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or
visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly
interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform
functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
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Advertised: 20 Jun 2024 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 04 Jul 2024 E. Africa Standard Time