BACKGROUND

he United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is administered by UNDP and follows all UNDP rules and regulations. UNV is the UN system common service that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.
UNV’s Management Services hold the responsibility for the strategic planning, managerial leadership, oversight and quality control of an integrated platform of operational services ensuring timely, effective and efficient delivery according to corporate performance standards and in compliance with the UN Regulations and Rules and UNDP´s accountability framework.
The ICT Infrastructure team at UNV Information and Communications Technology Section (ICTS) is responsible for the operations of the data centre and the provision of all ICT hardware, software, network and telecommunications services to UNV HQ.
Under the supervision the ICT Infrastructure Team Lead, the ICT Analyst, Service and Identity Management contributes to the deliveries of the 2022-2025 UNV Digital Strategy in the are of Digital Workspace, Cloud migration, Cyber-security and Service management.

EDUCATION:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Information Technology, Computer Science or related discipline is required, or
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor´s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience, will be given due consideration in lieu of Master´s degree.

EXPERIENCE:

• Applicants with a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant technical experience in Hybrid Cloud operations and IT infrastructure, system/network administration.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Experience of Azure, VMware & HyperV, multi-platform server environment (Linux + Windows), Identity Management, LDAP;
• Experience of Cisco LAN/WAN technologies and SAN/NAS;
• ITIL Certified;
• Cisco Certified.

DESIRED ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Azure certifications would be an asset;
• Security and identity certifications would be an asset.
• Microsoft Entra ID experience is desired.
• Microsoft B2C experience is desired.

RIGHT TO SELECT MULTIPLE CANDIDATES

UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.