Experience and Skills required:

Essential:

• Ten years or more of progressive ICT and management experience, including experience in managing multiple groups of technical resources and technical projects, including at least 5 years in multi-cultural and global international environment
• Team building and managing cross-functional teams and in fostering inclusive work environments
• Demonstrated experience in building and scaling new IT services from scratch, with a focus in Public and Private Cloud services
• Experience in building and operating both applications and infrastructure ICT services at global level using industry standard practices like ITIL and CSDM
• Demonstrated experience in leading large-scale projects and modernising IT operations
• Recent experience in cloud technologies i.e. private and public cloud, including technical and cyber security of such solutions
• Ability to present complex technology issues to senior management and provide strategic guidance

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of data and information security frameworks like NIST
• Knowledge about application development practices and tools (CI/CD) is a plus

*Education:

Essential:

• A Master’s or equivalent university degree in computer, information systems, management or leadership or related field is required
• A first University degree plus four years directly applicable work experience (in addition to the minimum experience requirement) may be substituted for an advanced degree

Desirable:

• Relevant professional certifications

Languages:

• English: Expert Knowledge is required
• French: Intermediate knowledge is required

UNICC Global Competencies:

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective relationships with colleagues and team members. Deals constructively with conflicts.
• Communicating: Expresses oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others; listens actively. Produces effective written communications. Ensures that information is shared.
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences: Demonstrates the ability to work constructively with people of all backgrounds and orientations. Respects differences and ensures that all can contribute.
• Creating an empowering and motivating environment: Guides and motivates staff towards meeting challenges and achieving objectives. Promotes ownership and responsibility for desired outcomes at all levels.
• Building and promoting partnerships across the Organization and beyond: Develops and strengthens internal and external partnerships that can provide information, assistance and support to UNICC. Identifies and uses synergies across the Organization and with external partners.

Compensation:

Annual Salary Estimation (net of tax at single rate):

• Geneva (Switzerland), including post adjustment (90,1% on November 2024): US$ 176,281.

UNICC also offers generous leave and absence allowances, flexible working hours, overtime compensation, teleworking, access to training, and depending on eligibility other benefits such as relocation grant, dependency allowance, language allowance, or education grant.

Closing date for applications:

Applications will be accepted until midnight (Geneva Time) on 13 December 2024.

Notes:

• Technical and/or personality tests may be carried out as part of the selection process
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
• Though you may not be selected for this advertised position, the UNICC will keep your application in a roster if your profile is deemed to be of potential interest for the Centre. You may thus be solicited by our HR department to participate in an interview for another position

* For UNICC staff members who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please refer to the applicable WHO e-Manual Annex 6 – Guidelines on Standard Minimum Experience Exposure and Education Requirements

Please inform us should you require any specific accommodation to facilitate your application

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 without distinction on grounds of race, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

For applications to be valid, they must contain a motivation letter and the filled Personal History Form.