Within delegated authority, the Data Engineering Assistant will be responsible for the following duties: ? Responds to requests for data extract, transform and load and prepares design document and decision support for the creation of data pipelines and maintains data catalogue in their area ? Assembles data sets in their area, supports assembly of complex data sets ? Provides input to the design and development of data infrastructure and drafts documentation and formal design documents ? Maintains specific information products in their area and assists more senior staff in providing information products to others ? Maintains data governance, protection and security in their area ? Maintains data management tools in their area ? Guides, trains and supervises other general service staff in the function. ? Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Education

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Job – Specific Qualification

A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in Information Systems Management, Software Engineering, or related field is desirable. A technical certificate in AWS and/or Azure is desirable. A technical certificate in Prince2/PMP is desirable.

Work Experience

A minimum of 10 years of experience in data science, data analytics, applied mathematics, information management, software development, database systems or related area, is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to 8 for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher. A minimum of 8 years of experience in Data analysis, Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Data Virtualization, Data Governance is desirable. A minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role is desirable. Experience in the UN system is desirable. Experience with Software processes & agile practices is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. In addition, Arabic is a working language at ESCWA. For this position, fluency in English is required.