Level: GS-6

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Appointment

Position Number: 00199889

Location: Ankara, Türkiye

Closing Date: 23 May 2023

PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICANTS THIS VACANCY IS ONLY FOR NATIONALS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF TURKIYE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR UNFPA GENERAL SERVICE POSTS LOCATED IN ANKARA & GAZIANTEP MUST HAVE A VALID RESIDENCE PERMIT OR TURKISH PERMANENT RESIDENCY CITIZENSHIP.

Job Summary:

The ICT Associate assists in the implementation of ICT policies and standards, provides ICT and administrative support services and daily technical support to end users.

You will support the management of the organization’s resources, assisting in implementing ICT standards and applications, managing data, information and workflow. You will provide ICT and administrative support services and daily technical support to CO staff.

How You Can Make a Difference:

UNFPA, Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency of the United Nations, is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education: 

• Completed Secondary Level Education required. University Degree in Computer Science desirable.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Relevant certifications in hardware and software management and application including Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP);
• 6 years of relevant working experience, including network administration, support to management of hardware and software platforms, telecommunications facilities, knowledge of Windows-based packages/applications;
• Good knowledge of PC/LAN operating systems, Microsoft Windows, corporate ICT security and viral protection systems, ERP;
• Some experience in client support, such as a Help Desk or User Support Unit.
• Experience in working on data collection platforms is an asset.
• Working experience with an international organization is an asset.
• Familiarity with UN procedures and working methods is an asset.

Languages:

• Fluency in written and spoken English and Turkish is required

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