United Nations Human Settlements Programme Information Management Assistant Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Human Settlements Programme Information Management Assistant Jobs in Kenya; This position is located in the Communications and Media Section located in ERSKI at the Nairobi duty station and provides support across the organization. The Communications and Media Section communicates UN-Habitat’s key messages to stakeholders and partners, creates awareness on urban issues and promotes UN-Habitat’s work and knowledge globally.

The post aligns with the broader strategy to make UN-Habitat’s digital platforms more functional, user-friendly, and visually appealing; re-organize advocacy and technical content to raise the profile of UN-Habitat’s work; give visibility to countries and global programmes, as well as support timely web updates for the second session of the UN-Habitat Assembly, Executive Board and CPR sessions. Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Communications UN-Habitat, the incumbent will be responsible for the following tasks:

Responsibilities

• Participates in the development, programming, testing, debugging and implementation of new application systems releases, modules and functionalities.

• Develops, tests and implements simple computer application systems and programs using UN established standards for IT technologies, programming languages and tools.

• Serves as team member in the planning, specification, design, development, implementation and support of computer application systems; independently liaises with users to define and specify requirements.

• Installs computer application systems software and hardware according to specifications; monitors computer applications systems using appropriate monitoring tools and produces monitoring reports.

• Prepares technical and user documentation for deployed computer application systems, as well as training materials and conducts technical presentations.

• Maintains functional specifications for computer application systems, programs and procedures developed and/or modified.

• Provides support for deployed computer application systems including version management, data recovery and deployment to users’ offices; performs ongoing reviews with users and developers and responds to users requests.

• Drafts correspondence and communications, including work plan revisions and other related issues, as well as prepares unit contributions for a variety of periodic reports.

• Serves as focal point for coordination, monitoring and expedition of computer application systems development projects, involving extensive liaison with diverse organizational units to initiate requests; prepares standard terms of reference; processes and follows-up on administrative actions and resolves issues related to project implementation, e.g. organization of and participation in training, procurement of equipment and services, etc.

• Keeps abreast of developments in the field; performs benchmarking and proposes new acquisitions.

• Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.

• Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Competencies

Professionalism: Knowledge of organizational information infrastructure, including hardware, software and application systems. Knowledge of relevant programming language(s) and ability to use programming skills to develop information systems. Knowledge of system development workflow and document flow processes, ability to conduct research and gather information from a wide variety of standard and non-standard sources. Ability to respond to changing requirements and assignments, ability to apply good judgment in the context of assignments given. Able to perform analysis, modeling and interpretation of data in support of decision-making. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of work.

Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed. Technological Awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to learn new technology.

Education

Work Experience

A minimum of five (5) years of experience in information systems analysis and programming, systems administration and maintenance, software development, technical writing or related area is required.

The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to three (3) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.

Experience working with digital communication tools, including websites, social media platforms and/or web analytics tools is required.

Experience providing support to outreach and advocacy meetings is desirable.

Experience working within the United Nations common system or a similar international organization is desirable.

One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another United Nations official language is desirable. NOTE: ''Fluency'' equals a rating of ''fluent'' in all four areas (read, write,

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Human Settlements Programme Information Management Assistant Jobs in Kenya

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speak, understand) and ''Knowledge of'' equals a rating of ''confident'' in two of the four areas.
Assessment
Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.