ICT Senior Officer

UNOPS has signed an agreement with the United Nations Global Service center to provide a critical role as the as the resilient operational hub for the support and delivery of technology services and solutions to field operations and a broad range of Secretariat and United Nations system clients. As a unified, singular service provider, SGITT provides reliable, resilient and innovative geospatial, communications and information technology services, including centralized connectivity, hosting and monitoring support, ensuring that staff members in field missions and at Headquarters have access to critical enterprise systems.

The Client Solutions Delivery Section (CSD) is part of Service for Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies (​SGITT) in United Nations Global Service Center (UNGSC) and provides comprehensive corporate field technology solutions and support ranging from data capture and management, visualization, analytics, business intelligence and reporting, solution implementation and support, as well as environmental, Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) and groundwater exploration services. This is a position in UNOPS for supporting projects carried out within SGITT CSD Section which aims at providing global services to support UNGSC, field missions, UN agencies and partners. The incumbent of this position will be a personnel of UNOPS under its full responsibility.

The incumbent is expected to work on Groundwater Exploration and well Monitoring  and will be responsible for:

Creates hydrological and hydrogeological numerical models for groundwater basins,

Uses industry standard software to quantify groundwater reserves and identify groundwater potential around mission camps and installations

Supports the planning and execution of geophysical surveys for groundwater exploration in field missions;

Conducts well assessment activities, including pumping tests, borehole camera surveys and makes recommendations for well rehabilitation;

Participates in the designing of groundwater monitoring programmes and analyses data from groundwater sensors to ensure sustainable management of groundwater resources within mission areas of operation.

Supports borehole drilling operations in UN missions and performs drilling supervision of third-party drilling contractors when applies.

This is a position in UNOPS for supporting projects carried out for the United Nations Secretariat.

The incumbent of this position will be a staff member of UNOPS under its full responsibility.

Functional Responsibilities:

Under the oversight of the Chief CSDS and the general supervision of UNOPS Senior Programme Manager, or their respective delegated officers, the ICT Senior Officer – Geospatial Information Officer (GIS / Groundwater Exploration) will be responsible for the following duties providing practical support to groundwater exploration efforts within the section.  

Summary of key functions and duties:

Participate in intensive fieldwork campaigns for Peace Operations:

Assist in planning and executing geophysical surveys and well assessments, including pumping tests, borehole camera surveys and makes recommendations for well rehabilitation; Fieldwork is performed in often hazardous field missions environments (for example South Sudan and Somalia);

Education/Experience/Language requirements:

Candidates With No United Nations Or Unops Experience Are Strongly Encouraged To Apply:

Education: