CHIEF OF SECTION, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Org. Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the UN headquarters in Africa and the Director-General of UNON is the representative of the Secretary-General in Kenya. UNON supports programme implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), and the Resident Coordination System (RCS) globally, as well as other UN offices in Kenya, by providing administrative, security, conference and information services. The incumbent of this Nairobi based position will report to the Director, Division of Administration (DAS), United Nations Office in Nairobi.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority and under the direct supervision of the Director of Division of Administrative Services (DAS), the Chief of Section for Information and Communication Technology Section (ICTS) is responsible for the management and administration of the Infrastructure and Conference Technology Support services at UNON. This includes the following functions:

• Formulate, direct and implement the substantive programme of work of ICTS in compliance with the decisions made by governing and legislative bodies and the United Nations ICT Strategy.
• Oversee the management of activities undertaken by the Section, ensure that programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion and co-ordinate work within the scope of the Service's responsibility with clients in UNON, in UNEP, in UNHABITAT, in Agencies Funds and Programmes in Nairobi and with other organizations of the United Nations System, as appropriate.
• Lead the ICTS team to ensure that UNON Common Back Office clients receive excellent support in terms of administration of the Local Area Network (LAN), the Wide Area Network (WAN), Internet Service in the UN Gigiri Complex and other services.
• Ensure the development of standards, procedures and practices to ensure all ICT requirements for United Nations Conferences held at UNON are fulfilled, from congress system, A/V to web related content distribution systems.
• Ensure the development of standards and procedures to guarantee stable and effective systems environment. Set up, control, and seek increased utilization of the Primary Technology Centre (PTC) and Secondary Technology Centre (STC) and associated environmental monitoring systems.
• Conduct ICT and conference technology risk assessment, including regarding the implementation of open-source applications in alignment with UN Secretariat framework.
• Lead and direct the team of information systems officers; plan and allocate work assignments; coach, mentor, and evaluate ICTS staff.
• Manage/oversee multiple and concurrent projects that involve innovative applications, databases, and system integration. Coordinate the planning and integration of site-wide ICT infrastructure of the UNON complex, including the ICT-related infrastructure f...