CHIEF, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SERVICE

Org. Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) was established in 1949 by the United Nations General Assembly to provide retirement, death, disability, and related benefits for staff of the United Nations and other member organizations of the Fund. The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund administers benefits of more than 90,000 beneficiaries residing in more than 190 countries, paid in 18 currencies, and services more than 130,000 participants who work in the 25 member organizations of UNJSPF. The Fund has offices in New York (United States) and Geneva (Switzerland) and two liaison offices in Nairobi (Kenya) and Bangkok (Thailand), respectively. The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund-Pension Administration (UNJSPF-PA) comprises about 278 staff from diverse countries and cultures, based across four prominent duty stations (New York, Geneva, Bangkok, and Nairobi). We are a career employer offering unique opportunities for growth within the United Nations system. We offer staff competitive benefits, including up to six weeks of annual leave per year, a defined benefit pension plan (not subject to variation of capital markets), parental leave, a comprehensive insurance plan, and flexible working arrangements subject to operational requirements. Our office is located in the heart of Manhattan, within walking distance from the Grand Central Station hub, in a state-of-the-art facility (the One Dag Hammarskjöld building). Visit www.unjspf.org for more details. The Chief, Information Management Systems Service (IMSS), based in New York, will lead the Service, will be a member of the executive team and will report directly to the Chief Executive of Pension Administration (CEPA). The Chief will be responsible for UNJSPF-PA's information systems and communications technologies and will coordinate the implementation of the CARE strategy and other strategic decisions. The Chief will establish training plans for information and communications technology staff and provide the necessary tools for supporting knowledge exchange and cooperative work. The Chief will also be engaged in business transformation, process optimization, cultural improvement, and systems implementation.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Chief, Information Management Systems Service will:

• Formulate and implement the substantive work programme of the Information Management Systems Service (IMSS).
• Oversee the management of activities undertaken by IMSS, ensuring that programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion.
• Collaboratively coordinate work in the different areas both within IMSS, the broader UNJSPF-PA Fund, and with member organizations of the Fund.
• Provide technology leadership and support for UNJSPF-PA, member organizations, beneficiaries and participants.
• Develop solutions to complicated problems leveraging technology to bring about improveme...