United Nations UNOPS IT Career Jobs – Data Integration Process Associate

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 Ref: VA/2013/B5004/3889
Organisation: United
Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Level: ICS-6
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Uganda
Reports to: Data
Management Lead
About United Nations UNOPS:
The UNOPS North America
Regional Office provides services that help implement projects for a range of
partners, and support operations run by the UNOPS Mine Action Cluster, Small
Grants Cluster and Development Group Cluster. In addition, the office serves as
a liaison between UNOPS headquarters and its Executive Board, which supports
and supervises UNOPS activities globally.
Job Summary:
The United Nations Department
of Field Support, Information and Communications Technology Division (UN
DFS-ICTD) is responsible for the delivery of applications that satisfy the
requirements of the Departments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support
(DPKO/DFS) missions as well as Special Political Missions (SPMs).
DFS has implemented a range of
systems to address the principal requirements of peacekeeping operations and to
support and enhance the processes DFS undertakes. The Information Systems
Section delivers applications that satisfy the quantitative and qualitative
requirements of peacekeeping missions, missions administered by the Department
and United Nations operations worldwide. DFS wishes to establish a functional
sub-group to provide technical coordination and project management.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Ensure an effective data collection and
    processing system by reviewing and analyzing data input, processing and
    data output activities, manage incoming data feeds and data transfers
  • Assist in the design of logical and
    physical data models and develop data marts using dimensional modeling.
  • Assist in developing and documenting
    source to target data element mappings and transformation rules for ETL
    workflows
  • Assist in developing Data Integration
    packages using MS SQL-Server and SSIS.
  • Assist in developing Release
    Management/Deployment packages for handover to Operations team
  • Perform basic SQL Database
    administration activities in the development environment
  • Monitor and improve performance with
    network, security and database indexing considerations.
  • Liaise and provide database interaction
    recommendations to BI application developers
  • Troubleshoot and resolve DW scheduled
    job failures working closely with ICC.
  • Perform other data integration and admin
    related work (as needed)
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  
  • The candidate should hold a High school
    diploma, preferably a first level university degree or Certification from
    IT Institutions.
  • Six years of experience using MS SQL SSIS
    development in a Data Warehouse environment, supporting databases such as
    MS SQL Server or a similar RDBMS including at least two years
    experience of Transact SQL (T-SQL) and a good understanding for improved
    query performance troubleshooting.
  • Good understanding of concepts in Master
    Data Management which includes master data schema development,
  • Experience with data profiling, data
    quality and data migration processes
  • Understanding of release and change
    management.
  • Excellent diagnostic, debugging, and
    problem solving skills.
  • Good understanding of Business
    Intelligence and Data Warehousing, including dimensional modeling.
  • Ability to communicate with various levels
    of technical experience (developers/ operations/ end users/ project
    managers / business analysts).
Language: Fluency in the
English language is a requirement for the post.
Personal Competencies:
Professionalism – Strong theoretical background and knowledge of information
technology/information management best practice implementation in the field of
data integration, cleansing, data warehouse, data modeling, SQL Server related
technologies and analysis. Strong analytical and problem solving skills,
including familiarity with software development lifecycle and the
implementation and support of complex information ICT systems and projects.

Client Orientation – Ability
to identify and analyze clients’ needs and develop appropriate technological
solutions to the business needs. Experience in working with contracted service
providers in a globally dispersed environment.

Planning and Organizing – Ability to organize, plan and implement
work assignments, juggle competing demands and work under pressure of frequent
and tight deadlines.  Ability to lead a project team to completion and
provide technical guidance to staff.

Communications – Proven
ability to write in a clear and concise manner and to communicate effectively
orally. Ability to effectively prepare specifications and other written
reports/documentation in a clear and concise style. Ability to communicate with
various levels of technical experience (developers/ operations/ end users/
management / support staff). Ability to handle sensitive and confidential
information with a level of professionalism and integrity.

Teamwork –  Strong
interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective
partnerships and working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic
environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity, including gender
balance.
How to Apply:
All interested applicants
should visit the link below and review requirements before Clicking Apply Now
Deadline: 18th September 2013
NB:
Please note that the closing date
is midnight Copenhagen time (CET)
Only those candidates that are
short-listed for interviews will be notified.
Qualified female candidates are
strongly encouraged to apply.
For more details about United
Nations staff contracts, please follow this link: http://www.unops.org/english/whoweneed/contract-types/Pages/United-Nations-staff-contracts.aspx
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