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1. ย ย ย Organizational Context
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a.ย ย ย Organizational Setting
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The post is located in the Solutions Design and Delivery Section (SDDS) of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department.
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The mandate of the ICT Department is to support the Organization's strategic goals by ensuring the transformation of its information and communication technology systems and structures, with a focus on service excellence, quality, efficiency, and integration.
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The Department is responsible for the IT infrastructure and operations management; Enterprise architecture governance; Business solutions design and delivery; and the ICT portfolio and program management.
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The Section will have centralized ownership of multiple software applications and manage a diverse portfolio of ICT projects, as well as having responsibility for the continuous improvement of related IT platforms and systems. In addition, the Section will be responsible for the technical activities that facilitate the objectives behind the IP Portal.
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b.ย ย ย Purpose Statement
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The main role of the incumbent is to convert business requirements and needs into future architecture and design, guide the development and communicate on high-level structures of integrated solutions.
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The incumbent provides guidance on the modifications and integration of components and ensures that they take account of existing architectures, strategies, policies, standards and practices. He or she will lead the software delivery team responsible for the Hague Platform and contribute to other projects within the SDDS portfolio.
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c.ย ย ย Reporting Lines
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The incumbent works under the supervision of the Head of the Solutions Design and Delivery Section.
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d.ย ย ย Work Relations
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The incumbent liaises with relevant internal business and technical stakeholders across the Organization and works as well with external stakeholders such as onsite or remote consultants from our IT Long Term Agreements.
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2.ย ย ย ย ย Duties and Responsibilities
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The incumbent will perform the following principal duties:
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a.ย ย Leads the design of target architectures for complex and highly secure IT systems, based on business requirements and needs, ensuring viability, stability, and consistency with existing systems.
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b.ย ย Performs the development of the above-mentioned designs, by establishing a comprehensive strategy and policy for the architecture components, promoting the discipline to ensure consistency and using appropriate tools, following standards defined by the WIPO IP Portal and WIPO Enterprise Architecture team.
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c.ย ย Oversees the development of the Hague Platform, covering all stages of the software development life cycle. Proposes and validates technical solutions.
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d.ย ย Produces detailed component specifications and translates these into detailed designs for implementation using selected products.
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e.ย ย Supervises the delivery team and manages the resource plan to ensure that the team can meet the business constraints regarding time, scope, and budget.
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f.ย ย ย Monitors and reports on budget usage related to the development, support and maintenance of the Hague Platform.
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g.ย ย Provides expertise in digital transformation activities, including adopting emerging technologies and disciplines such as big data, machine learning, data science and data analytics.
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h.ย ย Liaises with business representatives to present any options or considerations which require a business decision.
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i.ย ย ย Perform other related duties as required.
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3.ย ย ย ย ย Requirements
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Education (Essential)
Advanced university degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field. A relevant first-level university degree plus two years of relevant experience in addition to the experience requested below may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
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Education (Desirable)
ITIL foundation and basic project management certification, e.g. Agile, PRINCE2, PMP, etc.
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Experience (Essential)
At least seven years' relevant professional experience in system architecture and software development.
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Experience with project management, programming and scripting languages.
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Experience in working on leading RDBMS platforms (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, etc.) with large datasets.
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Experience (Desirable)
Experience with DevSecOps and CI/CD.
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Experience with AWS.
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Language (Essential)
Excellent knowledge of English.
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Language (Desirable)
Knowledge of other UN languages.
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Job Related Competencies (Essential)
Knowledge and demonstrated experience in integrating diverse application architecture platforms.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work in a team with both business and technical audiences at different levels and in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
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Ability to matrix manage project teams consisting of internal staff and on- and off-shore resources.
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Integrity in dealing with confidential and sensitive data.
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Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinizing, improving, and streamlining complex technology processes.
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Excellent time management and work organization skills.