Data and Visualisation Analyst

The United Nations Department of Field Support is responsible for the delivery of services that satisfy the requirements of the Deparments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support (DPKO and DFS) missions as well as Special Political Missions.

The Information and Communications Technology Division of DFS has implemented a range of civilian and military field technologies to address the requirements of peacekeeping operations that have been identified as strategic enablers to make peacekeeping more effective and efficient. Partnerships and bi-lateral sponsorships with member states and other entities are being developed to facilitate the introduction of innovation and modern technologies to support mandate implementation in UN Field Missions.

The incumbent for this post will be placed in the UN Departments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support’s Strategic Force Generation and Capability Planning Cell. The Data and Visualisation Analyst will play a technical role in developing data components which will bring information into analytics and visualisations which will support strategic decision making.

Under the overall supervision of the UNOPS Senior Programme Manager with DFS/ICTD, the incumbent will directly work under the Strategic Force Generation Cell’s Team Leader or his/her designate in New York.

The Data and Visualisation Analyst will be responsible for the following duties:

• Turning data and general ideas into well-designed products with the guidance of senior staff and clients;
• Support the development process, including guiding staff, scoping, design, implementation,
• Testing and delivery;
• Develop corporate visualization solutions derived from multiple data sources using state-of-the-art tools to enable insight and decision-making at various levels;
• Develop data models, including performance measures, to enable scorecard analysis;
• Develop report templates and briefing materials for reporting purposes;
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and present results in a clear manner;
• Perform other duties as required;

The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and those of UNOPS
Impact of Results 

The result of work of the Data and Visualization Analyst impacts directly on delivery of services that satisfy the requirements of the Department as well as the performance of the services implemented in the DFS/DPKO field missions and headquarters. It will also ensure proper processes and methodologies are followed and implemented according to the latest of the industry standards. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring activities for all global locations are in line with the overall business targets and UN policies, rules and regulations.

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in information management, computer science, engineering, information systems, statistics, business administration, data science, economics and econometrics, or related field.

Required:

• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in development, implementation and maintenance of businessintelligence / analytics tools and applications, or related tasks;
• A minimum of one year (1) in developing data analysis solutions to identify and extract relevant business insights;
• A minimum of one year (1) of experience in producing tools and materials (reports, presentations) to communicate data-driven insights to clients and senior decision-makers;
• A minimum of one year (1) of experience with MS PowerBI, MS Excel, PowerPivot, Tableau, Qlik Sense or any other similar selfservice analytics toolsets;
• Experience in quantitative techniques;
• A minimum of one year (1) of experience working with clients using a user-centric design process;
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience with relational databases such as Microsoft SQL and other databases;
• A minimum of one year (1) of experience in training users in analytics tools;
• A keen interest in analytics, information management, visualization and performance optimization

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS provides its partners with advisory, implementation and transactional services, with projects ranging from building schools and hospitals, to procuring goods and services and training local personnel. UNOPS works closely with governments and communities to ensure increased economic, social and environmental sustainability for the projects we support, with a focus on developing national capacity.

UNOPS vision is a world where people can live full lives supported by appropriate, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and by the efficient and transparent use of public resources in procurement and project management.

With over 8,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, where they need it.  By implementing around 1,000 projects for our partners at any given time, UNOPS makes significant contributions to results on the ground, often in the most challenging environments.

Based in Geneva, the Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECR) supports UNOPS offices throughout the region through: management, financial and programmatic oversight of global and country-specific portfolios, clusters and operations centres, including hosting services; fund and management advisory services; project implementation; procuring goods and services; and managing human resources.

ECR ensures that projects are executed to the highest standards, providing a shared knowledge base and ensuring that best practices and lessons learned are disseminated between business units and projects across the entire region.

 ECR strategy is to:

• Strengthen UNOPS role in operationalizing the Sustainable Development Goals with particular emphasis on health, environment and economic development.
• Position UNOPS in the Balkan sub-region, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
• Strengthen the implementation of ECR global and regional programmes, with revitalized partnerships in infrastructure, procurement and project management.

ECR operates global portfolios from offices in Geneva, Brussels and New York, and country-specific programmes from its operations and project centres located in Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries.

Based in the New York, the UNOPS Development Group Cluster supports diverse partners with their peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations. For example, within the United Nations Development Programme, the Cluster works with the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support and the Office of South-South Cooperation.

The cluster also supports the United Nations Secretariat, as well as a broadening community of other New York-based United Nations organizations in the delivery of project management and implementation services