Information Systems Assistant

vor 2 Wochen


Wien, Österreich United Nations Vollzeit

This position is located in the Global Technical Team (GTT) of the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM), Vienna. The incumbent reports to the Computational Linguist in the QA/DevOpsTeam.

**Responsibilities**:
Within delegated authority, the Information Systems Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:

- Provides support for QA and related services and help to expand and improve the effectiveness of these services.
- Creates, executes, automates, and manages test cases and test plans for existing and developed systems;
- Drafts correspondence and communications, and as well as prepares team contributions for a variety of periodic reports.
- Serves as focal point for development teams when communicating with Quality Assurance Team members, involving extensive liaison with diverse team members organizational units to initiate requests; prepares standard terms of reference; processes and follows-up on administrative actions and resolves issues related to project implementation, e.g. organization of and participation in training, procurement of equipment and services, etc.
- Keeps abreast of developments in the field; performs benchmarking and proposes new acquisitions.
- Provides guidance to new/junior staff.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

Competencies
- COMMUNICATION: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
- PLANNING & ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Education
High school diploma or equivalent.

Job - Specific Qualification
International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Foundation certification is required.

Work Experience
Seven years of experience in information systems quality assurance, analysis and programming, systems administration and maintenance, software development or related area is required.

A minimum of five years of experience with managing and developing UI test automation with Selenium using C#/.NET with Software Configuration Management and integrating testing and clearance processes with build tools such as Team Foundation Server or Azure DevOps Services is required.

Experience with testing software for Prince2 or Agile based projects is desirable.

Experience with writing test cases using Gherkin syntax is desirable.

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

Assessment

Special Notice

United Nations Considerations

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.



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