Background Information – Job-specific:
Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) / Enterprise Application Centre- Asia (EAC-Asia).
In 2014 the Enterprise Application Centre- Asia (EAC-Asia) was established to serve as Asia-Pacific hub to build enterprise applications for the United Nations Secretariat.
The staff being located both in New York and Bangkok, EAC-Asia oversees the development and maintenance of enterprise applications such as iNeed Customer Relationship Management system (iNeed), Electronic Fuel Management System 2 (eFMS-2), Electronic Contingency-Owned Equipment (eCOE), and Electronic Rations Management System (eRMS) among others.
Core enterprise application solutions have been built upon Siebel CRM public sector, Oracle-based identity management systems, JEE Spring Framework, PeopleSoft, SAP and Android/iPhone mobile platforms.
The is a home based position and the incumbent is expected to mainly work with teams based in Bangkok, New York, Valencia, etc.
This is a UNOPS position and the incumbent is expected to support projects carried out for the United Nations Secretariat. The incumbent will be part of EAC – Asia under the full responsibility of UNOPS.
Functional Responsibilities:
The incumbent provides expertise in SAP Material Management (MM) process management, module configuration, and client support for mission business users.
Under the direction of a Senior Project Manager, the incumbent is expected to undertake the following duties:
Conduct analysis for business process improvement;
Configure SAP material management module and validations;
Manage material master data;
Communicate with the business community with high level of client orientation and presentation skills;
Participate in mission trainings and deployments;
Frequent official mission travel is required
Perform other duties as may be reasonably required and in line with the incumbent’s scope of services above.
Monitoring and Progress Controls -Impact of results:
Timely resolution of issues with high rate of business clients’ satisfaction
On time delivery of high-quality software with less defects introduced in the production environment
Timely delivery of properly configured modules aligned with the specifications, quality, and deadlines
Provision and updates of quality assurance standard operating manual
Education/Experience/Language requirements:
Education
A Bachelor’s degree in computer technology, information management, mathematics, economics, business administration or other related field is required.
An advanced degree in the related field is desirable.
Work Experience
Required:
Minimum 2 years of progressively responsible experience in SAP process optimization and configuration in the area of material management (MM) or supply chain is required for a holder of a Bachelor’s degree in the relevant fields. A Master’s degree may substitute for some of the required years of experience.
Knowledge and hands-on skills of SAP MM is required.
Desirable:
Experience in finance and control.
Knowledge of SAP master data management, configuration, process optimization quality assurance, and support activity, UN application architecture, integration with Siebel, or other UN standard platform.
Language
Fluency in written and oral English is required.
Knowledge of another United Nations official language is an advantage.
Other
Frequent official mission travel is required
Knowledge of UN field operation, rations management are an advantage.
For moredetails about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link: https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/About/WhatWeOffer.aspx
Application deadline: May 19, 2020.
