Job Opening Reference: ESB/GJO/ISA/02/08-2021
Deadline Date: 19/09/2021
Type of contract: Fixed Term Appointment
Duration: 1 year
Department: MONUSCO
Scheduled date for taking up appointment: ASAP

Title : Information Systems Assistant
Grade : GL – 5
Duty Station : Entebbe, Uganda
Please Note That This Is a Locally Recruited Position, Restricted To Ugandan Nationals and/or Legal Residents Of Uganda
Women are strongly encouraged to apply
Qualified female candidates will be given priority for selection (DPKO Under-Secretary General’s Policy Statement on Gender Mainstreaming).

Organizational Setting and Reporting Relationship:
This position is located within the Field Technology Section (FTS) at the United Nations Entebbe Support Base (UNESB). The Information Systems Assistant will report to the ICT Operations Officer at the location.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Within delegated authority, the information Systems Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:
Applications Support:
• Under direction of the supervisor, works as part of a team in the planning, specification, design, development, implementation and support of computer application systems and programs using UN established standards for IS technologies, programming languages and tools.
• Assists with the monitoring and expedition of computer application systems development projects; provides input for the development of standard terms of reference; serves as part of the team related to various project implementations in the Mission.
• Maintains functional specifications for computer application systems, programs and procedures; assists in ongoing reviews with users and developers; liaises with users to define and specify requirements; assists with version management, data recovery and deployment to users’ offices.

Method of Application

Additional important comments
• Please note that failure to comply with the below will render your application invalid for this process.
• Interested and qualified applicants should submit their applications with cover letter together with the attached United Nations Personal History form (P-11) only.
• For the online Personal History Profile (visit https://inspira.un.org  to generate a PHP)
• Submit applications by email ONLY to: [email protected]. Hand delivered applications will not be accepted.
• All applications MUST indicate the MONUSCO Job Opening reference number for which they are applying, on the subject line in the e-mail. e.g. ESB/GJO/LA/01/08-
• 2021
• All applicants MUST indicate the telephone number and email address with location. Applications without telephone number and the email address with location WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
• Applications received after the deadline will NOT BE ACCEPTED.
• ONLY successful applicants will be contacted for WRITTEN SUBSTANTIVE and
• COMPETENCY BASED ASSESSMENT TESTS.
• In line with the UN policy on gender balance, FEMALE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.