Requirements

Required

• Education: A Master's degree (or equivalent) in computer science, data science, analytics, statistics, applied mathematics, information management, data management, information systems, information science or a related quantitative field. A Bachelor's degree plus qualifying experience may be accepted instead of the Master's degree.

• Experience: At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in data analysis, data engineering or data science.

• Data life cycle: Knowledge of data collection, data wrangling, analysis, visualization, deployment, monitoring and reporting.

• Databases: Knowledge of database management to extract, transform and load (ETL) data from different sources.

• Technical skills: Skills in SQL and in Python or R.

• Language: English at UN Level II in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Desirable

• Skills in data storytelling and visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Qlik and R.

• Ability to turn business needs into technical solutions and explain complex results to different audiences.

• French at UN Level I.

Other Conditions

• Individual contractors and consultants who worked in the UN Secretariat in the last six months cannot apply.

• The appointment is for an initial one year and depends on budget and funding approvals.

• Candidates may face an assessment exercise and a competency-based interview.