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• Interpret and
  translate ICT strategic directions, policy and standards requirements into
  the actionable software development plans.
• Review project
  proposals, prioritize projects, develop work plan, assign resources and
  track progress to completion in alignment with organizational objectives.
• Establish, drive, and
  meet service groups’ goals that are aligned with organizational
  objectives.
• Provide leadership to
  ensure the service groups’ deliverables meet development, implementation,
  quality assurance and maintenance requirements.
• Interface with
  DPKO/DFS clients and technical stakeholders locally and internationally to
  develop and communicate project deliverables
• Plan and coordinate
  integration of standards, processes and tools into day-to-day ICT
  operational activities including software development life-cycle, change
  management, and technical monitoring.
• Collaborate with
  counterparts in ICT Reporting and Business Intelligence Unit to support
  the development of Enterprise Reporting Platform.
• Establish and maintain
  coding standards, best practices, code reviews and adherence to laid down
  standard operating procedures.
• Consolidate and report
  key performance indicators obtained from local service groups.
• Lead and mentor staff
  members and consultants and provide guidance and advice as needed. 
• Motivate team members,
  and ensure the development of their competencies.
• Respond to critical
  issues in a timely and decisive manner and operate independently with
  little to no direction.
• Advise ICT Focal
  Points on design, tools, licensing, implementation and support of ICT software
  infrastructure
• Assist Information
  Systems Coordinator in ESB as required.
• Keep abreast of
  developments in the field of ICT and participate in the evaluation of new
  solutions and methodologies.
• Perform other duties
  as required.

• The applicant should possess an advanced University
  degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in computer or information systems,
  mathematics, statistics, engineering or other related field.
• A first level university degree with a
  relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be
  accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  At least  five years of professional
  experience in an ICT environment is required, with at least 4 Years of
  experience in managing teams and dealing with clients in multiple
  locations.
• Five or more years of managing, designing,
  developing software solutions with considerations of performance,
  scalability, reusability and ease of maintenance.
• Strong experience of Microsoft .NET and
  C#.  
• Extensive experience in T-SQL, Stored
  Procedure, relational and dimensional models.
• Strong experience with SQL Server and
  other relational databases.
• Experience in dealing with multiple
  projects and stakeholders with competing requirements in a complex
  environment. Experience with XML and XSLT technologies.
• Excellent understanding of MSOffice, MS
  Visio.
• Experience with Quality Assurance in the
  design phase of software development.
• Strong release, change and configuration
  management experience.
• Excellent diagnostic, debugging and
  problem solving skills.
• Good people and stakeholders management
  skills.

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