Solutions Design and Delivery Section, Business Applications Division, Information and Communication Technology Department, Administration, Finance and Management Sector
Contract Duration - 2 years (maximum cumulative length of 5 years) *
Duty Station: CH-Geneva
Application Deadline: 19-Sep-2025
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This post is a limited-term fixed-term post.
1. Organizational Context
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Organizational Setting
The post is located in the Solutions Design and Delivery Section (SDDS), Business Applications Division, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department.
The mandate of the ICT Department is to support the Organization's strategic goals by ensuring the transformation of its information and communication technology systems and structures, focusing on service excellence, quality, efficiency, and integration. The Department is responsible for the IT infrastructure and operations management, Enterprise architecture governance, Business solutions design and delivery, and the ICT portfolio and program management.
The Section has centralized ownership of multiple software applications and manages a diverse portfolio of ICT projects, having the responsibility for the continuous improvement of related IT platforms and systems.
b.
Purpose Statement
The incumbent will provide guidance on the modifications and integration of components and ensure that they account for existing architectures, strategies, policies, standards and practices. He or she will participate in requirements analysis, solution designs, planning and estimation processes. He or she will provide the technical leadership for the software delivery team responsible for various business applications and contribute to other projects from the division portfolio.
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Reporting Lines
The incumbent works under the supervision of the Head of the Solutions Design and Delivery Section.
d.
Work Relations
The incumbent liaises with relevant internal business and technical stakeholders across the Organization and works as well with external stakeholders such as onsite or offsite consultants.
2. Duties and Responsibilities
The incumbent will perform the following principal duties:
a.
Design and lead the further architectural changes and software development of business applications, making use of appropriate technological advances, ensuring that programming standards, controls and security mechanisms are established and maintained.
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Supervise and coordinate the work of external contractors, consultants and other WIPO staff to deliver projects.
c.
Take ownership, oversee and manage the operation and daily maintenance of the business applications, confirming detailed specification setting, overseeing testing of delivered components and managing development and production workflows.
d.
Participate in planning, drive estimation and perform reporting activities within the agile delivery framework.
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Identify the need for new systems or components and conduct feasibility studies, especially for integration with systems inside and outside the Division.
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Manage the secure data exchange with external customers, including providing technical advice.
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Lead and maintain complete system documentation and technical operating procedures.
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Provide advice and support to the Head of the Solutions Design and Delivery Section on relevant technical issues.
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Perform other duties as required.
3. Requirements
Education (Essential)
Advanced university degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related discipline. A first-level university degree with additional experience may be accepted instead of an advanced university degree.
Education (Desirable)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification.
Experience (Essential)
At least seven years of relevant professional experience.
Excellent experience in web-based application software architecture and development, including design and architecture of interactive web-based applications, micros-service based architectures, cloud-based infrastructure, containerization and other related technologies.
Excellent experience in Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, Angular, SQL, web services, cloud and artificial intelligence technologies.
Proven experience leading technical projects across distributed, multi-vendor environments, ideally combining PRINCE2 project management with Agile development methodologies.
Experience (Desirable)
Experience in agile/iterative development environments for web applications.
Experience in data analysis and modelling knowledge, and experience with large database systems including Oracle or similar products.
Familiarity with Intellectual Property systems.
Language (Essential)
Excellent written and spoken knowledge of English.
Language (Desirable)
Ability to work in another official UN language.
Job Related Competencies (Essential)
Ability to advise on available standards, methods, tools and applications relevant to ongoing projects and make appropriate choices from alternatives.
Ability to analyze, design, plan, execute and evaluate work to time, cost and quality targets, including the assessment and evaluation of risk.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
4. Organizational Competencies
1. Communicating effectively.
2. Showing team spirit.
3. Demonstrating integrity.
4. Valuing diversity.
5. Producing results.
6. Showing service orientation.
7. Seeing the big picture.
8. Seeking change and innovation.
9. Developing yourself and others.
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