United Nations · 9 hours ago
Consultant - Modernization of Data Infrastructure
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expThe United Nations is seeking a Consultant to support the development of data engineering skills in national statistical offices. The consultant will work closely with IT and statistical teams to modernize IT architecture, provide technical assistance, and deliver training on data lake architecture and innovative data integration for official statistics.
CommunitiesHumanitarianNon Profit
Responsibilities
Work closely with IT and statistical focal points of national statistical offices to gather information on existing IT systems and draft requirements and provide technical advice to modernize them
Develop a report with a summary of requirements and technical recommendations for the modernization of IT architecture in at least 2 Data for Now project and DATAS countries
Delivery of technical assistance and advice (through remote sessions and potentially country missions) to facilitate the implementation of the technical recommendations for the modernization of IT architecture
Provide trainings and knowledge sharing of the platforms and technology stack deployment and use on data lake architecture to internal and external stakeholders
Support development of country case studies around the modernization of IT architecture that facilitates the integration and use of innovative and administrative data sources into the production of official statistics
Support development of general guidance on IT architecture and infrastructure related to the use of non-traditional data sources, initially for administrative data, but potentially also expanded to other innovative sources
Qualification
Required
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in computer science, data science, data engineering, or related field with five (5) years of experience
A bachelor's degree in combination with additional two (2) years of experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise data management systems, data warehousing infrastructure, big data technologies, GIS analytics, and/or cloud-based data storage and data access solutions
Demonstrated experience in planning and implementing IT architecture solutions for complex statistical data production systems or data science projects
Demonstrated experience in agile project management and facilitation of IT trainings and workshops
Experience in coordination with various stakeholders
Full command of spoken and written English is required
Preferred
Experience working with National Statistical Offices, particularly within developing country settings
Knowledge of French is desirable
Knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage
Company
United Nations
United Nations is an international organization founded after the Second World War to maintain international peace and security.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Amandeep Singh Gill
Under-Secretary-General, Tech Envoy
Keith Hiatt
Chief, Information Systems Management Section, IIIM (Syria)
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