Information Systems Assistant/Data Visualization (Temporary Job Opening)

The Information Systems Assistant/Data Visualization is responsible for developing data visualizations, interactive digital products, and web application systems to communicate complex trade, economic, and statistical information. The role involves web analytics, user experience optimization, training, and collaboration across divisions to support digital outreach and content presentation.

Responsibilities

• Develops data visualizations, advance interactive digital products and narrative experiences (scroll-telling) that communicate complex trade, economic and statistical information to diverse audiences.
• Develops, tests and implements web application systems, interactive data visualizations and digital products using UN established standards for IT technologies, programming languages and tools facilitating the communication of analytical, statistical and research-based content through engaging digital formats.
• Conducts web analytics and social media audience engagement analysis, prepares performance reports and provides evidence-based recommendations to improve content strategy, user experience and digital outreach on the web and intranet.
• Serves as team member in the planning, specification, design, development, implementation and support of web application systems ,digital products and data visualization solutions; independently liaises with users and substantive experts to define, and specify requirements, translate analytical and statistical information into effective digital formats and support the presentation of research findings and flagship report content.
• Supports the implementation and enhancement of web application systems and digital products according to specifications; monitors web applications using appropriate frameworks, tools and produces performance monitoring reports and recommends improvements to functionality, enhanced user experience and content presentation for innovative web formats, intranet and interactive publications. Optimizes the user experience making the website and intranet easier to navigate and more intuitive.
• Prepares training materials and conducts data visualization presentations.
• Maintains functional specifications for web application systems, programs and procedures developed and/or modified.
• Participates in the development of web sites, tailored content sites and intranet pages and performs ongoing maintenance for optimal delivery. including version management; performs ongoing reviews with users and developers and responds to users requests.
• Collaborates in creating, maintaining and enhancing Drupal content management system (CMS) using authoring tools.
• Drafts communications, including work plan revisions and other related issues, as well as prepares contributions on data visualization and web related matters.
• Serves as focal point for data visualization coordination and technical monitoring of application systems, development of web projects, involving extensive liaison across divisions to initiate requests.
• Keeps abreast of developments in the field; performs benchmarking and proposes new acquisitions.
• Provides guidance to new/junior staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent. A diploma or equivalent in computer science, IT, engineering or related area is an advantage.
• The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to five (5) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.
• Seven years of experience in information systems analysis and programming, systems administration and maintenance, data visualization, software development, technical writing or related area is required.
• Experience in drupal building web sites using built-in and contributed modules including production development of website is desirable.
• Experience in modern web development (HTML5, CSS, Javascript) is required.
• Experience using tools such as Datawrapper is required.
• Experience using advance data visualization tools such as D3.js and highcharts is desirable.
• Experience in an international organization is desirable.
• Experience developing websites that focus on transforming trade and macroeconomics data into information that is visually appealing and easy to understand is desirable.
• English is required at UN Level III for reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
• French is desirable at UN Level I for reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Skills

• Information Systems Analysis
• Programming
• System Administration
• System Maintenance
• Data Visualization
• Software Development
• Technical Writing
• Drupal Web Development
• HTML5
• CSS
• JavaScript
• Datawrapper
• Web analytics
• User Experience Enhancement
• Web Application Development

Languages

English, French