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Provide ongoing technical advisory, solution design, and implementation support for Supply Division digitalization initiatives leveraging Microsoft Power Platform technologies, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, and related Microsoft cloud services. The assignment will support the design, enhancement, integration, automation, reporting, and optimization of low-code enterprise solutions, workflows, analytics platforms, and digital business processes across Supply Division operations for 11 months.
Scope of Work:
The Consultant will work under the general supervision of the Business Analysis Manager, in the Information Communication Technology team (OATC) at UNICEF Supply Division , in close collaboration and matrix management with Supply Division business units, technical teams, external vendors, and implementation partners.
The consultancy will operate under a deliverables-based model whereby technical priorities, implementation activities, and assignments may evolve during the consultancy period based on operational requirements, programme priorities, infrastructure needs, and digital transformation initiatives.
1. The consultant will provide technical support for Supply Division digitalization initiatives, low-code enterprise applications, operational platforms, and workflow automation solutions leveraging Microsoft Power Platform technologies including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, SharePoint Online, and related Microsoft 365 services.
2.Support the enhancement, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise collaboration platforms, business applications, reporting tools, workflow automation solutions, and digital operational systems.
3.Provide technical support for business process automation initiatives, workflow digitization, approval workflows, operational tracking systems, dashboards, reporting solutions, and data visualization platforms.
4.Support implementation and operational continuity of enterprise applications, SharePoint-based solutions, Microsoft Teams integrations, Microsoft 365 collaboration platforms, and Power Platform environments.
5.Provide technical support for operational analytics, reporting, visualization, and business intelligence solutions including Power BI, Dataverse reporting, and related analytics platforms. See TOR for details.
If you would like to know more about this consultancy's scope of work and expected deliverables, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC0002767 ToR.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
- Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science
- Work Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of the following experience:
- Experience developing and supporting solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, and SharePoint.
- Experience automating business processes, approvals, and operational workflows.
- Experience with application testing, troubleshooting, deployments, UAT, and production support.
- Experience building dashboards and operational reporting solutions.
- Language requirement: Fluency in English
- Skills: Desirables: For every Child, you demonstrate... UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status. UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance. UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially. Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System): Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not visible on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers. UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information. All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.
- Power Platform: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse —Advanced
- Collaboration Tools: SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 — Intermediate
- DevOps & Support: Azure DevOps, environment management, release support — Intermediate
- Reporting & Analytics: Power BI, Excel, operational reporting — Intermediate to Advanced
- Workflow Automation: Business process mapping and workflow digitization — Advanced
- Experience supporting enterprise or NGO digital transformation initiatives.
- Project management experience in implementing end-to-end projects
- Experience in requirements elicitation and documentation
- Project Management
- Work experience in UN organizations
- An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
- Cover letter
- A separate financial proposal TMC002767 Financial proposal template.docx
