Consultancy - Database Systems Specialist Tender, Jordan - 31661683

Procurement Summary

Country : Jordan

Summary : Consultancy - Database Systems Specialist

Deadline : 28 Mar 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 31661683

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATION RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST
Bayader Wadi Al-Seer Amman Telephone: (+ 962 6) 580 9100 Fax: +962 (0) 65809 148 Contact Name: Manal Sultan
Jordan
Email :consultancy@unrwa.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Jordan: Consultancy - Database Systems Specialist.

UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA-s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance. UNRWA is the largest UN operation in the Middle East with more than 30, 000 staff. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.

Consultancy - Database Systems Specialist

BACKGROUND

The Database Systems Specialist will report to the Head, Data Center Operations Unit.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

In accordance with established Agency policy and procedures the incumbent should be able to perform the following:

· Controls, develops, tests, documents, implements, monitors, and keeps up-to-date the agency central database systems operational procedures as recommended by relational database standards, used by centrally hosted enterprise information management application systems;

· Assists in developing database architectures, data model, data dictionary, coding standards, and quality assurance policies and procedures;

· Responds to and resolves web-based database access, performance and data integrity issues;

· Plans and coordinates data migrations between systems;

· Assists and reviews changes to database design to assess impact on physical database and Makes necessary recommendations and implementation.

minimum Qualifications and Experience

· A university degree from an accredited educational institution in computer science, information technology;

· At least Six years of experience in which two years have been in managing a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) production environment;

· Fluency in spoken and written English.

COMPETENCIES

· Service oriented and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations;

· Commitment to continuous learning, willingness to keep abreast of new developments in the field of information technology;

· Problem solving skills;

· Ability to work under stress;

· Ability to plan and organize the ongoing assignments;

· Creativity and ability to take initiative;

· Good technical documentations skills.

dESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

· Experience in implementing large web-based centralized database systems;

· Experience of application design and development in relational databases running on Windows environment;

· Experience and proficiency in database structures, theories, principles, and practices, and database tuning and troubleshooting;

· Experience in designing, building, configuring and supporting database servers and web-based solutions in a complex environment;

Additional information

· The incumbent may be required to travel in the Agency-s area of operations;

· The incumbent may be required to work outside of normal duty hours and on call basis.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

· The duration of the consultancy is 9 months with the expected start date of April 2019;

· Remuneration for this consultancy will depend on the qualifications and experience of the candidate;

· The incumbent will be based in Amman, Jordan.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV or UN Personal History Form demonstrating clearly the knowledge and experience required to meet the consultancy requirements via consultancy@unrwa.org indicating the title of this consultancy “**Database Systems Specialist**” in the subject line of the message. The deadline for the submission of applications is 28 March 2019. Opened for local applicants from duty station of the consultancy.**

UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from both women and men. UNRWA encourages applications from qualified women. Only those applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted. UNRWA is a non-smoking environment.


How to apply:
Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV or UN Personal History Form demonstrating clearly the knowledge and experience required to meet the consultancy requirements via consultancy@unrwa.org indicating the title of this consultancy “**Database Systems Specialist**” in the subject line of the message. The deadline for the submission of applications is 28 March 2019. Opened for local applicants from duty station of the consultancy.**

UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from both women and men. UNRWA encourages applications from qualified women. Only those applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted. UNRWA is a non-smoking environment.

Documents

 Tender Notice