Overview
Designs, installs, tests, and commissions telecommunications systems, and provides engineering services for planning, implementation, and maintenance of telecommunications networks.
Key Responsibilities
- Designs, installs tests and commissions various telecommunications systems such as local area networks, metro-area network, or country-wide or regional networks.
- Drafts specifications and standards for telecommunications equipment such as hubs, routers, switching systems, etc.
- Provides support for the development of technical specifications for procurement of equipment; evaluates vendor proposals, performs tests and recommends selection of telecommunications equipment.
- Establishes performance standards for telecommunications equipment and services and recommends corrective measures to improve service quality and operational performance.
- Provides planning support for rapid set-up and operation of communications infrastructure from “scratch” at local and wide area levels, including visiting regional sites for technical reconnaissance missions.
- Provides engineering services related to planning, implementation and maintenance of local and wide area telecommunications networks.
- Provides emergency communications capabilities in support of staff security, including providing a focal point for inter-agency emergency field security communications liaison.
- Collaborates with HR in the preparation of training modules and other training activities in all aspects of communications technology usage.
- Prepares and makes presentations on telecommunications networks and equipment to staff and other UN agencies.
- Identifies appropriate standards to procure communications equipment at the least cost and in the most expeditious manner.
- Ensures effective coordination with other UN agencies in order to maximize possibilities of inter-agency collaboration in the field of telecommunications.
- Supervises staff/technicians as required.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in electronic data transmission, network design, communications or related area is required.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in electronic, technical or communications engineering, technical science, computer technology or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
