Job
- Level
- Senior
- Job Field
- IT, Project, System
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Temporary employment
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop a comprehensive Digital & IT policy, conduct gap analyses, and coordinate stakeholder consultations to ensure compliance and effective governance.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- The Enterprise ICT Policy Expert will lead the writing of a new UNIDO Digital & IT Policy that is fit for UNIDO's capabilities and needs.
- Lead policy review and gap analysis, assessing the current ICT policy against audit findings, UN system standing policies, and international best practices to identify areas for modernization and compliance improvement.
- Draft and consolidate normative instruments, including the overarching Digital & IT policy (DGB) and associated Administrative Instructions (AIs), ensuring clarity, enforceability, and alignment with other standing policies.
- Develop Digital & IT governance standards, covering domains such as identity and access management, endpoint security, network and remote access, email and collaboration, and information management.
- Coordinate stakeholder consultations, engaging internal units and external partners to validate policy drafts, incorporate feedback, and get buy-in from senior management and governance bodies.
- Establish policy governance mechanisms, including exception handling processes, risk acceptance workflows, and review cycles, ensuring transparency and accountability.
- Ensure audit and regulatory compliance, embedding relevant controls and reporting mechanisms into the policy framework to address oversight requirements and mitigate organizational risk.
- Prepare implementation guidance and communication materials, including staff-facing summaries, training modules, and awareness campaigns to promote adoption and compliance.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- An advanced university degree (master's or equivalent) in information technology, computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field is required.
- A degree in business administration, public administration, or economics with a strong focus on ICT governance may be considered.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated knowledge of leading ICT governance and service management frameworks, such as ITIL, COBIT, ISO/IEC 27001, and ISO/IEC 38500, is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with UN system administrative issuances, audit processes, and compliance requirements is desirable.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
- Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is desirable.
Experience
- At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in ICT governance, policy development, IT coordination, or change management is required.
- Proven experience in drafting and implementing enterprise-level Digital & IT policies, preferably within a United Nations organization or an international/multicultural environment, is required.
- Experience in stakeholder consultation, risk management, and policy harmonization across multiple organizational units is an asset.
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The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
The UN's Industrial Development Organization is vital for promoting industrial development to reduce poverty, globalization and environmental sustainability.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Founding year
- 1966
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Industry
- NGO, NPO, Associations, Healthcare, Social Sector
Enterprise Digital & IT Policy Expert
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
