Job Description

Org. Setting and ReportingThe United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) was established in 1949 by the United Nations General Assembly to provide retirement, death, disability, and related benefits for staff of the United Nations and other member organizations of the Fund. UNJSPF administers benefits of more than 90,000 beneficiaries residing in more than 190 countries, paid in 18 currencies, and services more than 130,000 participants who work in the 25 member organizations of UNJSPF. The Fund has offices in New York (United States) and Geneva (Switzerland) and two liaison offices in Nairobi (Kenya) and Bangkok (Thailand), respectively. The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund-Pension Administration (UNJSPF-PA) comprises about 282 staff from diverse countries and cultures, based across four prominent duty stations (New York, Geneva, Bangkok, and Nairobi). We are a career employer offering unique opportunities for growth within the United Nations system. Our office is located in the heart of Manhattan, within walking distance from the Grand Central Station hub, in a state-of-the-art facility (the One Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld building). Visit for more details. This temporary position is located in the Enterprise Applications Section (EAS) within the Information Management Systems Service (IMSS) of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund-Pension Administration (UNJSPF-PA). The Information Systems Officer will report to the Chief of Section.

ResponsibilitiesWithin limits of delegated authority and depending on location, the Information Systems Officer may be responsible for the following duties:

• Serve as the lead ERP Solution Architect for Oracle Cloud Financials, responsible for solution design, configuration alignment, and end-to-end architecture across Oracle Financials capabilities, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Budgetary Control, Subledger Accounting, Financial Reporting, and integrations with the pension administration system, Oracle EBS, and related enterprise platforms.
• Design and oversee Oracle Cloud Financials solution architecture, including financial process design, dataflows, controls, reporting needs, and inbound and outbound integrations required to support financial operations.
• Ensure that integrations supporting Oracle Cloud Financials are designed using appropriate enterprise patterns, including Oracle Integration Cloud, API-led connectivity, event-driven architecture, and reusable components, while remaining aligned with Oracle ERP business processes and financial controls.
• Lead solution design for Oracle Cloud Financials within the broader enterprise application landscape, ensuring secure, auditable, and reliable connectivity with ITSM/HRSD/CSM platforms, the pension administration platform, and other systems that support financial business processes.
• Provide technical leadership across complex Oracle Cloud Financials initiatives, owning solution architecture decisions, design authority sign-offs, and non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, security, auditability, observability, and operational resilience.
• Establish and maintain solution design standards, reference architectures, and governance practices for Oracle Cloud Financials and its supporting integrations; contribute to architecture review boards for ERP and enterprise application solutions.
• Mentor and provide technical direction to ERP analysts, engineers, integration developers, and contract staff; review solution designs, configurations, integrations, and technical deliverables produced by team members and vendors.
• Facilitate communication with vendors and business stakeholders; serve as the technical counterpart in Oracle Cloud Financials solution discussions and the onboarding of systems that interface with Oracle ERP.
• Champion the responsible adoption of AI-assisted development, automation, and productivity tools across the software development lifecycle to improve solution quality, delivery efficiency, maintainability, and operational support.

  Competencies

  • Professionalism: Knowledge of systems design, and development, management, implementation and maintenance of complex information systems. Ability to develop and oversee large centralized or decentralized institutional systems; conceptual and strategic analytical capacity to understand information system and business operational issues so as to thoroughly analyze and evaluate critical systems matters. Knowledge of a range of computer languages and development paradigms, knowledge of organization\u2019s information infrastructure and IT strategy as it relates to user area(s). Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
  • Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others\u2019 ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
  • Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

    EducationAdvanced university degree (master\u2019s degree or equivalent) in computer science, information systems, mathematics, statistics or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

    Job - Specific QualificationNot available.

    Work Experience

    • A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience as an ERP Architect or Technical Architect in Oracle Cloud, with substantial experience in Oracle Cloud Financials, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Budgetary Control, Subledger Accounting, and Financial Reporting, within SaaS-based enterprise environments, is required.
    • A minimum of five (5) years of hands-on experience designing or overseeing integrations that support Oracle Cloud Financials, including use of Oracle Integration Cloud, API-led connectivity, data models, and integration governance, is required.
    • A minimum of three (3) years of hands-on experience designing or supporting integrations involving pension administration, payroll, or other core financial platforms, such as Oracle, Vitech V3, SAP, Workday, or comparable systems, is required.
    • A minimum of three (3) years of hands-on experience designing and supporting financial dataflows, reporting integrations, reconciliation processes, and interfaces between Oracle Cloud ERP/Financials and enterprise data platforms or data warehouses, including AWS- or Azure-based solutions, in large enterprise or public-sector environments is desirable.

      LanguagesEnglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, either English or French is required. The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult for details).

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