Deadline for Applications March 24, 2026 Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based) D Family Type (not applicable for home-based) Non Family with Residential Location Staff Member / Affiliate Type UNOPS IICA1 Target Start Date 2026-04-01 Terms of Reference The ideal candidate is a resilient and solutions-oriented IT professional with proven experience delivering reliable and secure IT services in high-risk, resource-constrained environments. They demonstrate strong expertise in managing SLA-based service delivery, coordinating with Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and external vendors, and maintaining business continuity across multiple field locations, including remote offices. Experience in emergency deployments, asset management in challenging logistical conditions, and adherence to IT security standards in low-connectivity and volatile settings is essential. The candidate has a solid understanding of the operational, regulatory, and infrastructure context in the Central African Republic, including telecommunications and administrative constraints. Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving, and sound judgment under pressure are required to act as a trusted escalation point for operational teams while coordinating effectively with the Regional Bureau and Headquarters. The successful candidate combines structured service management discipline with adaptability, ensuring operational efficiency, compliance, and audit readiness in a fragile humanitarian context. Additional Assets and Language Skills:

• Prior experience working within the United Nations system or other international organizations is highly desirable and considered a significant asset.
• Strong proficiency in French, both spoken and written, is an asset for effective communication with field offices and local stakeholders.
• Proficiency in English is advantageous for collaboration with international teams, reporting, and technical documentation. The successful candidate will combine technical expertise, operational resilience, and strong interpersonal skills to ensure the delivery of secure, reliable, and compliant IT services in a challenging and dynamic humanitarian environment. Standard Job Description Associate IT Service Delivery Management Officer Organizational Setting and Work Relationships The Associate IT Service Delivery Management Officer is responsible for ensuring that IT systems and services are available and delivered consistently, reliably, and effectively. The incumbent oversees day-to-day operations and coordinates the work of multiple support groups, both internal to UNHCR, as well as, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and ensures the various MSPs (both local and corporate) and UNHCR IT staff under their supervision deliver efficient and effective systems and services in accordance to contractual obligations and best practices. Understanding the current and future needs, the incumbent ensures that the IT requirements are understood and that offices within their respective area of responsibility (AoR) have adequate IT Services to maintain communications across the organization and have the IT tools necessary to support their work. The incumbent has regular contact with MSPs (globally and locally within the AoR), with other Service Delivery Managers (SDMs), with Solution Engineers, with vendors, and all entities of ITS. S/he understands and communicates the UNHCR IT strategy and vision, policies, and decisions throughout the AoR in a positive manner and leads by example in the adherence and adoption. The Associate IT Service Delivery Management Officer establishes and sustains relationships with respective business leaders & management in order to achieve technical and business strategic alignment. S/he may have supervisory responsibility for other IT staff both directly and in a matrixed structure. The specific reporting relationships may vary based on the size and structure of the Operation and will be specified in the Operational Context; the incumbent may receive functional direction and advice from the functional Division. Travel within the AoR is an integral part of this function, sometimes at short notice and potentially for extended periods of time, particularly when supporting an emergency. All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity. Duties Within the Area of Responsibility: – Oversee daily Business-As-Usual operational decisions, including; incident, problem, change, service request, and asset management. – Prepare an IT Operations Plan and forecast annual IT budget needs; including lifecycle management, application licensing, maintenance, recurring and capital expenditures – providing input to the Annual Programme Review. – Ensure compliance with Service Management and IT security policies and standards, technical architecture, and service level agreements – reporting non-compliance as appropriate. – Monitor Service Level performance targets (internal and external); including, follow up, validation, and audit of results. – Serve as primary escalation point for end-user and operational issues (Incidents & Service Requests) not resolved within established SLA’s; coordinate with MSPs to expedite resolution including prioritization and escalation of SLA performance breaches to supervisor or responsible service tower owner. – Work closely with UNHCR SDMs and MSPs to carry out problem management and root cause analysis and prevent recurrence of critical problems by executing approved changes. – Review and validate that Change Management processes are adhered to by both staff and MSPs. Ensure that change, test, and release processes are properly planned and executed. Approve installation of new or upgraded systems and services. Support deployments and testing of new IT components. – Recommend, and implement approved, service delivery process improvements. Define support processes in accordance with ITIL best-practices. – Maintain accurate inventory of all IT equipment for all sites and ensure relevant Asset Management policies and guidelines are followed and the ITSM databases are up-to-date. – Maintain accurate inventory of all locally developed applications and systems and report in the central registry. – Leverage the broader IT community (UNHCR, UN agencies, partners and external providers) to deliver the most efficient and cost-effective solutions to the business. May represent UNHCR IT in inter-agency and other external meetings. – Ensure solutions are of high-quality from a technical perspective and that end-user support is responsive and effective. – Monitor, analyse, and report on system and infrastructure performance and capacity in a timely manner and ensure that service owner take appropriate action. – Track expenditures against budgets, prepare forecasts, and verify invoices from service providers and suppliers against SLA performance targets before payment is approved. Participate in periodic performance review meetings with partners. – Provide accurate and timely information on operational status and reports to management. – Ensure Audit recommendations and actions are completed in a timely manner. – Assist in drafting requests for proposals and reviewing support contracts including SLAs, SOPs, and OGs. Additional duties for Country Operations positions – Liaise and negotiate, when necessary, with relevant regulatory bodies to ensure all required permissions to operate UNHCR networks are granted. – Promote partnership with sister Agencies, Implementing Partners, NGOs and other operational partners in…