Deadline: 11 April 2016
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Chief of Section in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Chief of Section will be responsible for implementing ECA’s Knowledge Management Strategy by ensuring that ECA’s operations, research, products and advice systematically incorporate the most reliable, relevant, up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge available from the continent and beyond.
ECA’s mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa’s development.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Chief of Section will perform the following functions-
- Ensure that the Section is able to effectively implement the knowledge management strategy, taking into account the Collections, the Connections and Outreach.
- Lead the implementation of the Knowledge Management strategy, as a means to enhance ECA’s organizational effectiveness.
- Ensure that ECA staff has access to accurate, appropriate and up to date online and onsite collections to carry out their daily activities.
- Turn the Library into ECA’s Research Service to compile for ECA authors and others, the most relevant source material available for preparing a research paper, case study, thematic publication, keynote address or any other similar requests.
- Put in place Communities of Practice (CoPS to facilitate knowledge generation and sharing in support to the Commission’s work programme and priorities of member States.
- Develop tools and processes to assist staff and CoPs better generate, collect and share explicit and tacit knowledge.
- Conduct regular needs assessment on knowledge services and products needed by staff and other clients.
- Undertake research and studies on the identification of appropriate strategies for supporting knowledge management processes and the emerging Knowledge Societies.
- Develop a knowledge gateway incorporating digitized resources from ECA through a well maintained institutional repository, an enhanced Access to Socio-Economic Knowledge in Africa (ASKIA) portal, an operational African Virtual Library and Information Network (AVLIN), Consolidated replies from Communities of Practices (COPs), up to date Knowledge Guides, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- An Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in information technology, information science, information systems development, knowledge management, library and documentation science or related area.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in knowledge management and Information Society or related field.
- Knowledge policy development and advocacy; management of library and documentation centers and expertise in information technology is desirable.
- Experience in regional and international development cooperation and policy making including initiating, designing, implementing and coordinating knowledge management networks with member States, regional and international organizations.
- Experience in developing and managing knowledge networks is also desirable.
- Qualifying years of experience are calculated following the receipt of the first level university degree recognized by the United Nations.
- Fluency in one of the working languages of the UN Secretariat, English or French, (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of the other is desirable.
- Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit ECA.
