UN Women Business Function Specialist
Organizational Context
UN Women is dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. The Strategy, Planning, Results and Effectiveness Division (SPRED) integrates corporate strategy and performance measurement. The Strategic Planning Unit (SPU) manages the Planning, Monitoring and Reporting (PMR) Policy and leads the development of the PRISM system, crucial for planning, monitoring, and reporting across UN Women offices.
Job Purpose
The Business Function Specialist will manage planned enhancements for the PRISM system in 2027, working collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders. This role is key to ensuring PRISM remains fit-for-purpose for planning, monitoring, and reporting, supporting UN Women's strategic objectives and transparency agenda. The specialist will oversee the finalization of functional requirements, testing, and rollout of system enhancements, and contribute to the integration of PRISM with other corporate systems.
Responsibilities
The Business Function Specialist will finalize the Functional Requirement Document (FRD) for 2027 system enhancements and coordinate testing and rollout. This includes co-leading FRD drafting, overseeing end-to-end testing, validating dashboards and reporting features, documenting issues, and leading the rollout process with user feedback. The specialist will also coordinate with IST on system development, ensuring alignment with requirements and timelines, and lead testing and validation. Furthermore, they will support the integration of PRISM with other corporate systems, contributing to design and development, prioritizing integration needs, and documenting requirements. The role involves coordinating organizational learning and continuous improvement by participating in meetings, providing inputs to workstreams, supporting audit recommendations, sharing data, and preparing presentations for senior management.
Work Experience
Requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in results-based planning, monitoring, and/or reporting. Additionally, a minimum of 2 years of experience is needed in coordinating business and functional requirements for corporate results management systems within the UN system, and 2 years of experience using corporate systems like results management or Oracle Cloud ERP. Experience in gender equality and women's rights is also required, along with proficiency in computer and office software packages.
Skills
Results-Based Management (RBM), Strategic Planning, System Enhancement Coordination, Functional Requirements Gathering, System Testing and Validation, Data Analysis, Knowledge Management, UN System Policies and Procedures, Gender Equality and Women's Rights.