Chief, Broadcast and Conferencing Support Section, P5

Overview

Oversees the design and implementation of broadcast, audiovisual, and conferencing support services. Provides technical and policy advice to senior management and leads a specialized team.

Key Responsibilities

• Conceptualizes, develops strategies for and oversees the design and implementation of major systems initiatives related to broadcast, audiovisual, hybrid meeting and conferencing support services.
• Provides authoritative technical and policy advice to senior managers on broadcast, conferencing, audiovisual, and digital media systems development.
• Leads and directs a specialized team supporting broadcast engineering, conference operations and audiovisual services.
• Manages procurements, including conducting needs assessments and benchmarks, preparing bid documents and arranging contracts.
• Develops and monitors performance measures.
• Sets up, controls and oversees technical support services related to broadcast infrastructure and conferencing systems.
• Prepares and monitors the budget, work program, and spending plan.
• Develops innovative solutions to resolve intricate problems.
• Ensures the development of standards, procedures and practices to ensure a stable and effective systems environment.
• Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.

Required Experience

A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in managing, supporting, and planning, information and communication technology services, including broadcast and conferencing infrastructure and systems is required. Experience in overseeing initiatives that spans ICT, broadcast and audiovisual domains is required. Experience in leading multidisciplinary technology teams is required. Experience in supporting high-level international meetings, parliamentary processes or large intergovernmental conferences is required. Experience in data analytics is desirable.

Qualifications

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in computer science, information systems, broadcast engineering, telecommunications, audio visual engineering, media technology or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree in the specified fields. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage. ITIL certification is required. Certification in project management is required. Relevant professional certifications in broadcast, and audio-visual systems are desirable.

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