ICT Officer - Geospatial Data Engineer, Valencia, Spain

## ICT Officer - Geospatial Data Engineer, Valencia, Spain - Organization:UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services - Office:UNOPS Valencia Position Title:ICT Officer - Geospatial Data Engineer Job Category:Information and Communications Technology Duty Station(s):Valencia Seniority Level:Associate Contract Type:ICA - IICA - Regular Contract Level:IICA 1 Posting Start Date:16-Jul-2026 Posting End Date:30-Jul-2026 Duration:Open-ended subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and/or satisfactory performance The ICT Officer - Geospatial Data Engineer plays a key role in delivering geospatial data (vector and raster) management services in support of emergency response, peace operations, and political missions worldwide. The position involves applying advanced geospatial data management, integration, quality control, and governance practices to support situational awareness, operational planning, and decision-making in complex and often time-sensitive environments. The role contributes to global operations while ensuring compliance with UN policies, standards, and best practices. The UNOPS Global Portfolios Office (GPO) brings together diverse expertise to help partners deliver impact worldwide. With hubs in New York, Geneva, and Vienna, and expert teams operating globally, GPO leads multi-regional initiatives that advance sustainable development, climate action, and peacebuilding - including in some of the world's most challenging environments. By leveraging our collective expertise and global networks, GPO supports UNOPS' strategic priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals across more than 130 countries. We work closely with major global partners - including governments, international financial institutions, and UN agencies - to deliver a wide range of services, such as project management, fund management, hosting services, and HR support. About the Country/Multi-Country Office Not Required - part of GPO/NYPO The Department of Operational Support (DOS) is responsible for the delivery and maintenance of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure, systems and software applications in support of the operational requirements of Peacekeeping Missions, Special Political Missions, as well as Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and DOS at Headquarters. ICT is one of the fundamental components that enable substantive work of field missions. Timely and secure communications and information exchange within and between UN Peacekeeping Missions and Headquarters is critical to meet the core strategic, operational and tactical mandate of the United Nations. It is of paramount importance that robust, fault tolerant and scalable ICT infrastructure is in place to maintain operations in the event of natural or manmade disasters, disruption in the theatre of operation, or as Security Council mandates change. The Service for Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies (SGITT) at the Unite Nations Global Service Center (UNGSC) provides a critical role as the as the resilient operational hub for the support and delivery of technology services and solutions to field operations and a broad range of Secretariat and United Nations system clients. As a unified, singular service provider, SGITT provides reliable, resilient and innovative, geospatial, communications and information technology services, including centralized connectivity, hosting and monitoring support, ensuring that staff members in field missions and at Headquarters have access to critical enterprise systems. UNOPS has signed a financial Agreement with UNGSC to Technical Support for Groundwater Exploration, Geophysical Surveys, Existing Wells Assessments and Rehabilitation, Remote Groundwater Monitoring and Geospatial Analyses and support field missions on specific complex geospatial analyses and geophysical surveys which require skills and experience. The ICT Officer - Geospatial Data Engineer will carry out his/her tasks within the United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC)/Geospatial, Information and Telecommunication Technologies Service (SGITT)/Client Solution Delivery Section (CSDS). The position forms part of the Geospatial Remote Mission Support Service (GRMSS), a centrally managed remote support framework delivering geospatial data products, maps, geo-analytics, imagery analysis, and operational geospatial services to field missions globally. Under the overall supervision of UNOPS Senior Programme Manager, the incumbent will work under the guidance of Chief of Data Management Unit (DMU) or a designated officer and be responsible for providing data management services. The incumbent of this position will be a personnel of UNOPS under its full responsibility. The purpose of this role is to provide timely, accurate, and reliable geospatial data management services to support UN field missions and headquarters. The incumbent ensures that geospatial data management processes, standards, and tools are applied consistently to support data quality, accessibility, interoperability, and governance, while aligning all activities with UNGSC business objectives and applicable UN policies, rules, and regulations. This role supports the coordinated delivery of geospatial data services across global locations and operational contexts. Functions / Key Results Expected Summary of Key Functions: Functional Responsibilities: The personnel will be responsible for the following duties: - 1. AnalysisDevelops and delivers geospatial data management services to support UN peacekeeping, political, and humanitarian operations through standardized data management and integration workflows.Assists in managing the collection, validation, harmonization, transformation, and maintenance of vector, raster, imagery, authoritative and operational geospatial datasets from multiple sources and environments.Supports the implementation and maintenance of enterprise geospatial data models, standards, schemas, metadata, and governance frameworks to ensure interoperability and consistency across missions and platforms.Supports the management of geospatial data pipelines and automated workflows for data ingestion, processing, synchronization, publication, and distribution across centralized and mission environments.Ensures the integration of multi-source geospatial and operational data, including satellite imagery, UAV data, IoT feeds, operational datasets, and open-source information into enterprise geospatial systems.Assists in maintaining and administering geospatial repositories(data lakes/lakehouses), services, and catalogues to support data discoverability, accessibility, lifecycle management, and operational readiness.Supports data preparation, structuring, and optimization activities required for operational dashboards, situational awareness platforms, mapping services, and analytical applications.Implements data governance, stewardship, and access control procedures to ensure compliance with UN policies, security requirements, and operational standards2. InnovationContributes to the development and applies innovative geospatial data management methodologies, automation tools, and scalable workflows to improve data integration, quality, accessibility, and operational efficiency.Implements and optimizes ETL/ELT workflows and data integration pipelines to enable efficient, automated, and scalable data processing for enterprise and mission environments.Integrates multi-source and multi-format datasets into reproducible and standardized data management environments, ensuring proper documentation, versioning, and traceability.Leverages emerging geospatial technologies, cloud-based platforms, and automation capabilities to improve enterprise geospatial data services and operational support.Supports the implementation of modern geospatial data architectures, interoperability frameworks, APIs, and service-oriented solutions to enable efficient data exchange and reuse