Technical jobs at International Telecommunication Union

Position: Technical Advisor

About International Telecommunication Union

The International Telecommunication Union, originally the International Telegraph Union, is an agency of the United Nations (UN). It is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies. It is the oldest among all the 15 specialized agencies of UN.

Roles and responsibilities

• Supervises the team responsible for the registration, verification/validation of notifications and the publication of related ITU Service Publications in order to ensure consistency and timeliness in the delivery of the service and the accurate update of related registers and database(s) for the publication of prescribed Maritime Service Publications, Operational Bulletins, and other documents.
• Analyzes new revised Radio Regulations, Decisions, Resolutions, and Recommendations adopted by the WRC, RAs or WTSAs to determine their impact on current activities, makes proposals to enhance procedures, processes, and systems and develops implementation plans and timelines for the introduction of new, revised procedures, processes, and systems.
• Analyze, designs and prepares modifications required to the maritime services databases including; coordinating the implementation of these changes in collaboration with the IS Department. Also, ensuring that the Maritime mobile Access and Retrieval System (MARS) is updated accordingly; developing/adapting templates to modify the form and content of the ITU Service Publications; preparing the documentation to inform the Member States of the changes.
• Conducts critical scrutiny of notifications in order to identify inconsistencies and/or anomalies. Takes action to resolve them and contacts Administrations to resolve problems and/or clarify requirements.
• Similarly, conducts a final review prior to publication, coordinates with ITU service areas for timely translation/publication services and takes action to resolve delays and/or other problems.

Additional duties

• Participates in the development of proposals on the improvement of the format, content, and means of Maritime Service publications to make them more user-friendly and better corresponding to the needs of the Membership.
• Likewise, analyzes contributions received for Radiocommunication conferences, meetings, workshops, and seminars, etc., and prepares recommendations and proposals for management.
• Contributes to special projects/studies focusing on radiocommunications and maritime mobile services in preparing documents required for conferences and meetings and drafts proposals for management.
• Attends internal meetings related to the field of the post. In addition to that, liaises with external stakeholders in order to provide information and share best practice.
• Furthermore, performs any other duties that may be required for the success of the team’s work.

Required qualifications

• Advanced University degree in telecommunication engineering or related field with specialization in radiocommunications. However, international candidates can apply with a bachelors degree and seven years of qualifying work experience.
• In addition to that, at least five years of progressively responsible experience in the field of radiocommunications services at the national level, including at least two at the international level.
• Experience working in the field of maritime services involving the operational application of the Radio Regulations and Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
• Similarly, the experience of processing of data and other information using relational databases.
• Furthermore, fluency in the English language, as well as knowledge of another UN language, will be an advantage.