Location: Washington, DC
URL: http://www.worldbank.org/
The Information Solutions Group (ISG) is the World Bank’s central function for the provision of information and technology services to the Bank’s business units. Bank IT strategy is designed to align IT initiatives with the Bank’s business strategy. The overarching objective is to ensure that end-users have the information and systems to do their job at HQ and in the Country Offices. The management of most of the end-user IT services, business solutions and the underlying technology infrastructure is centralized with ISG.
Through the work and services provided to staff and member countries, ISG staff contribute to the Bank’s mission of “Working for a World Free of Poverty.” ISG also is committed to the Bank’s Guiding Principles and Core Values.
Our Guiding Principles:
*Client centered; *Working in partnership; *Accountable for quality results; *Dedicated to financial integrity and cost-effectiveness; *Inspired and innovative.
Our Core Values:
*Personal honesty, integrity, and commitment; *Working together in team – with openness and trust; *Empowering others and respecting differences; *Encouraging risk-taking and responsibility; *Enjoying our work and our families.
The Solution Design and Integration unit (ISGIS) of ISG serves the needs of a large and diverse group of Bank staff, clients, and the public in information management, business process solutions, and value added e-business. The solutions supported by ISGIS include myPortal, Enterprise Search, the Operations Portal, Client Connection, the Intranet, the External Web, Business Intelligence and Planning, and Document and Records Management. The unit’s work spans across a wide range of technologies that includes IBM Websphere, IBM Websphere Portal Server, Oracle databases, Lotus Domino.Doc, SAP R/3 modules, SAP Business Warehouse, MS SQL-based analytical tools, and various reporting tools. The unit operates with a variety of search appliances such as Google, Lucene, Teragram, Netegrity, and a host of other commercial and open-source technologies and platforms.
ISGIS is organized into six competency-based teams that work closely with one another to ensure the cost-efficient and timely delivery of well-integrated and high-value information solutions in a complex operating environment. These are; Web & Document Management Services; Web Development; Platform & Design Services; Business Intelligence; Operations Products; and Information Management Products.
The Bank’s Corporate Intranet, intranet.worldbank.org, is the main vehicle for communicating the corporate message, facilitating online communities, providing access to data & documents, enabling team collaboration, sharing basic unit information, providing people information through the directory, and streamlining services (such as e-services) in the Bank. There are numerous information systems appearing on the intranet, including departmental websites, document management systems, portal applications, and SharePoint sites.
The Business Analysis Officer will contribute to the overall product direction, help develop an Intranet Working Group, synthesize requirements for the intranet with stakeholders across the institution, plan a release schedule, work with designers to make the intranet more user-centric, and be the client liaison for Human Resources and a variety of other clients. The above requires coordinating several projects and project teams, gathering requirements, providing strategic guidance, and coordinating the development work with a technologically diverse team.
The position will report to the Team Lead for Information Management Products, and will work closely with the relevant Business Partnership Officer(s) and BP Manager(s) when formulating strategy and meeting with stakeholders.
Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2 year renewable term appointment.
To apply: Apply to the Job at http://extjobs.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64273552&piPK=64273556&theSitePK=1058433&JobNo=100191&order=descending&sortBy=job-req-num&location=ALL&menuPK=64262364
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