Consultant - ICT Associate (Data Engineer Fabric) (C)

Position Title: ICT Associate (Data Engineer Fabric)
Duty Station: Valencia, Spain - onsite
Classification: Consultant, Grade Other 
Type of Appointment: Consultant, six months 
Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible 
Closing Date: July 10, 2025

Project Context and Scope

The ICT Department partners with programmes and stakeholders across IOM to support, enable, and facilitate delivery of the Organization’s mandate through the strategic use of technology and innovative digital solutions. In recent years, data and analytics have become a critical area of investment, with IOM progressively adopting modern data platforms to enhance decision-making, operational efficiency, and the design of migrant-focused services.

As part of this effort, IOM has developed a central Microsoft Fabric platform in collaboration with Microsoft, serving as the foundation for its enterprise-wide data ecosystem. However, data stewardship and ownership are now distributed across various departments, requiring a collaborative, cross-functional approach to ensure data is effectively integrated and made available for actionable insights.

This position falls under the overall supervision of the ICT Officer (Data Analyst) and will work closely with them to identify and integrate relevant data assets into the Microsoft Fabric platform. The role plays a key part in enabling secure, high-quality, and scalable data integration to support IOM’s digital transformation and evidence-based programming.

Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing

ICT Department -  Data, AI and BI Unit.

Category A Consultant: Tasks to be performed under this contract 

1. Design and Implement Data Solutions: Develop and manage data pipelines, data analysis, and data visualization using Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Azure Data Solution Tools. 
2. Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with analytics engineers, architects, analysts, and administrators to design and deploy data engineering solutions for analytics. 
3. Develop and Optimize ETL Processes: Create and maintain ETL/ELT processes within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, effectively utilizing relevant Fabric solutions. 
4. Ensure Data Integrity and Governance: Implement data governance, security, and compliance measures throughout Microsoft Fabric environments. 
5. Monitor, Troubleshoot and Optimize Analytics Solutions: Continuously monitor and fine-tune data pipelines and processing workflows to enhance overall performance and efficiency. 
6. Facilitate Solution Adoption and Change Readiness: Lead planning and coordination for cutover, onboarding, and working with the managed services partner.
7. Perform other duties as assigned.

Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

• Documentation of the platform data engineering activities
• Deliver mission/unit-level data analytics and solutions
• Design Key metrics from mission data available through a gold layer, ready for analysts to build dashboards
• Progress reports detailing activities and progress generated

• University Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field with four years of relevant professional experience, or a High school/Secondary School diploma with six years of relevant professional experience
• Certifications and Specializations: Certifications such as the Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate, Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate and any certifications that focus on data warehousing, big data technologies, and ETL processes would be desirable.

• Experience: Proven experience in data engineering, data warehousing, API, and ETL processes

• Proficient in data warehousing technologies, Azure, data API, ETL processes, Python, and data engineering tools (e.g., SQL, Hadoop, Spark)
• Proficiency in Python and data engineering tools 
• Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Experienced in project management and cross-functional team leadership.
• Adept at data quality assurance and system security practices.
• Good organizational and administrative skills.

For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of French, Spanish, and/or another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, and Russian) is an advantage.

• Travel may be required for the delivery of activities defined in the TOR.

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
• Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

1. Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.
2. Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, verification of residency, visa, and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable.
3. IOM covers Consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the consultancy. IOM does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for reasons related to non-occupational accidents and illnesses. Consultants are responsible for their own medical insurance for non-occupational accident or illness and will be required to provide written proof of such coverage before commencing work.
4. IOM has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and IOM, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities.
5. IOM does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training or other fee). IOM does not request any information related to bank accounts.
6. IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM online recruitment system. The online tool also allows candidates to track the status of their application.