The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The position is located in the United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities, based in Hamburg (UNITAC-Hamburg). UNITAC-Hamburg is part of the Knowledge and Innovation Branch of the External Relations, Strategy, Knowledge and Innovation Division (ERSKI) of UN-Habitat headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. ERSKI is responsible for strategic planning, programmatic direction and operationalization of UN-Habitat's focal point role for the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goal in the UN system and for coordination of Emergency Programmes. The Knowledge and Innovation Branch is responsible for leading the development of UN-Habitat’s flagship reports, the gathering and reporting on urban data through its Global Urban Observatory, and the production of cutting-edge knowledge and innovation on cities, the processes of urban development and urbanization and its associated effects. UNITAC-Hamburg works with a variety of innovation, prototyping and applied research methodologies to develop innovative solutions that accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to cities and urbanization. These innovative solutions will be tested and scaled through UN-Habitat's global network of country offices, local governments and other partners, including the private sector and the academia. UNITAC-Hamburg is jointly implemented with the HafenCity University (HCU) of Hamburg and the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (UN-OICT). UNITAC-Hamburg will closely align with UN-Habitat's Flagship Programme to focusing on people-centered smart cities which is coordinated by the Global Solutions Division, Programme Development Branch. Under the direct supervision of the Senior Programme Management Officer (UNITAC Manager) within the Knowledge and Innovation Branch and additional supervision of the Senior Information Systems Officer in the Policy, Strategy and Governance Division in the Office of Information and Communications Technology and within limits of delegated authority, the Information Systems Officer will be responsible for the following duties: