Vacancy title:
Human Resources Officer
Jobs at:
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)Deadline of this Job:
25 May 2022
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 13, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Posting Title: Human Resources Officer, P4
Job Code Title: HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Duty Station: MULTIPLE
Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Human Resources Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
General:
• Provides advice and support to managers and staff on human resources related matters.
• Prepares special reports and participates and/or leads special human resources projects.
• Keeps abreast of developments in various areas of human resources.
• Coordinates with client offices in identifying upcoming vacancies.
• Prepares vacancy announcements, reviews applications, and provides a short-list to clients' offices.
• Reviews recommendations on the selection of candidates by client offices.
• Prepares and presents cases to appointment and promotion bodies.
• Serves as ex-officio in examinations boards.
• Monitors the work of the Human Resources Assistants in carrying out all human resources administrative transactions including preparation of personnel actions, maintenance of staffing tables, and processing of contracts.
• Supervises the maintenance of the human resources filing system.
• Organizes and coordinates the UN Internship Programme.
Administration of Entitlements:
• Submits requests for transactions to headquarters deployment group (HDG).
• Administers and provides advice on salary and related benefits, travel, and social security entitlements.
• Provides advice on interpretation and application of policies, regulations and rules.
• Reviews and provides advice on exceptions to policies, regulations and rules.
• Reviews the applications for internship programmes; handles correspondence with applicants.
Staff Development and Career Support:
• Provides advice on mobility and career development to staff, particularly young professionals and staff in the General Service and related categories.
• Designs, plans, monitors and provides induction orientation programme and briefing to new staff members.
• Provides performance management advice to staff and management. Assists supervisors and staff with understanding and using the performance appraisal system (PAS).
Other Duties:
• Advises and counsels staff in respect of rights, responsibilities, code of conduct and difficulties associated with work and entitlements.
• Prepares classification analysis of jobs in Professional and General Service and related categories.
• Provides guidance to programme managers on the application of classification policies and procedures and by undertaking whole office review.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Competencies
Professionalism: Knowledge of human resources policies, practices and procedures and ability to apply them in an organizational setting. Ability to identify issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
Planning & Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.
Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be "clients" and seeks to see things from clients' point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients' needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients' environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
Education: An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in human resources management, business or public administration, social sciences, education or related field is required. A first level degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Work Experience: A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, administration or related area is required. Experience with web-based recruitment platforms, such as Inspira (peoplesoft/oracle), is required. Experience processing personnel transactions in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, such as Umoja (SAP), is desirable. Experience managing staffing tables using IT platforms such as Nova/Nucleus is desirable. Experience providing client service to a diverse workforce is desirable. Experience in an Executive Office is desirable.
Languages: English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is desirable.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree
Job application procedure
The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations - Chapter 3, article 8). This is an online recruitment process; applications are pre-screened by the system according to the published requirements of the job opening on the basis of the information provided in the application. In relation to the requirements of the job opening, applicants must provide information pertaining to their qualifications, including their education, and work experience.
Each applicant must bear in mind that submission of incomplete or inaccurate applications may render that applicant ineligible for consideration for the job opening. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subjected to a reference-checking process to verify the information provided in the application.
Interested and qualified applicants should send their detailed Resumes/Cvs to recruit@uncrd.org as soon as possible.
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