UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
How can you make a difference?
Under the supervision of the Human Resources Manager, the Human Resources Specialist is accountable for implementing HR services that enhance the capacity of his/her assigned country offices clients to deliver on their business goals and objectives. In doing so, the incumbent demonstrates the ability to anticipate HR-related needs and develop subsequent plans and solutions that align HR management with business objectives.
Business Partnering
Serve as the single point of contact for his/her client portfolio on advice pertaining to all aspects of the employment life cycle.
As HR Business Partner, provide a one-stop-shop liaison (strategic and operational support) to the 14 assigned countries through technical assistance, quality assurance, capacity development and evidence-based performance review and reporting.
Provide guidance and advice on strategic staffing, Programme Budget Review, Country Programme Management Plan.
Provide quality assurance of recruitment cases submitted by country offices to the Regional Office for approval.
Ensure strategic staffing and simplifications to proactively recruit to ensure business continuity, reduce gaps, attract and retain diverse profiles.
Proactively advise clients on the resolution of human resources issues ensuring equitable and transparent solutions that protects both the staff and organizations interests in accordance with policies, regulations and procedures.
Work with the CO HR teams to promote duty of care and ensure staff wellbeing issues are addressed.
Promote the organizational goals and targets for gender equity and cultural diversity.
Provide guidance to roll out corporate and regional initiatives and programmes (eg. rotation exercise, learning and career development programmes, Ethics month, performance management)
Strategic Human Resources
Liaise with the HQ Divisions, regional and country offices to support and contribute to corporate HR strategy formulation and global implementation.
Provide feedback and make recommendations on the establishment and improvement of HR systems, policies and processes.
Technical assistance in workforce planning through technical guidance and support to CPD countries, provide inputs to and participate in TRT meetings.
Keep abreast, research, benchmark, and implement best and cutting-edge practices in HR management and contribute to the development of global policies, procedures and introduce innovation through sharing of best practices and knowledge.
Humanitarian Preparedness and/or Response
Ensure effective RO support is provided to WCAR COs in Emergency, in line with corporate procedures for L2 and L3 emergencies.
Support CO HRs in staffing plans based on the additional human resources needed for the immediate response (relating to short, medium and long-term needs), and facilitate immediate deployments in the affected areas.
Support COs with HR requirements for short-term, medium-term and long-term sustainability needs, staffing plans while organizing COs meeting on HR strategy and planning to sustain the response to the emergency.
Contribute to enhance knowledge on the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action, Emergency procedures and any other tools/initiatives.
Contribute to the development of partnerships to enhance preparedness and response to emergencies
Build capacity and provide ongoing advice on emergency procedures, duty of care, simplifications to accelerate deployments
Capacity Development
Contribute to the capacity development of HR practitioners.
Lead the orientation and induction of new HR staff in client country offices.
Prepare guidance / briefing notes and lessons learnt that will contribute to knowledge sharing and building of HR Capacity.
Participate / lead briefings and knowledge exchange sessions to share good and best practices among HR practitioners and other stakeholders.
Contribute to the mentoring of junior HR Professionals and new hires in the region.
Contributes to the mapping of competencies for all staff in assigned client portfolio, assisting in the development of a comprehensive framework in support of the development of the talent pipeline.
HR Data Analytics
Interpret and analyze HR data to help inform strategic decision making on HR processes and strategies.
Develop data collection systems to optimize data quality.
Coordinate with country offices and partners to provide assistance in their HR information management.
Management of Unit
Support the Human Resources Manager in establishing the annual work plan, setting priorities/targets and performance measurements using a result-based management approach.
Monitor work progress within his/her team, and ensure results are achieved according to schedule and performance standards.
Establish clear individual performance objectives, goals and timelines; and provide timely guidance to supervisees.
Other Functions
Provide technical support in knowledge generation and dissemination within the WCAR HR Community, HR Network meeting and other learning modalities.
Contribute to develop and roll out regional initiatives (eg. regional learning initiatives)
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:
An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in human resource management, business administration, organizational development, social sciences, international relations, psychology or another related field is required.
A first university combined with an additional 2 years of relevant professional experience could be accepted.
Experience:
A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in human resources management in a global/international organization is required.
Experience in emergency settings is a strong asset.
Experience in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
Preference will be given to suitable candidates with UNICEF country, regional and/or headquarters working experience at the level of the post.
Developing country work experience is considered an asset.
Language Requirements:
Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
