Talent Acquisition Associate

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well supported UN Volunteers into development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism. UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and reports to the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board.

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well supported UN Volunteers into development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism.

The UNV Field Unit (FU) in Ukraine is mainly accountable for the mobilization and placement of UN Volunteers in UN Agencies, Funds, and Programmes focused on emergency response to the war in Ukraine, development, and humanitarian needs.

The Field Unit represents and positions UNV in Ukraine and brings UNV’s services and solutions closer to its partners from UN entities, governments, civil society, and private sector.

Under direct supervision of UNV Country Coordinator and matrixed supervision of Regional Talent Acquisition Analyst, the Talent Acquisition Associate will perform the following tasks:

• Assist Regional Talent Acquisition Analyst to develop and implement targeted talent acquisition activities as per the UNV talent acquisition plan to attract and retain onsite and online volunteer talents meeting the demand of UN partners in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.
• Identify and monitor national and international volunteer recruitment trends and assist in setting outreach priorities at the country level based on regular demand and supply analysis, as well as volunteer mobilization forecasts, to increase qualified candidates in talent pools in terms of category and area of expertise
• Identify local talent sourcing channels and build solid relationships with talent providers,
especially for hard-to-fill profiles on demand, record talent sources and track sourcing activities
through UNV CRM.
• Support RO on the sourcing of national UN Volunteer talents develop regular quantitative and qualitative analyses of the national talent pool and take corrective action as required
• Utilize innovative and proactive methods to attract and engage potential talents, including leveraging social media, professional networks, and other relevant platforms
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with external partners and talent providers to enhance talent acquisition capabilities and expand talent network
• Develop the outreach and communication plans in line with the Field Unit and Regional Office Annual Work Plan and priorities
• Identify, conduct, and monitor regional outreach campaigns and other talent sourcing techniques
aimed at generating a consistent, diverse flow of applications in line with regional and local
volunteer recruitment targets, including specific volunteer demographics (persons with
disabilities, refugees, young people, gender parity), regions, countries hosting the Ukrainian diaspora or unique occupational profiles
• Introduce UNV to the communities and potential candidates who are interested in UNV assignments, communicate with the candidates, facilitate outreach sessions through universities, professional associations and networks, UN Partners and civil society organizations.
• Support the country coordinator in advocating for volunteers and promote volunteerism through social media and working group platforms; facilitate meetings, webinars, capacity building exercises to support improvement of volunteer experience.
• Perform other necessary assignments as required