People and Culture Assistant (Talent Acquisition)

islamabad pakistan

Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
Location: islamabad pakistan
Grade: Administrative support - LICA-5, Local Individual Contractors Agreement
Occupational Groups:
- Social Affairs
- Human Resources
- Administrative support
- Culture and Sport
Closing Date: Closed

Partner UNICEF

Job categories Administration, Human Resources

Vacancy code VA/2025/B5507/29975

Department/office APR, SAMCO, Pakistan

Duty station Islamabad, Pakistan

Contract type Local ICA Support

Contract level LICA-5

Duration 6 Months

Application period 03-Apr-2025 to 20-Apr-2025

Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Functional Responsibilities

Support to business partnering

Support the business partners in developing initiatives to encourage employee well-being and employee recognition schemes
Support the management of change processes by advising clientele on changes to PEOPLE & CULTURE processes under the guidance of PEOPLE & CULTURE Business Partner
Support the business partners in assisting clientele in using PEOPLE & CULTURE systems such as talent management, agora and achieve.

Support in recruitment and placement

Prepares and circulates internal and external advertisements.
Liaises with candidates in the various stages of the recruitment process.
Prepares formal acknowledgement, offer and regret letters.
Initiates and follows up on reference checks and academic verifications, and ensuring the completion of other background checks.
Records and maintains recruitment files, ensuring all necessary documentation has been prepared.
Monitors life-cycle of recruitment process to update supervisor as necessary.

Support in organization design and job classification

Prepares documents to be submitted for classification to RO and NYHQ, ensuring completeness of documentation
Monitors life-cycle of all job classification requests to facilitate recruitment and organization planning.

General office support

Drafting and/or processing a variety of correspondence and other communications
Setting up and maintaining PEOPLE & CULTURE files/records (electronic and paper)
Scheduling appointments and meetings
Maintain and generate automated databases containing PEOPLE & CULTURE related statistics and generating periodic reports; and performing a variety of administrative duties (e.g. leave recording, etc.).

Impact of Results
The impact of the work of PEOPLE & CULTURE Assistants affects the delivery of discrete support services and is closely interrelated with the work of other members of the PEOPLE & CULTURE team. The work performed affects not only the timely delivery of PEOPLE & CULTURE processes but also indirectly the delivery of the client departments’/divisions’/offices’ programmes. They play a key role, as a member of the team, in providing routine and some specialized information both to client’s departments and to more senior members of the PEOPLE & CULTURE team on PEOPLE & CULTURE procedures and the progress of delivery against standards and deadlines.

Support to business partnering

Support the business partners in developing initiatives to encourage employee well-being and employee recognition schemes
Support the management of change processes by advising clientele on changes to PEOPLE & CULTURE processes under the guidance of PEOPLE & CULTURE Business Partner
Support the business partners in assisting clientele in using PEOPLE & CULTURE systems such as talent management, agora and achieve.

Support in recruitment and placement

Prepares and circulates internal and external advertisements.
Liaises with candidates in the various stages of the recruitment process.
Prepares formal acknowledgement, offer and regret letters.
Initiates and follows up on reference checks and academic verifications, and ensuring the completion of other background checks.
Records and maintains recruitment files, ensuring all necessary documentation has been prepared.
Monitors life-cycle of recruitment process to update supervisor as necessary.

Support in organization design and job classification

Prepares documents to be submitted for classification to RO and NYHQ, ensuring completeness of documentation
Monitors life-cycle of all job classification requests to facilitate recruitment and organization planning.

General office support

Drafting and/or processing a variety of correspondence and other communications
Setting up and maintaining PEOPLE & CULTURE files/records (electronic and paper)
Scheduling appointments and meetings
Maintain and generate automated databases containing PEOPLE & CULTURE related statistics and generating periodic reports; and performing a variety of administrative duties (e.g. leave recording, etc.).

Support to business partnering

Support the business partners in developing initiatives to encourage employee well-being and employee recognition schemes
Support the management of change processes by advising clientele on changes to PEOPLE & CULTURE processes under the guidance of PEOPLE & CULTURE Business Partner
Support the business partners in assisting clientele in using PEOPLE & CULTURE systems such as talent management, agora and achieve.

Support in recruitment and placement

Prepares and circulates internal and external advertisements.
Liaises with candidates in the various stages of the recruitment process.
Prepares formal acknowledgement, offer and regret letters.
Initiates and follows up on reference checks and academic verifications, and ensuring the completion of other background checks.
Records and maintains recruitment files, ensuring all necessary documentation has been prepared.
Monitors life-cycle of recruitment process to update supervisor as necessary.

Support in organization design and job classification

Prepares documents to be submitted for classification to RO and NYHQ, ensuring completeness of documentation
Monitors life-cycle of all job classification requests to facilitate recruitment and organization planning.

General office support

Drafting and/or processing a variety of correspondence and other communications
Setting up and maintaining PEOPLE & CULTURE files/records (electronic and paper)
Scheduling appointments and meetings
Maintain and generate automated databases containing PEOPLE & CULTURE related statistics and generating periodic reports; and performing a variety of administrative duties (e.g. leave recording, etc.).

Support to business partnering

Support the business partners in developing initiatives to encourage employee well-being and employee recognition schemes
Support the management of change processes by advising clientele on changes to PEOPLE & CULTURE processes under the guidance of PEOPLE & CULTURE Business Partner
Support the business partners in assisting clientele in using PEOPLE & CULTURE systems such as talent management, agora and achieve.

Support in recruitment and placement

Prepares and circulates internal and external advertisements.
Liaises with candidates in the various stages of the recruitment process.
Prepares formal acknowledgement, offer and regret letters.
Initiates and follows up on reference checks and academic verifications, and ensuring the completion of other background checks.
Records and maintains recruitment files, ensuring all necessary documentation has been prepared.
Monitors life-cycle of recruitment process to update supervisor as necessary.

Support in organization design and job classification

Prepares documents to be submitted for classification to RO and NYHQ, ensuring completeness of documentation
Monitors life-cycle of all job classification requests to facilitate recruitment and organization planning.

General office support

Drafting and/or processing a variety of correspondence and other communications
Setting up and maintaining PEOPLE & CULTURE files/records (electronic and paper)
Scheduling appointments and meetings
Maintain and generate automated databases containing PEOPLE & CULTURE related statistics and generating periodic reports; and performing a variety of administrative duties (e.g. leave recording, etc.).

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education: Completion of secondary education, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the field of work

Experience: A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible administrative or operational support experience to the talent acquisition.

Language Requirement:
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

This vacancy is now closed.