Senior HR Officer

Workforce planning

• Coordinate the forecasting and workforce planning activities with relevant Divisions and Management Accounting Services.
• Collaborate with leadership to understand workforce needs and align recruitment strategies accordingly.
• Identify and guide Divisions on the most appropriate staffing mechanism. 
• Address the longer-term staffing strategy including succession planning for critical and senior level posts.
• Coordinate on the Organization structure and classification for recruitment purposes.

Outreach 

• Design and implement sourcing strategies to attract diverse and highly skilled candidates 
• Devise social media strategy including communication materials to promote visibility and engagement.
• Identify and liaise with external partners for global outreach with a particular focus on geographical diversity and gender balance at senior levels.
• Ensure positive employer identity and interaction experience at application and during the recruitment process.

Recruitment and Selection

• Oversee and responsible for the end-to-end recruitment and selection activities and processes for all categories of staff and non-staff members. 
• Develop SLAs and ensure completion of all activities ensuring quality of service within recommended guidelines and timelines. 
• Responsible for provision of post recruitment feedback mindful of staff development and engagement and positive employer identity.
• Oversee and verify the completion of all pre-appointment formalities and appointment documents.
• Facilitate preparation of appointment letters, requests for visas.
• Coordinate and devise suitable assessments for staff selection purposes. 
• Provide expertise and guidance on all matters relating to recruitment, staff selection and mobility including diversity considerations.
• Oversee the engagement of Consultants and temporary employees including efficient contract management and timely audits and payments. 
• Oversee the liaison with Member States for the engagement of Junior and Senior Professional Officers and with employment agencies for short term employees.
• Ensure a data driven recruitment process for informed decision making.

General

• Manage, guide and develop the team and be accountable for service delivery to the highest standards. 
• Coordinate the work of WPR with other functional areas within Human Resources for seamless delivery of HR services.
• Keep abreast of the latest developments, identify best practices, benchmarking, knowledge-sharing and learning opportunities, and propose and implement new developments at IMO.
• Identity and coordinate on the most appropriate tools and systems to support the work with an aim towards complete automation and efficiency.
• Plan activities against budget and monitor effective utilization of the resources.
• Advise and update the Head, Human Resources Services on all relevant matters under their purview.
• Perform other duties and replace other staff as may be required.