Human Resources Consultant, UNICEF Chad - N'Djamena

Under the supervision of the Human Resources Manager, the HR Consultant will support the HR Unit in the recruitment process for all posts.

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Assignment

Under the supervision of the Human Resources Manager, the HR Consultant will support the HR Unit in the recruitment process for new posts, including; advertising positions, sourcing candidates, shortlisting (national and general service positions), facilitating approval processes, scheduling interviews, participating in interview panels, drafting recommendations, following up on references and academic verifications, compiling and submitting all documents for review and final approval and performing aforementioned actions as required within UNICEF’s online Talent Management System (TMS).

Assignment Tasks

• Plan and oversee the organization of all recruitment for new roles and vacant positions, including carrying out the selection processes, coordination of recruitment panels, within KPIs established for level 2 Emergency, ensuring a fair and transparent process resulting in the selection of a diverse and qualified staff members.
• Maintain HR data and analytics on all office recruitment.
• Any other relevant tasks as requested by the HR Manager

Expected Deliverables

Support the completion of all recruitment for the implementation of the new Country Programme

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• Advanced university degree in social sciences or other relevant disciplines (human resources, business administration, international relations, psychology, etc.). Additional professional training an advantage; A first university degree with additional years of relevant work experience is acceptable in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of relevant professional work experience, particularly in Recruitment and Selection process, is required;
• Developing country work experience an asset;
• Background/familiarity with Emergency;
• Familiarity with UNICEF Talent Management System and/or e-recruitment systems is a strong asset.  
• Fluency in French and English is required.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

• Holds UNICEF's Core Values: Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity;
• Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking;
• Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals;
• Shows respect for the views and contributions of other team members;
• Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources; makes rational judgments from the available information;
• Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise;
• Sets clearly defined objectives and plans activities for self, own team or department;
• Follows procedures and policies;

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Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable).  Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.