Human Resources Officer (Talent Outreach and Employer Branding), P2 – Division of Human Resources, New York Headquarters (Temporary Appointment 364 Days)

UNICEF is looking for a passionate and dedicated HR Officer to support in communicating and strengthening organizational employer brand and assist in developing and implementing a comprehensive talent outreach strategy, to better identify, attract and engage top-quality and high-potential talent from diverse backgrounds.

• Support the development and implementation of an effective content strategy to enhance UNICEF’s employer brand and engage targeted talent communities in a dynamic, interactive and meaningful manner; 

• Develop compelling and engaging editorial, multimedia and digital content to be disseminated across multiple talent outreach channels, such as websites, social media, newsletters; 

• Arrange and coordinate day to day multidimensional employer branding activities from initial planning to execution and post-launch optimization; 

• Provide active support in designing, executing and evaluating global employer branding and recruitment campaigns; 

• Monitor and measure the impact and effectiveness of employer branding activities, generate performance reports on a timely basis, and ensure maximum impact and continuous improvement of branding efforts; 

• Work closely with relevant communication colleagues across the organization to ensure alignment with the organizational brand and collaborate on joint talent outreach and employer branding activities;  

• Assess needs and initiate the development of materials that address the employer brand. This includes print materials, guidelines, employment advertisements, and online toolkits that offices can use for their hiring needs. 

• Assist with the development and implementation of a Global Talent Outreach Strategy that is aligned with corporate goals and priorities; 

• Support in the establishment and management of strategic partnerships with governments, civil society, academic institutions, professional associations and networks, private sector organizations and service providers; 

• Participate in the planning, execution and evaluation of global talent outreach activities and initiatives; 

• Support in the preparation and management of contracts and LTAs with service providers and vendors as appropriate. 

• Provide support to the New Talent team, HR Business Partners, the wider HR Community and Hiring Managers in identifying the most effective communication channels and sources to attract a diverse population of candidates that are aligned with the organization’s vision and values; 

• Develop and implement targeted recruitment campaigns for global recruitment initiatives, generic vacancy announcements and other priority recruitments. 

• Support in the preparation and development of guidelines, documents, trainings, workshops, webinars, learning materials, case studies, best practices and guides to build organizational talent outreach capacity;  

• Provide guidance to HR Business Partners, the wider HR community and Hiring Managers to enable them to conduct local employer branding activities and to effectively implement functional/geographic talent outreach activities;  

• Provide in-depth research and analytics reports to identify innovative technologies and marketing approaches, and to recommend tactics to advance UNICEF’s talent outreach and employer branding efforts); 

• Provide inputs on performance indicators and monitor progress towards capacity building outcomes and impacts; 

• Support in managing an organizational talent outreach knowledge sharing portal and respond to queries sent to UNICEF Careers mailbox; 

• Organize, manage and maintain an up-to-date documentation center on the team shared drive, including employer branding assets, digital and multimedia content, talent outreach documents and files, knowledge library, etc. 

• Perform other activities as required. 

• An Advanced University Degree in communications, marketing, advertising, digital media, public relations, human resources management or other related social science field is required. 

• A minimum of two years of professional experience in digital marketing, brand management, public relations or talent acquisition in an international organization and/or large corporation is required. 

• Experience with content marketing, social media strategy/management, market research and data analytics is highly desirable.  

• Employer branding, recruitment marketing, relationship management, digital content creation experience would be a strong asset. 

• Strong ability to write and edit communication materials, ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral form.  

• Ability to identify and analyze systemic issues, formulate opinions and make conclusions and recommendations to resolve those issues. 

• Ability to handle multiple assignments with competing deadlines, Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.  

• Ability to report on quantitative and qualitative data analytics.  

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.  

• Proven ability to conceptualize, plan and execute ideas and implement innovative approaches, as well as transfer knowledge and skills.  

• Self-motivated with the ability to take direction and also work independently. 

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French, Arabic or Spanish is an asset.