HR Specialist, (P-3), Yemen CO outpost Amman Jordan, Fixed Term #110422
Amman
- Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
- Location: Amman
- Grade: Mid level - P-3, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
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Occupational Groups:
- Human Resources
- Closing Date: Closed
The HR Specialist, within their area of responsibility, is accountable for implementing HR services that enhance the capacity of their clients to deliver on their business goals and objectives. In doing so, the incumbent demonstrates the ability to anticipate HR-related needs and develop subsequent plans and solutions that align HR management with business objectives.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, a future.
How can you make a difference?
Specialists at this level analyze proposals and requests received from managers, supervisors and staff and make recommendations or take technical sound actions. Examples of such actions at this level include the resolution of a range of staff entitlement matters; the recruitment of staff to atypical positions within UNICEF requiring the use of outreach recruitment services, such as social networks; revisions to procedures for the classification of jobs, or the design of specific training programmes to meet new staff development needs.
As seasoned HR professionals, the Specialists’ work reflects directly on the professionalism of the incumbent and the overall reputation of the HR community for technical quality in terms of both substantive depth and adaptive relevance to client needs and customer service approach to problem resolution.
Key functions/accountabilities:
Business Partnering
Strategic Human Resources
Implementation of assigned Human Resources Services
Learning and Capacity Development
HR Data Analytics
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To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in human resource management, business management, international relations, psychology or another related field is required.
- A minimum of five years of increasingly responsible professional experience in human resource management in an international organization and/or large corporation is required.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is required.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The competencies required for this post are:
Core Values
- Commitment to UN/UNICEF’s core values
- Diversity and inclusion
- Integrity
Core competencies
- Communication (II)
- Working with people (III)
- Drive for results (II)
Functional Competencies:
- Leading & Supervising (II)
- Formulating Strategies and Concepts (II)
- Analyzing (II)
- Applying technical expertise (II)
- Planning and organizing (II)
View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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