Human Resources Associate

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Mission and objectives

Pakistan was the sixth country in the world to sign and ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, less than one year after it was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. However, children and adolescents living in Pakistan still face acute challenges. UNICEF supports the Government of Pakistan to accelerate progress for children, work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and help children realize their rights under the Convention on the Rights of Children. This will be made through, among others things, strong partnerships with provincial authorities, teachers and health professionals, frontline workers and social mobilisers, communities and families, and of course the children and adolescents themselves. In particular, UNICEF will work so that: Every child survives and thrives -- being in good health, immunised, protected from polio and accessing nutritious food. Every child learns. Every child is protected from violence and exploitation, and registered at birth. Every child lives in a safe and clean environment, with access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation.

Context

UNICEF is a leading humanitarian and development agency working globally for the rights of every child. Child rights begin with safe shelter, nutrition, protection from disaster and conflict and traverse the life cycle: pre-natal care for healthy births, clean water and sanitation, health care and education. UNICEF has spent nearly 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Working with and for children through adolescence and into adulthood requires a global presence whose goal is to produce results and monitor their effects. UNICEF also lobbies and partners with leaders, thinkers and policy makers to help all children realize their rights - especially the most disadvantaged. The focus of HR positions at this level is on the provision of specialized transactional HR activities pertaining to recruitment and placement, administration of entitlements, staff development and career development, job classification and/or performance management. Specialized activities pertain to the application of HR regulations, rules and procedures in the context of, on a day-to-day basis, there typically being more complications that arise with a broader variety of solutions that are not always clearly covered in general guidelines, thus requiring a greater capacity to adapt and interpret. Managerial oversight for these positions is limited to ensuring results are fulfilled according to work-plans and facilitating any issues that arise outside of established patterns. Under the close supervision and guidance of the Human Resources Officer, the Human Resources Associate provides administrative, procedural and operational support and assistance to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff in his/her office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of HR Officer or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Human Resources Associate will perform the following tasks: 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 HR processes under the guidance of HR Business Partner • Support the business partners in assisting clientele in using HR systems such as talent management, agora and achieve. Support in processing of entitlement and benefits • In consultation with supervisor, analyze, research, verify, and compile data and information on cases that do not conform to UN or UNICEF’s HR Rules & Regulations, to support consistent and equitable application of decisions and implementation of agreed upon action. • In consultation with supervisor, analyze, research and verify information for the purpose of responding to staff queries on areas related to benefits and entitlements • Initiates the processing of a wide range of personnel actions in accordance with UNICEF rules and regulations, by ensuring all relevant forms and actions are completed by staff and forwarded to the GSSC. • Maintains and prepares all personnel-related records and files, ensuring all information on each staff member is up-to-date and accurate. 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. • Monitors life cycle of recruitment process to update supervisor as necessary. Support in organization design and job classification • Participates in the review of GS positions specific JDs, ensuring effective application of ICSC methodology. • Drafts and edits job descriptions to be submitted for classification for review by supervisor. • Follows up and liaises with HQ and RO over status of requests to ensure timely completion. • 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. • Compiles and analyses information and statistics related to posts and staff for • reports on staffing trends. • Analyze, research, verify, and compile data which facilitates preparation of workforce planning reports for supervisor to review against benchmarks i.e. Gender and geographical balance and other recruitment related key performance indicators. Support in learning & capacity development • In consultation with supervisor, researches and analyses data and information to help identify training needs within his/her office for the development of learning plans and other targeted training interventions. • In consultation with supervisor, researches, analyzes, verifies, and compiles information on external training courses available and educational institutions to help supervisor decide on learning programmes that address learning gaps in his/her country office. • Assists team in organizing and conducting courses, workshops and events by participating in exercises which aim to build capacity of stakeholders. • Develops and processes contracts for institutions providing training and courses, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations. • Assists team in organizing and conducting courses, workshops and events by preparing and organizing distribution of materials for participants, ensuring availability of training venues and required equipment and supplies, while providing logistical and secretarial support at workshops and events as necessary. • Tracks the performance management cycle processes, ensuring the timely distribution and enhancing the timely completion and return of appraisals. • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.