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Human Resources Specialist

Copenhagen

  • Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
  • Location: Copenhagen
  • Grade: Mid level - P-3, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Human Resources
  • Closing Date: Closed

Job categories Human Resources
Vacancy code VA/2023/B0005/25599
Level ICS-10
Department/office OP, SSC, IPAS
Duty station Copenhagen, Denmark
Contract type Fixed Term
Contract level P3
Duration 1 year, renewable
Application period 03-Mar-2023 to 19-Mar-2023
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Functional Responsibilities

  1. Advisory Support on HR policies and Processes

  2. Business advisory - Engagement reviews

  3. Support to policy development and  implementation

  4. Knowledge Building and Knowledge Sharing 

  1. Advisory support on HR policies and processes

  • Provide guidance on HR related policies, processes and systems to ensure consistency with UNOPS rules and procedures.

  • Provide advice and support on various HR matters to HQ and field offices

  • Review requests for exceptions from policy, provide sound recommendations to policy owners, and convey constructive feedback to field offices to ensure capacity development

  • Develop a business partnering approach to ensure the highest possible level of service and client satisfaction 

  • Support institutional gender and diversity initiatives, providing education and advice on issues related to equity, compliance, inclusion, and diversity.

  • 2. Business advisory - Engagement reviews 

UNOPS considers new projects as “engagements”. Any new engagement requires a review conducted by IPAS, on financial, legal and project management aspects. If there are critical HR components in the new project, a HR engagement review is also required.  The incumbent will be responsible for the following tasks: 

  • Review HR aspects of project agreements, with a focus on identifying HR risks and opportunities in close collaboration with other IPAS reviewers and the IPAS HR Team Lead

  • Escalate relevant matters to the policy unit, and ensure that the policy unit is aware about high risk engagements. 

  • Provide quality inputs on HR aspects in project proposals and holistic HR advice in coordination with the IPAS HR Team Lead and other IPAS HR colleagues and assist with the application, interpretation and adoption of corporate policy, guidance and best practices to the field offices;

  • Collect feedback on challenges, gaps and possible areas of improvement for HR components in project engagements, escalate issues and provide recommendations

  • 3. Support to Policy development and implementation 

  • Actively contribute with practical knowledge and innovative suggestions to HR policy enhancements and development,  corporate HR initiatives, product designs and implementation. Maintain client feedback/suggestions, as well as a log on recurrent challenges and make suggestions for long-term solutions through policy/process change

  • Recommend solutions and process efficiency initiatives

  • Manage projects with a focus on business process improvements  

  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of corporate systems and tools

  • Maintain client feedback/suggestions, as well as a log on recurrent challenges and make suggestions for long-term solutions through policy/process change

  • Contribute to the cross-functional initiatives and projects within IPAS and at corporate level  towards more coherent and efficient policies, processes and systems

  • Communicate HR policy changes and new HR initiatives to clients, providing guidance as needed.

  • 4. Knowledge building and knowledge sharing


  • Contribute to knowledge and information management within the team and across the organisation on HR related matters;

  • Provide feedback, ideas, and internal knowledge about processes and best practices and utilize productively. 

  • Guide the development and maintenance of HR analytic parameters, trends and data. 

  • Organize, facilitate and/or deliver training and learning initiatives for personnel on HR-related topics.

  • Keep abreast of external HR developments and best practices


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