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HR Specialist

Multiple locations

  • Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
  • Location: Multiple locations
  • Grade: Mid level - IICA-2, International Individual Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Human Resources
  • Closing Date: 2023-05-28
Job categories Human Resources
Vacancy code VA/2023/B5328/25940
Level ICS-10
Department/office AFR, CDMCO, DR Congo MCO
Duty station Multiple
Contract type International ICA
Contract level IICA-2
Duration on going
Application period 12-May-2023 to 28-May-2023
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Functional Responsibilities

  1. Support to policy development and  implementation

  2. Advisory Services

  3. Talent Acquisition and Administration

  4. Team Management 

  5. Knowledge Building and Knowledge Sharing 

  1. Support to Policy development and implementation 

  • Contribute to HR policy development and corporate HR initiatives by providing data on trends, risks and opportunities and sharing local HR best practices.

  • Maintain an effective level of business literacy about the office/program/unit's objectives and plans, and in consultation with Management, take the lead on the implementation of the corporate HR strategy and initiatives.

  • Design and lead projects in support of HR initiatives for attainment of business objectives in line with the corporate HR strategy.  

  • Partner with leadership to develop and implement workforce planning initiatives employing HR business processes mapping, to ensure efficient and effective services and work flows. Monitor workforce status and trends.

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


       2. Advisory Services

  • Provide guidance on HR policy application for personnel management, assessing and anticipating HR needs to provide value-added consultative service to management on human resource-related issues.

  • Define, develop, model and deliver HR services, programs, and communications to add value for prospective and current personnel, and UNOPS partners.  

  • Under the guidance of IPAS HR, advise, assist and mediate, as needed, on sensitive matters including grievances, potential violations in code of conduct, harassment, abuse, workplace disputes, performance improvement plans, complex employee relations matters, etc.

  • Encourage line management responsibility for implementation of HR policies and effective team management, providing guidance and coaching as needed. Foster the relationship between supervisors and personnel, encouraging dialogue and two-way constructive feedback.

  • In collaboration with management as appropriate, encourage continuous improvement and professional growth by advising on, planning, and tracking learning and development activities.

  • Collaborate with leadership to support institutional gender and diversity initiatives, providing education and advice on issues related to equity, compliance, inclusion, and diversity.


         3. Talent Acquisition and Administration 

  • Oversee the application and implementation of talent acquisition and management policies and processes covering Recruitment, Onboarding, Position Management, Performance Management, Learning and Development, Change Management, Job Classification, Salary and benefits administration, Contract Administration, Succession Planning and Out-processing.

  • Under the guidance of IPAS HR, coordinate the efficient administration of contractual modalities, loans, exchanges, and secondments in the given geography, including oversight of engagement with relevant partners.

  • In collaboration with IPAS HR, coordinate personnel realignment exercises, including job fairs, to ensure timely competency elaboration, sourcing, selection, placement of required talent and transitions as well as due process. 

  • Identify key talent areas and provide coherent, well-developed plans for obtaining, developing, and managing critical talent.  Develop, utilize recruitment plans, tools and contribute to policy guidance to efficiently and effectively recruit and retain a diverse workforce to meet the needs of the business objectives.


      4. Team Management

  • Facilitate the engagement and provision of high quality results and services of the team supervised through effective recruitment, work planning, performance management, coaching, and promotion of learning and development.

  • Provide oversight, ensuring compliance by team members with existing policies and best practices.


     5. Knowledge building and knowledge sharing

  • HR-related topics.

  • Lead, approve and conduct initiatives on capacity development and knowledge building for HR personnel, including network development, plans, learning plans and activities, HR practice information and best practice benchmarking.

  • Oversee team’s contributions to HR knowledge networks and communities of practice including collaborative synthesis of lessons learnt and dissemination of best practices in human resources management.

  • Guide team’s collection of feedback, ideas, and internal knowledge about processes and best practices and utilize productively. 

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

Education/Experience/Language requirements

                                                     Éducation
Diplôme universitaire supérieur en gestion des ressources humaines, administration des affaires, sciences sociales ou comportementales.

Ou un premier diplôme universitaire dans des domaines connexes combiné à 7 ans d'expérience pertinente.  


                                                    Expérience

Un minimum de 5 ans d'expérience professionnelle en ressources humaines, y compris des services de conseil en RH, dans un ou plusieurs domaines majeurs de la gestion des ressources humaines (administration des contrats RH, rapports RH, recrutement ou conception organisationnelle) dans une organisation internationale, publique ou d'entreprise au niveau national et/ou international. 

Une expérience pertinente dans un environnement multiculturel est souhaitable.  

Une expérience dans des organisations du système des Nations Unies, de préférence dans un pays en développement, est souhaitable.

Maîtrise de l'utilisation des ordinateurs et des progiciels de bureau (MS Office) ainsi que des systèmes de gestion basés sur le Web.

                                       
                                                Exigences linguistiques :

La maîtrise de l'anglais et du français ou du portugais, en fonction de la situation géographique, est requise.
Une connaissance pratique d'une autre langue officielle des Nations unies est souhaitable.
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