Beirut - Human Resources Associate G6 (Talent Acquisition)

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WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

- This position is open to qualified Lebanese candidates only.

- Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply

- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

The Vacancy Announcement will close on 19 October 2022 at 11:59 pm (Rome time)

ABOUT WFP

Assisting more than 90 million people in 123 countries and territories each year, the World Food Program (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies partnering with governments, and providing common services that allow the entire humanitarian community to save lives in emergencies and build the resilience of food insecure people and communities.

As the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty.

WFP Lebanon provides humanitarian assistance to nearly 1.1 million vulnerable persons, in the form of unrestricted assistance in-kind and cash-based transfers. WFP Lebanon also provides food assistance in the form of snack and fresh food to school aged students and their families. This support is designed to improve the students’ health and make them and their families more motivated to pursue the children’s right to education.

To know more about WFP’s mission, please check the below video:

https://www.facebook.com/WorldFoodProgramme/videos/10154930622760178

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

JOB PURPOSE

To deliver a full range of HR support services to ensure accurate implementation of WFP policies and procedures and facilitate the effective functioning of a client-focused and strategy-oriented HR services.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Within delegated authority and under the direct supervision of the HR Officer (Talent Acquisition) and the incumbent will perform the following duties:

• Provide assistance on a wide range of complex HR queries, especially in Talent acquisitions and follow-up actions, to ensure consistent and high-quality HR services (recruitment) are delivered to clients.
• Support activities in the areas of work allocated (Talent acquisition) by the HRO in charge of Talent acquisition in compliance with relevant processes and procedures
• Participate in the global effort of the HR Unit in ensuring that WFP Lebanon has the right staff at the right time
• Contribute to the development of effective talent acquisition strategies by using ne technologies, social media, software and networks to identify, attract and hire the best talent in support of WFP Lebanon’s strategic goals.
• Build partnership, develop and maintain strong relationship that include outreach to school, institution or higher learning, target diversity organisation, professional organization and other recruiting sources to ensure sourcing produces a strong talent pipeline.
• Handle the full-cycle recruitment of the position for WFP Lebanon
• Review and streamline the recruitment process through straightforward data analysis and put forward some simplifications to contribute to process efficiencies and improvements
• Ensure confidential e-storage of sensitive information and safe keeping of required documents and correspondence as per guidelines
• Maintain recruitment data including regularly updating the recruitment tracker and providing information required for reports, audit, compliance and risk management.
• Participate in the activity of the HR team by actively participating in other HR activities when required.
• Perform other related duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area.

Experience: Typically, 6 or more years of relevant experience in human resources with a focus on recruitment/talent acquisition

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language and Arabic

DESIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of HR best practices, techniques, and processes in talent acquisition background.
• Creative problem solver, flexible and constructive approach
• Experience in sourcing and recruiting.
• Knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems, technology, and sourcing tools.
• Basic analytical ability to compile, maintain analyse data, prepare reports, and draw initial conclusions
• Good communication skills. Ability to quickly build credibility with internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure and prioritize multiple stakeholder requests.

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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.