Consultant - Organisational Design and Position Classification (Band level C)

Overview

Contribute to reviewing and rewriting job descriptions for WHO.

You have:

• Masters degree in Social Sciences: Business Administration, Public Administration, Organization Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Development Economics, International Relations, Human Resource Management or Organization Development.
• Over 10 years relevant experience in human resources management.
• Substantive experience in position classification as applied in the UN Common System, organizational design, position description drafting and job classification in general.
• Knowledge of organizational design and position classification.
• Expert knowledge of English.
• Intermediate knowledge of another UN official language.

Purpose of consultancy

To contribute to reviewing and rewriting job descriptions in order to create a harmonized approach to outreach and recruitment, performance management, succession planning and career development across the three levels of WHO.

To ensure that job profiles, the newly developed career management framework and the new job catalogue in the new Business Management System (BMS) are aligned and integrated.

Background

The expected uses of the redesigned job descriptions include support for job clarity, the basis for job grading, support for career progression, calibration of training and development needs at different levels as well as the clustering of jobs into job families or groups. Position descriptions will also have the organisational hierarchy embedded in them through defined reporting relationships as well as the required trainings and professional certifications.

The project will also indicate the logical progression and clear demarcation between different job family groups, job families and position descriptions both within the Operational and the Public Health career streams, showing interconnections and potential cross-overs between the two career streams.

Deliverables

Carry out a comprehensive consultation across the three levels of the Organization to ensure that all relevant stakeholders are engaged throughout the process.

• Identify existing problems and expectations in harmonizing position descriptions across the 3 levels of the Organization through discussions with the HR focal points and the senior management team.
• Review current position descriptions to validate them on level and functions. Ensure consistency of functions, differentiation and standardization of grade levels within the same teams and across all Major Offices.
• Collaborate closely with the BMS/HCM Team to ensure that new position description format and content are aligned with Workday job catalogue requirements, and that timelines are mutually understood.
• Integrate the currently existing list of generic position descriptions with newly developed ones, based on the design needs and elements that have been identified,
• Ensure that the content of standard position descriptions is concise and succinct, and can be used to create attractive vacancy notices that are meaningful to an external audience.
• Ensure that the newly-designed position descriptions reflect the organisation’s values, culture and goals and that they are aligned with the career and learning paths initiative, the clustering of jobs into job families and job family groups as well as the key requirements that ensure movements across job families.
• Identify training and development needs and provide inputs into a succession planning system by looking at potential linkages between performance management and succession planning to integrate newly designed processes into the overall career management framework.
• In consultation with each Major Office, propose to integrate and harmonize job titles as well as content of similar position descriptions ensuring they have the same grade and requirements (e.g., trainings, experience and skills).
• Ensure finalisation and approval of the new position descriptions through the support of a communication campaign as well as provide specific training for supervisors as required.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• Masters degree in Social Sciences: Business Administration, Public Administration, Organization Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Development Economics, International Relations, Human Resource Management or Organization Development.

Experience:

Essential:

• Over 10 years relevant experience in human resources management.
• Substantive experience in position classification as applied in the UN Common System, organizational design, position description drafting and job classification in general.

Desirable:

Skills/Knowledge:

Essential:

• Knowledge of organizational design and position classification.

Languages required:

Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English.

Desirable:

Intermediate knowledge of another UN official language.

Location

• Off site: Home-based

Travel

The consultant is expected to travel.

Remuneration and budget (travel costs are excluded):

Remuneration:

Band level C - USD 10,000 - 12,500 per month.

Living expenses (A living expense is payable to on-site consultants who are internationally recruited):

N/A

Expected duration of contract:

6 months

Additional Information

• This vacancy notice may be used to identify candidates for other similar consultancies at the same level.
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test may be used as a form of screening.
• If your candidature is retained for interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
• For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.
• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.
• WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.
• WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.
• Consultants shall perform the work as independent contractors in a personal capacity, and not as a representative of any entity or authority. The execution of the work under a consultant contract does not create an employer/employee relationship between WHO and the Consultant.
• WHO shall have no responsibility whatsoever for any taxes, duties, social security contributions or other contributions payable by the Consultant. The Consultant shall be solely responsible for withholding and paying any taxes, duties, social security contributions and any other contributions which are applicable to the Consultant in each location/jurisdiction in which the work hereunder is performed, and the Consultant shall not be entitled to any reimbursement thereof by WHO.
• Consultants working in Switzerland must register with the applicable Swiss cantonal tax authorities and social security authorities, within the prescribed timeframes (Guidelines issued by the Swiss Mission are available at: <https://www.eda.admin.ch/missions/mission-onu-geneve/en/home/manual-regime-privileges-and-immunities/introduction/Manuel-personnes-sans-privileges-et-immunites-carte-H/Non fonctionnaires et stagiaires.html>

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