HR Officer

Contract

This is a P-2 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 57,661 USD and 78,318 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Department of Human Resources and Talent Management (HRT) is responsible for providing a sound, well managed, responsive and efficient organization-wide Human Resources Management strategy and global HR advisory services which support the work of WHO and its member states, encompassing, but not limited to:

HR Policy Development, Organizational Design and Job Classification, Talent Management (including Succession Planning, Global staffing, Career Development and Training, Rotation and Mobility), application of the UN Common system's Compensation and Benefits, HR Legal Advisory Services, Administration of Justice, Global Staff/Management relations, representation of WHO in inter-agency UN Common System HR initiatives.

The immediate programme ensures the efficient management of all aspects of HR planning and selection services at headquarters, including rotation and reassignment of staff for all headquarters-based programmes and operations.

Being a source of authoritative advice on practical HR planning and recruitment-related functions in particular, the programme functions as a one-stop-shop for all selection and recruitment related issues.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The incumbent will have some or all of the following assigned duties:

- Recruitment and selection, Outreach and Rostering.

- Contributes to the efficient management of filling vacancy positions in line with established selection and recruitment policies and procedures.

- Acts as a focal point for hiring managers and administrative officers/assistants on outreach, talent acquisition and recruitment activities, both staff and non-staff.

- Participates in the administration of selection procedures for fixed-term and temporary staff.

- Contributes to the organization of timely selection panels and serves as an HR Representative on selection panels and ensuring compliant process, adherence to confidentiality and emphasis on a transparent, consistent processes and on promoting organizational diversity and mobility policies as an organizational priority.

- Drafts and reviews vacancy announcements for consistency and adherence to the Organization's policies, develop and review screening questions in close collaboration with the hiring manager.

- Screens and assesses applications, ensuring that only candidates who meet the minimum requirements are long/short-listed.

- Prepares and reviews interview questions, proposed presentation tasks, technical questions and tests proposed by the hiring manager for appropriateness and relevance to the position description.

- Reviews proposed long/shortlists to ensure that the evaluation criteria are in line with the vacancy announcement and advises the hiring manager and panel members on any inconsistencies.

- Contributes to the development of new recruitment tools to rate applicants in line with the WHO competency framework.

- Participates in the drafting of selection reports ensuring that all steps of the process are well documented, and the selection file is compliant with the Organization's policies.

- Maintains various recruitment staff and non-staff rosters and ensures data is up-to-date to timely selection of successfully rostered candidates.

- Perform all other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: A first level university degree in human resources management, public or business administration, or other related fields. Desirable: Advanced level university degree or training in one of the above mentioned areas or certification in the area of Human Resources management.

Experience

Essential: At least two years of experience in the professional field of human resources management of which at least one year must be in conducting selection and recruitment processes. Desirable: HR experience in the UN system and/or a multinational environment. Demonstrated exposure at the international level. Proven experience in any of the following specialized areas of classification, contract administration, compensation, or performance management. Experience in the use of an ERP system such as Oracle or SAP would be an advantage. Experience in the use of an on-line recruitment platform such as Taleo would be an advantage.

Skills

Knowledge of human resources management practices, with a focus on outreach, screening, recruitment and competency based interview techniques. Good skills in Excel PowerPoint and other office packages. Knowledge of latest IT based recruitment systems. Knowledge of other international organizations' practices in areas of talent acquisition would be an advantage. Good skills in ERP systems.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Moving forward in a changing environment Producing results

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English.

Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 47,895 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 3476 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level, in different locations, and for Fixed-term and Temporary contractual arrangements with varying contract durations.

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an 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.

• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.

• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.

• For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.

• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO's workforce adheres to the WHO Values Charter and is committed to put the WHO Values into practice.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/employment/en/. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.
• Applicattions from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.
• *For WHO General Service staff who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please see e-Manual III.4.1, para 220.