HR Officer

Contract

This is a NO-B contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 1,681 USD.

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PN 435294

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 Designand 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 andreassignment 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 aone-stop-shop for all selection and recruitment related issues.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Theincumbent will have some or all of the following assigned duties:

Recruitmentand selection, Outreach and Rostering:

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

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

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

7. 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.

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

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

10. 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.

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

12. Perform all otherrelated 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 inthe use of an ERF' system such as Oracle or SAP would be an advantage.Experience in the use of an on-line recruitment platform such as Taleo would bean advantage.

Skills

Knowledge of human resources management practices, with a focus on outreach, screening,recruitment and competency-based interview techniques.

Goodskills in Excel PowerPoint and other office packages.

Knowledgeof latest IT based recruitment systems.

Knowledgeof other international organizations' practices in areas of talent acquisition would be an advantage.

Goodskills in ERF' systems.

WHO Competencies

WHO global Competencies model at http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

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. Expert knowledge of Local Language(Urdu).

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at PKR 4,590,088 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line. For assessment of your application, please ensure that your profile on Stellis is updated; all experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time. Kindly note that CV/PHFs inserted via LinkedIn are not accessible.

• 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 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.

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

• This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.