Human Resources Associate, G-6, Freetown, Sierra Leone #114609 (For Sierra Leone Nationals Only)

Contract

This is a G-6 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 6 years of experience, depending on education. More about G-6 contracts.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, an Advocate!

How can you make a difference?

• Provide support to business partners in developing initiatives to encourage employee well-being and employee recognition schemes as well as assisting clientele in using HR systems such as talent management, agora and achieve and advising clientele on changes to HR processes under the guidance of HR Manager.
• Support in processing of entitlements and benefits of local staff by analyzing, researching, verifying, and compiling data and information on cases that do not conform to UN or UNICEF’s HR Rules & Regulations, to support consistent and equitable application of decisions and implementation of agreed upon action, responding to staff queries on areas related to benefits and entitlements and prepares personnel-related records and files, ensuring all information on each staff member is up-to-date and accurate.
• Supports recruitment and placement by preparing and circulating internal and external advertisements, liaises with candidates in the various stages of the recruitment process, prepares formal acknowledgement, offer and regret letters, initiates and follows up on reference checks and academic verifications, and ensuring the completion of other background checks and monitors life-cycle of recruitment process to update supervisor as necessary.
• Supports in organization design and job classification by participating in the review of GS positions specific JDs, ensuring effective application of ICSC methodology, drafts and edits job descriptions to be submitted for classification for review by supervisor, follows up and liaises with HQ and RO over status of requests to ensure timely completion and prepares documents to be submitted for classification to RO and NYHQ, ensuring completeness of documentation.
• Supports in learning & capacity development by researching and analyzing data and information to help identify training needs within his/her office for the development of learning plans and other targeted training interventions, compiling information on external training courses available and educational institutions to help supervisor decide on learning programmes that address learning gaps in his/her country office and assisting team in organizing and conducting courses, workshops and events by participating in exercises which aim to build capacity of stakeholders and tracking the performance management cycle processes, ensuring the timely distribution and enhancing the timely completion and return of appraisals.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Completion of secondary education preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the work of the organization.
• A minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible administrative or clerical work experience required.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The functional competencies required for this post are...

Functional Competencies

• Analyzing (2)
• Learning & Researching (2)
• Planning and organizing (2)
• Following Instructions and Procedures (2)

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.