Human Resources Associate G6

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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

Job Title: HR Associate Grade: GS6 Type of contract: Fixed – Term Vacancy Number: 133686 Duration: 1 year, renewable Duty Station: Bangkok, Thailand

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

WFP’s Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand oversees operations in 15 countries plus the Pacific, reaching 30 million people with assistance valued at US $3 billion. The portfolio ranges from humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, to school meals in Cambodia and Laos, supporting government social protection schemes in India and Pakistan, climate change adaptation in Nepal and Sri Lanka, nutrition for mothers and children in Bangladesh and Timor Leste, to emergency preparedness in Indonesia and the Pacific.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

To co-ordinate and deliver a full range of end-to-end recruitments from planning, sourcing to onboarding. Pro-actively partner with hiring managers to ensure that staffing needs and workforce planning requirements are well established. Facilitate an effective HR service to meet the requirements of the Regional operations and priorities. Provide advice on WFP HR policies and procedures on recruitment, selection and related activities.

Reporting to the HR Officer, the Human Resources Associate will be assigned for the following duties (not all-inclusive). • Be responsible for all aspects of recruiting activities in alignment with WFP corporate direction and Regional priorities, working with managers to understand their needs and prioritizing solutions to recruit and develop a high calibre workforce to deliver the business strategy. • Analyse and recommend options for an optimum candidate sourcing approach to generate a good gender balanced candidate pipeline and roster (i.e. Career Site/Job Board, Active search on Social Media, Internal Referral, Agency etc.) as well as other creative avenues for job search. Identify partners that could accelerate the recruitment process and/or TA approach. • Own the selection processes including screening, coordinating tests, case studies, organizing interviews, acquiring hiring manager’s and panels assessments and conducting reference checks. • Maintain and develop relationships with all key partners within the Regional Bureau, Country Offices and Headquarters. • Support TA activities in the region by providing sourcing of gender balanced talent pipeline. • Identify evolving needs of the organisation and recommend changes in TA processes and procedures, to support improvements in TA services. • Compile and analyse variety of data on TA activities, for statistics on TA achievements and trends. • Prepare a range of HR documentation required for job offer • Assess and take timely administrative action related to staff deployment to enable WFP to respond quickly to a crisis. • Any other related duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION • Completion of secondary school education. A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business/Public Administration or related fields is an advantage.

WORK EXPERIENCE • Five or more years of responsible work experience in Human Resources administration in a global/multinational organization, with a minimum of three years’ experience in running the full-cycle of recruitment activities. • Proficiency in MS Office skills in Excel and PowerPoint.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS • Knowledge of an e-recruitment tool or system. • Experience in training others on recruitment tools and procedural activities on end-to-end recruitments. • Strong number orientation with ability to analyse data and reports. • Ability to make recommendations for recruitment, selection activities, and process improvement. • Good communication skills and ability to establish relationships with a variety of individuals across and outside WFP.

LANGUAGE • Proficiency in both oral and written communication skills in English and Thai.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Please apply by Sunday 10 January 2021 (Bangkok Time)

This vacancy announcement is for Nationals from Thailand. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply through the WFP careers website (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings).

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“Qualified applicants, especially female applicants, are encouraged to apply” WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status. No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations