Human Resources Associate (HR Administration) GS-6 FT, UNICEF Global Shared Services Centre, Budapest, Hungary

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, results.

UNICEF's Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC) in Budapest, Hungary provides services to UNICEF offices globally in the areas of Finance, Human Resources, Payroll and Information Technology.

How can you make a difference?

If you are passionate about the field of human resources and want to join the UNICEF team to support UNICEF operations and staff members worldwide, we would love to hear from you!

You will have the opportunity to work in UNICEF’s Global Shared Services Centre as an Human Resources Associate in a team under the supervision of the HR Officer, to support UNICEF staff members worldwide by administering a wide range of activities related to benefits and entitlements, and/or personnel management, utilizing complex enterprise systems and applying the internal rules, regulations, and policies. You will work in a dynamic HR Administration team, and your role will involve:

You will review requests from offices or staff members and:

· Process more complex requests or transactions in different systems, ensuring that they are in accordance with the internal rules and regulations, processes and procedures.

· Alert managers of complex issues and recommend solutions.

· Process other actions and updates in systems, and support maintaining quality HR, staff, and personnel data

You will provide support to UNICEF offices and staff members by:

· Answering various queries including complex situations, applying best business practice and great sense of client orientation;

· Proactively reaching out to client offices and staff members to ensure that communication and expectations are clear.

You will contribute to the development and maintenance of HR Admin procedures and processes and respective documentation:

· Analyze and review processes and procedures and contribute to the development and revision of the respective documents, including Standard Operating Procedures, process instructions and other documents, participate in other related projects.

You will share knowledge with new staff of HR Administration team in GSSC:

· Review, and update training materials and/or internal tools and documents to facilitate GSSC HR Administration’s work;

· Support new HR Assistants of HR Administration by training them on various processes, systems, rules, and regulations.

You will identify areas for continuous improvement and partner on projects / initiatives for building efficiencies at the GSSC and enhancing client experience.

We are looking for candidates who are motivated, dynamic, proactive, respectful and client focused, having the skills for attention to detail, managing time well, communicating effectively and being aware of multicultural environment. You can apply online if you have above qualities and meet the below listed requirements for the job:

· Completion of secondary education (i.e. high school diploma) is a minimum requirement.

· Advanced knowledge in the Microsoft Suite of Products (including MS Word, MS Excel & MS PowerPoint) is required. Experience with talent management system and SAP is an asset.

· Work experience in the SSC-context is an asset

· Minimum of six (6) years of relevant work experience in human resources is required, with at least two (2) years of experience in administering contracts, benefits and entitlements. A completed university degree in HR or related field from an accredited institution will be counted towards years of relevant experience.

· Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required.

· Do you have past work experience in administering HR contracts, working on benefits and entitlements, experience in international organizations, have experience using SAP, do you know other UN languages, or do you have strong performance record? Such qualities will be considered as an asset during the recruitment process.

The hiring manager may apply other criteria within the context of the job requirement, beyond the minimum requisites for shortlisting.

Internal applicants from GSSC are required to complete the courses of Learning Paths that are identified as essential when applying to the level of this post. Please visit the L&D Portal Learning and Development (sharepoint.com) for more information.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability (CRITA) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID). UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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