Human Resources Associate (Recruiter), G6 Nairobi

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WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

About WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

Why work with WFP Somalia?

In Somalia, the World Food Programme provides food assistance for nutrition, livelihoods, and relief through the hard work of more than 500 employees who contribute to make Somalia hunger free in close partnership with local partners.

What will you do?

• Manage allocated recruitment actions to ensure consistent, high quality and timely implementation of approved recruitments.
• Carry out sourcing and outreach initiatives to attract passive/active candidates with a special focus on gender.
• Ensure vacancy announcements issued are gender-neutral, attractive and inspiring to applicants.
• Support employer-branding events like career fairs, employability trainings, social media content development among others.
• Effectively communicate with applicants about the vacancy announcement throughout the selection process.
• Ensure full administrative support is provided with the ongoing recruitment processes (scheduling tests or interviews, reporting).
• Ensure timely and qualitative longlisting of candidates for open VAs under the leadership of the Head of Talent Acquisition team.
• Extract and compile HR data on staff recruitment and selection, contractual conditions, entitlements to support analysis and reporting needs.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on relevant sourcing, selection and recruitment data.
• Use HR management systems for entering and updating a variety of HR data including reporting and monitoring various deadlines.
• Perform other related tasks as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Completion of secondary school education. A university degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration or related field is a plus.

Experience: Six years’ experience in a recruiter role in a multi-cultural environment. A strong background and passion for talent acquisition best practices, sourcing and leading-edge selection tools is a must. Certified/trained in developing competency-based questions based on position requirements and carrying out independently a competency-based interview.

Language: Proficiency in oral and written communication in English.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Expertise in outreach and sourcing talent. Experience using LinkedIn and job boards to source candidates.
• Good understanding of key HR principles and talent acquisition best practices including CV screening, candidate engagement, scheduling assessments with candidates, interviewing, onboarding.
• Excellent inter-personal skills and flexible attitude towards shifting tasks and responsibilities.
• Ability to create trust with team/employees and deal with confidential information in a professional manner.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver timely high-quality deliverables including writing reports and deduct lessons learned/improvements.
• Proficient use of Applicant Tracking Systems (e.g. Successfactors, Taleo, etc.).
• Proficient user of data analysis tools such as MS Excel and other MS Office tools.

Terms and Conditions

Contract Duration: 1 year (initial)

Application Instructions

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through E-Recruitment.

Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 13 MARCH 2022.

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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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 system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.