Human Resources 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 2,126 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinate international action, prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

1-Ensure full compliance of HR activities with WHO rules and regulations, policies, procedures and strategies; effective implementation of the internal control and functioning of the HR management system.

2-Advise Head of WHO Country Office (HWCO) and staff on all aspects on HR policies an procedures including proper use of contractual modalities.

3-Provide substantive input to HR planning and forecasting of the staffing needs of the Country Office (CO) and facilitate and monitor the recruitment of non-staff (Agreement for Performance of Work (APW), Special Service Agreement (SSA), Consultants, etc.

4-Lead WHO CO selection processes including drafting position descriptions, establishment of positions in Global Management System (GSM), issuance of vacancy announcements, screening of candidates, interview panels and related activities.

5-Develop and manage rosters for local positions.

6-Provide orientation programmes and briefing to new comers.

7-Work closely with HRT/EMRO to ensure the timeliness of emergency and non-emergency contracts.

8-Monitors contract's expiry dates for staff and non-staff, initiates and follows up on requests for extensions.

9-Brief supervisors and staff on understanding and using the performance appraisal system and provide performance management advice while flaging any issues to the Regional Office.

10-Report to the Regional Office on Danger pay, Location verification, Dependency verification and other HR issues as required.

11-Provide information and analysis of CO's training and learning needs, facilitate local training and participation of CO staff in the Regional training activities.

12-Act as a liaison between the Regional Office and the WHO CO on all HR related matters.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree in human resources management, business or public administration, Law, social science, or related field. 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 human resources management services and administration or positions involving HR management in the field and/or emergency response situations. Desirable: Demonstrated experience in the operational application of human resources management policies and practices, selection and recruitment, and the administration of benefits and entitlements. HR experience in the UN systemand/or a multinational environment. Demonstrated exposure at theinternational level. Proven experience in any of thefollowing specialized areas of classification, contract administration,compensation, or performance management.

Skills

• Knowledge of human resources management policies, practices and procedures and ability to apply them in the country office setting.
• Ability to identify issues,formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations.
• Experience in related HRvsubject matters.
• Good drafting and communicationvskills.
• Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of work.
• Team spirit and time management skills.
• Ability to develop innovative approaches and solutions

WHO Competencies

• Teamwork
• Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
• Communication
• Producing results
• Moving forward in a changing environment
• Creating an empowering and motivating environment

The Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model can be found at https://intranet.who.int/homes/pml/documents/enhanced who global competency model_february 2015.pdf

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Expert knowledge of Arabic. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of French.

REMUNERATION

Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 25,511 (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.

• 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.