Human Resources Officer NOA, Dushanbe

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WFP encourages female candidates and people with disabilities to apply.

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.

Job Title: HR Officer

Grade: NOA

Type of contract: Fixed Term

Duration: 12 months (Renewable)

Duty Station: Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Vacancy Number: 829610

Date of Publication: Monday 25 September, 2023

Deadline of Application: Monday 9 October, 2023

This vacancy announcement is for Nationals of Tajikistan.

WFP offers a competitive benefits package including tax free salary, pension, 30 days of annual leave balance plus a medical insurance and other benefits you may be entitled.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Under the supervision of Country Director, the HR Officer will support the delivery of professional, client-focused HR services, partnering with managers at all levels to implement HR solutions in line with WFP corporate priorities.

• Lead HR operational activities or projects that are aligned to business needs, following standard processes and ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies.
• Respond and provide guidances to queries from managers and staff, understanding their issues and ensuring policies, procedures, processes, systems and tools are available and correctly applied to support them.
• Contribute to the effective management of the employment relationship between WFP and its staff, by administering conditions of service, contracts and appropriate entitlements.
• Support staff capability building, working with managers to understand individual skills and business requirements, and organizing development solutions which equip people with the skills and knowledge required to meet current and future challenges.
• Lead and deliver onboarding activities to ensure new employees have a positive experience of WFP and are successfully integrated into their new role and the organization.
• Lead talent acquisition for building talent within WFP, working with managers to understand their needs and organizing solutions to recruit, retain and develop a high caliber workforce to deliver the business strategy.
• Support for organizational design activities that enable senior management to define and organize structures and jobs and allocate people to the right places in order to improve efficiency.
• Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a WFP wide view of HR activities that enables informed decision-making and consistent information for stakeholders.
• Conduct straight forward data analysis under close guidance of the Country Director, to support others on projects or contribute to process efficiencies and improvements.
• Lead and motivate HR staff, monitoring performance, providing coaching, training and guidance to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance.
• Other as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Education: Minimum bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Public or Business Administration, Industrial Psychology or other relevant fields. Master’s degree in the relevant areas would be advantage.

Experience:

• Professional experience in Human Resources with an interest in international humanitarian development.
  • At least 3 years for candidates with bachelor’s degree
  • At least 1 year for candidates with master’s degree
• Experience of developing, implementing and managing best practice HR policies and systems.
• Experience in conducting reviews of aspects HR Services functioning (i.e. support in recruitment, interviews, training support etc.) to ensure continually improved and optimal functioning.
• Experience in managing small teams of staff.
• Experience in project management support in the implementation of change initiatives and programme design including capacity development, talent acquisition, etc. would be desirable.

Knowledge& Skills:

• Sound theorical understanding of HR concepts and principle with a broad knowledge of best practices, techniques and process.
• Excellent communication skills
• Good knowledge of common business principles and processes and the ability to quickly assimilate UN/WFP processes and systems.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with human resources counterparts, managers and staff within HQ/ RB/ Country Office.
• Ability to draft clear concise reports or rationale for human resources decisions.

Languages: Excellent written and spoken English. Proficiency in Tajik and Russian.

All WFP Employees are expected to demonstrate the competencies and standards of behaviour aligned with our core values and defined in the WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK, namely:

• Leading by example with integrity,
• Driving results and delivering on commitments,
• Fostering inclusive and collaborative teamwork,
• Applying strategic thinking,
• Building and maintaining sustainable partnerships.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings). **Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

Request for Disability related Reasonable Accommodations:

It is important to WFP to create an accessible and inclusive workplace for everyone. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection and hiring process, please direct your request and inquiries to the Diversity and Inclusion team on: [email protected], cc’ing [email protected]. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs.

This email is only to be used for any disability related accessibility requirements, and not for sending the application itself. Due to volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered as a formal application and will not receive a reply from WFP.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. 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.