Human Resources Specialist - Job Analysis

Result of Service To develop generic job profiles (GJPs) with updated responsibilities and KSAOs that enables the organization to attract the broadest global talent through an inclusive recruitment through (1) facilitating the job classification process and meeting the current & future business requirements, (2) ensuring that job responsibilities are diverse and inclusive, and (3) helping the recruitment process with KSAOs that can lead to accurate and fair assessment of candidates.

Work Location Remote working

Expected duration Six months

Duties and Responsibilities The Office of Human Resources (OHR) in the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMSPC) will conduct a comprehensive and inclusive review of responsibilities and requirements of jobs in the UN Secretariat as a pre-requisite for innovating and adapting ways of attracting, recruiting and nurturing talent, including young and diverse talent and to ensure that job profiles reflect updated and forward looking responsibilities and are fit for future capabilities and skills needed in the United Nations. Updated job profiles that reflect the needs of current and future jobs and recognize that individuals from varying demographic groups may experience work differently provide the basis to attract the broadest global talent without disadvantaging groups by excluding them due to certain requirements or responsibility descriptions. The review will entail a shift from experience centric requirements to skills centric requirements to fulfil responsibilities. The updated job profiles also consider factors that will impact jobs at the UN going forward, such as technological advances as well as transferable skills across jobs such as data analytics, digital, foresight and behavioral science skills among others. The review will also include identifying the KSAOs (Knowledge, Skill, Ability and other characteristics) per the updated responsibilities of the jobs through applying inclusive job analysis methods to ensure an inclusive hiring approach.

Human Resources Specialist - Job Analysis reports to the project manager in the Strategic Workforce Planning Section (SWPS) of the Strategic Talent Management Service (STMS) in the Global Strategy and Policy Division (GSPD) of the Office of Human Resources Officer OHR).

• Preparing guidance and providing templates, check lists and advice to Subject Matter Experts to determine job responsibilities and identifying KSAOs per responsibilities of the jobs and other elements needed to complete generic job profiles for designated jobs.
• Engaging with the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in the development of job responsibilities and KSAOs through facilitating workshops and individual follow-up sessions.
• Including relevant responsibilities and KSAOs pertaining to global workforce capabilities relevant across a range of jobs.
• Preparing generic job profiles based on the information received from SMEs for designated jobs.
• Documenting all information needed for generic job profiles in the designated tool.
• Providing quality assurance for generic job profiles prepared by other members of the project team.
• Responding to queries the United Nations job classification experts may have on the generic job profiles.
• Identifying emerging transferable skills that are relevant across jobs.

• Providing regular update on the progress of work to the project manager.

  Qualifications/special skills Advance university degree (Master’s degree, equivalent or higher) in industrial and organizational psychology, human resources management or related area is required. A first-level university degree in combination with additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

A minimum of five years of experience in industrial or organizational psychology, human resources management or related area is required with three years of which in conducting job analysis or job evaluation.

Languages Fluency in spoken and written English is required.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.