Human Resources Specialist (Talent Development), NO3, Kyiv, Ukraine

Contract

This is a NO-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-3 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

The war in Ukraine has triggered the fastest growing refugee crisis since World War II. The overwhelming majority of refugees are women and children, often separated from husbands and fathers who remained in Ukraine; older people; and significant numbers of unaccompanied children, including those from state care facilities.

Local and national authorities have established reception facilities at border crossing points to receive new arrivals and are providing life-saving assistance, including accommodation, food, and other basic needs, as well as onward transport for those moving to urban centers. In the reception centers, information is also provided on the asylum process and temporary protection, as well as on the risks of trafficking. Access to basic rights and services, such as health, has been facilitated. Steps have already been taken to foster protection and inclusion into national systems, such as for health and education. Referral services are being scaled up, focusing especially on case management and protection of unaccompanied children and those evacuated from boarding schools, institutions and other alternative care arrangements, survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), victims of trafficking, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the HR Manager, the position will lead the talent development pillar within the HR section, focusing on three key areas: learning and development, performance management, and career development. The incumbent will be responsible for shaping and directing UNICEF’s overall strategic framework for talent development and creating a clear linkage with the programme needs.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS

Learning and Development

• Devise a 2023 learning strategy for country office that links with the needs of the UNICEF country programme.
• Establish and chair the country office learning and development committee.
• Organize and facilitate trainings on key office learning areas.
• Rigorously monitor and evaluate the completion of mandatory courses.

Performance Management

• Support the HR manager in the organization and structure of office calibration meetings.
• Create a proposal for an office-wide approach to recognize and reward outstanding performance.
• Advise hiring managers and clients on complex performance management cases.
• Provide day-to-day performance guidance to line management and business partners so that both staff and managers are equipped with the tools to handle performance conversations.
• Provide technical support in equipping managers with the tools to deal decisively with underperformance; and develop, motivate and stretch high performers.
• Helps develop and conduct workshops for both staff and line managers on having performance management conversations, using the achieve performance management system, as well as coordinating divisional calibrations.
• Monitor performance review completion rates.

Career Development

• Create an office-wide mentoring programme.
• Provide managers with coaches to foster their leadership development.
• Create long term agreements with professional coaching associations.
• Regularly conduct workshops and guidance on career conversations, career management, and applying for positions.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: human resources, psychology or any other social science field.
• A minimum of five years of professional experience in human resources management is required.
• Experience in shaping and initiating initiatives and programmes related to learning, performance management and/or career development is desirable.
• Fluency in English and local language of the duty station is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. 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.