Human Resources Support Specialist

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This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors, and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.

Under the direct supervision of Assistant FAOR Administration, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:.

• Provide and coordinate the delivery of comprehensive human resources support and policy-related services; ensure compliance with relevant policies and regulations as well as transparency and consistency of transactions and procedures; • Coordinate a wide range of personnel actions including appointments, extensions, transfers, etc.; process requests and provide advice on entitlements; review, maintain and update confidential personnel information records and files in the area of responsibility; • Provide briefing and debriefing to staff members including answering queries on benefits and entitlements and personnel-related procedures, human resources policy-related issues, social security, insurance and administrative law; • Handle non-routine and complex cases; undertake research and analysis of entitlements and, employment conditions, as social security, insurance and administrative law related issues; draft correspondence for Human Resources Officers; • Coordinate support to the recruitment process of all categories of staff and non-staff including advising managers on the preparation of vacancy announcements; coordinate interview arrangements with departments and applicants and prepare offers/terms of employment; • Provide assistance to managers in the preparation of job profiles; provide advice on proposed changes to post functions; collect background information on post management and update organization charts and staffing tables; • Research, compile and analyze information and statistics related to posts, staff as well as social security, insurance and administrative law-related matters; prepare briefs, reports or topical papers; monitor and verify post management records; • Draft human resources policy papers and participate in the development and delivery of a range of staff development and training programs; • Perform other duties as required. Results/Expected Outputs • Quality HR advice and guidance to management, supervisors, employees and personnel in timely manner • Timely execution of recruitment actions. • Timely monitoring of contract NTE dates and breaks. • Effective personnel file management

Accountability Building Trust Empowering Others Knowledge Sharing Working in Teams

administrative and/ or Human Resources support work

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighbouring Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; National Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita estimated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% annually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Kenya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO).

Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available. The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up-country destinations. The city is home to some 3,000 UN personnel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP. The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the UNV would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is modest. The topographic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate.

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