of Human Resources Officer (Recruitment Administration Services), NO-B, HR Administration Section, UNICEF Global Shared Services Centre, Budapest, Hungary

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This is a NO-2 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-2 contracts.

Temporary Appointment of Human Resources Officer (Recruitment Administration Services), NO-B, HR Administration Section, UNICEF Global Shared Services Centre, Budapest, Hungary

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, a calling.

We are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not a job, it’s a calling.

UNICEF’s Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC) provides services to UNICEF offices around the world in the areas of Finance, Master Data Management, Human Resources Administration, Payroll, and IT Customer Care.

Our mission is to be a Centre of Excellence for the global delivery of efficient services within a culture of customer service, continuous business improvement, knowledge-sharing and innovation to support the effective achievement of UNICEF's program results worldwide. ​

The HR Administration Section delivers high quality, responsive, timely and equitable human resources services for UNICEF offices which include onboarding, staff entitlements, benefits, separation, recruitment, and other administration support.

The HR Officer contributes to the design and establishment of the new Recruitment Hub at Recruitment Administrative Services (RAS), part of the HR Administration Services.

This post is a Temporary Appointment for 364 days.

How can you make a difference?

To improve global efficiencies in recruitment administration, UNICEF Global Shared Services Centre Operations Section is setting up a new Recruitment Administration Services unit within HR Administration. Under the leadership of GSSC Director and, technical and direct supervision of the RAS Project Leaders, Chief, HR Administration & Chief HRBP, NYHQ, the Human Resources Officer is responsible for managing assigned aspects of the transition and establishment of the Recruitment Administration Services (RAS) stream (e.g. services and SLAs, recruitment process, recruitment technology, selection policy, procedures and SOPs), including development of the design and implementation of the assigned recruitment administration related activities, simplifications/automations.

Key functions of the Human Resources Officer (RAS):

• Liaises with the Head Quarter Divisions, Information and Technology teams, Regional and Country offices to support and contribute to RAS corporate HR strategy formulation, pilot roll out and global implementation. Provide feedback and make recommendations on the establishment and improvement of RAS recruitment services and SLAs, HR systems, simplified & improved recruitment processes, policies, and processes.
• Maps, reviews, and analyzes current processes and coordinates with HR at Head Quarters and Regional / Country offices to simplify and standardize processes.
• Partners with HR Business Partners at Headquarters, Recruitment CoEs, Business Innovation Section and all relevant teams to design and implement best business practice processes and procedures as well as systems & tools that are cutting edge to enable seamless delivery of services.
• Manages and performs assurance of quality and efficiency through proper testing of new processes, procedures, tools, and systems. Ensures feedback loop to fine tune the implemented solutions.
• Develops Process Instructions/SOPs/Step-by-Step Guides and Knowledge Articles for newly established/simplified/automated processes.
• Coordinates and participates in development and delivery of training for the new RAS staff on the new services, processes, systems, and tools.

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

• A University Degree in human resources management, business management, international relations, psychology, or another related field is required.
• Minimum two years of directly relevant experience, including six months of supervisory responsibilities in human resources management in an international organization and/or large corporation is required.
• Experience in participating in managing transformational projects of significant scale is desirable.
• Proven ability and excitement to design and implement innovative cutting-edge HR programs, systems, and tools within a fast paced and evolving setting.
• Analytical skills, project management experience, resourcefulness, and forward-looking skills.
• Excellent knowledge of organizational and HR information technology systems and tools, as well as best business practices and technology, with adequate experience in Recruitment administration is required.
• Experience of shared services/business support center is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required.

National Officer (NO) staff are nationals of the country in which they perform functions of a technical and professional nature. Eligible applicants are nationals of Hungary.

National Officer staff are locally recruited staff and therefore, candidates are personally responsible for any travel and accommodation arrangements. UNICEF does not facilitate MFA accreditation for locally recruited staff.

Requirement for internal applicants

Internal applicants from GSSC are required to complete the courses of Learning Paths that are identified as essential when applying to the level of this post. Please visit the L&D Portal Learning and Development (sharepoint.com) for more information.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://www.unicef.org/careers/get-prepared#Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2) Works Collaboratively with others (3) Builds and Maintains Partnerships (4) Innovates and Embraces Change (5) Thinks and Acts Strategically (6) Drive to achieve impactful results (7) Manages ambiguity and complexity

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Appointments may 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.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.