People and Culture Officer (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion)

Volunteering Admin Human Resources

Overview

Coordinate People and Culture initiatives focusing on DEI in LAC region

You have:

• Human Resources related areas and/or Learning and Development experience working with global/international organizations.
• Experience working in related functions with humanitarian organizations is highly valued.
• Experience on the implementation of diverse HR/People and Culture strategies or Change management is an asset.
• Strong coordination and planning skills must be demonstrated.
• Excellent oral and written drafting, formulation, and reporting skills are required.
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in MS Office applications is required.

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

UNICEF recently transitioned from the classic Human Resources Management approach to a new Division of People and Culture. This transformation people-centric approach represents, among others, consolidating people management and culture, fostering diversity, equity, inclusion as a catalyst for talent development to tackle the challenges that children face.

This new People and Culture approach implies not only to accompany Country Offices (COs) in the process of change management but also to closely follow up the integration of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) into every aspect of the employee lifecycle, from outreach, recruitment, and talent development to succession planning, talent enablement, and off-boarding in the Region.

The transformation also involves more inclusive learning initiatives and development of tailored tools such as coaching and mentorship and therefore, requires coordination and standardization among the entire Latin America and Caribbean Region (LAC).

Under the supervision of the Regional Chief of Human Resources (HR) in the Regional Office, the IUNV will be responsible for collecting inputs, and coordinate and monitor initiates related to the transition to People and culture in the Latin America and Caribbean Region, including the implementation and monitoring of the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) regional roadmap, the identification of learning and developments needs, and supporting the different functional areas in the development of new talent networks, among others.

People and culture transformation

• To support and monitor change management and capacity strengthening/empowerment of the HR community in the Region, as per the new reporting lines to the management in Country Offices.
• To support and gather inputs for the development of a strategy of mentorships among the HR community in the Region.
• Support the coordination of HR periodic meetings with the HR community in the Region and document exchanges, good practices and Q&A.
• Prepare presentations and/or consolidate data on progress of the transformation in the Region.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

• Support the development and implementation of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) roadmap for the LACR Region.
• Support arrangements with Country Offices (COs) to socialize the DEI and document the respective feedback.
• Draft different instruments to follow up on the actions of the DEI Regional roadmap.
• Monitor DEI dashboards to follow up on DEI progress in the region.
• Prepare data and analytics for reports and presentations to the management on the advances of the DEI strategy.

Learning and Development

• Support in the coordination of learning initiatives for the Regional Office in Panama.
• Coordinate with Headquarters (HQ), the Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC) and the COs on courses and learning initiatives for the LAC Region.
• Contribute to the draft for the development of innovative learning modalities including but not limited to mentorship, experiential learning and mentorship, following guidelines of the Division of Human Resources (DHR) on the new UNICEF Learning Ecosystem.
• Draft reports on learning developments for the LAC Region.
• Coordinate actions and serve as back up specific periods of absence of the Learning and Development Officer (Emergency), for the Humanitarian Learning and Development Strategy, surge management and emergency recruitments, if required.
• Support in the administration of the Learning and development (L&D) budget for the COs.

Talent Networks initiatives

• Work closely with HRBPs in the Regional Office and the Learning and development Officer (emergency) in the development of talent networks by functional area in the region.
• In close coordination with the Regional Chief of HR, The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBPs) and the Regional Advisers, support the identification and implementation of development opportunities per functional area for the LAC Region.
• Support the Chief of HR in the identification of new talent outreach tools in the region.

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are: • Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1) • Works Collaboratively with others (1) • Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1) • Innovates and Embraces Change (1) • Thinks and Acts Strategically (1) • Drives to achieve impactful results (1) • Manages ambiguity and complexity (1).

Human Resources related areas and/or Learning and Development, and experience working with global/international organizations. Experience working in related functions with humanitarian organizations would be highly valued. Experience on the implementation of diverse HR/ People and Culture strategies or Change management is an asset.

Skills • Strong coordination and planning skills • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a diverse organization tailoring language, tone, style, and format to match audience. • Ability to empathize and coordinate with diverse stakeholders, supervisors and staff while advocating for consistent and equitable applications of promulgated HR regulations and rules, as well as policies. • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel. • Facilitation skills and/or exposure to coordination of learning and development activities. • Demonstrated ability to coordinate, track, follow up and report on learning activities or HR development initiatives. • Ability to implement clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies, identify priority activities and assignments, adjust priorities as required. • Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills. • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing. • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of stakeholders. • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, Power point reporting tools etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment. • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines

Panama is in Central America with a population of 4,300,000 million, the official language is Spanish, but most Panamanians are bilingual. Panama has a lower crime rate than many other countries in the region. Panama City is largely a safe city – but care does need to be taken in some areas and with personal property. It is your choice whether you opt for a house or an apartment. Beautiful spacious houses, with gardens are available. Those staff that have opted for an apartment have done so on the basis that they offer more security and more facilities. The US Dollar is used as a legal currency in Panama. There are also coins of the Balboa, which is the national currency, similar in shape and value to the US Dollar. Please make sure to leave Panama only with US Dollar currency, as there are some international difficulties changing the Balboa abroad. Panama has a tropical climate with practically the same average temperature of 27°C year-round with 78% humidity. The rainy season in Panama is from March until November each year, we recommend you bring an umbrella. The air conditioning may be cool at times in the office and in local shops, so we suggest you bring a jacket or sweater.

The voltage in Panama is 110v, 60 cycle with two and three prong plugs. Wall plugs are mostly for 110v. In some properties there may by 220v for air conditioning or similar. Current fluctuations are common and electricity cuts are still possible. There are many clinics and medical centers in Panama:

For your information, below the largest private hospitals in Panama City. Hospital Paitilla +507 265 8888 +507 265 8800 Hospital Pacífica Salud [former Punta Pacífica] +507 204 8184 +507 204 8000 Hospital San Fernando +507 305 6305 +507 305 6300 Hospital Nacional +507 306 3300 +507 207 8100 There is also an Emergency Ambulance service, government-owned 911.

If you open a local bank account, banks in Panama request the following documents. - Reference letter from your bank. - Present original and bring copy of your national Passport, - Employment letter.

Presential work. The UN Volunteer will work for the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office (LACRO) in Panama City, Panama.

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