WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, physical or mental disability.

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ABOUT WFP:

The UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization working towards zero hunger by 2030, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. Powered by the passion, dedication and professionalism of our 20,000 staff worldwide, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) works in over 80 countries to bring life-saving food to people displaced by conflict and made destitute by disasters, and help individuals and communities find life-changing solutions to the multiple challenges they face in building better futures. In 2020, WFP assisted 115.5 million people – the largest number since 2012.

We work to enhance nutrition in women and children, support smallholder farmers in improving productivity and reducing losses, help countries and communities prepare for and cope with climate-related shocks, and boost human capital through school feeding programmes. In conflict situations, we bring relief to exhausted populations and use food assistance to build pathways to peace and stability. For its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.

JOB PURPOSE:

The Talent Acquisition Consultant will be based out of Regional Bureau Cairo, Egypt supporting the Middle East and North Africa region. The candidate will develop, gain support for and implement the approaches needed to identify, attract, and acquire the best talent to meet WFP’s business needs. The ideal candidate has a deep passion for talent acquisition; constantly thinks about how to introduce new methods and ideas for identifying and engaging top talent; and successfully enlists support from the business for talent attraction, networking and employer branding engagement initiatives and a strong knowledge of the various aspect of talent acquisition.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Contribute to the development of effective talent acquisition strategies by using new technologies, social media, software and networks, to identify, attract, and hire the best talent in support of WFP strategic goals.
2. Stay up-to-date on new media tools, best practices, and share knowledge of these best practices with HR team members of the Middle East and North Africa Region, to improve talent acquisition in the region.
3. Partner with managers to understand their specific functional staffing needs and implement solutions to meet these needs, following standard processes and ensuring alignment with wider WFP policies.
4. Articulate WFP’s employee value proposition to enhance visibility and reputation in key sourcing channels by carrying out impactful and targeted employer branding activities.
5. Build partnerships, develop and maintain strong relationships that include outreach to schools, institutions of higher learning, target diversity organizations, professional associations and other recruiting sources to ensure sourcing produces a strong talent pipeline.
6. Review and streamlining the recruitment process through straight forward data analysis and putting forward some simplifications to contribute to process efficiencies and improvements.
7. Contribute to preparation of a regular, accurate report (ie a dynamic dashboard) on the talent acquisition activities that enables informed decision-making and consistent information for stakeholders.
8. Increase the quality of applicant flow, including both internal and external, passive and active candidates and ensure local implementation across the region.
9. Handle full cycle recruitment for the positions in the region.
10. Other duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Advanced university degree in Human Resource Management, Public or Business Administration, Organizational Psychology or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience or trainings/courses. Experience: Typically five (5) or more years of professional experience in Talent Acquisition.

Languages: Fluency (level C) in English language

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Knowledge of Talent Acquisition best practices – latest trends (Sourcing, EVP, Selection methodologies, Onboarding, Retention, etc)
• Customer Orientation at any times and very proficient communication skills (verbal – written)
• Encourage innovation and creative solutions
• Focus on getting results
• International recruitment experience, knowledge of Middle East and North Africa market is advantage

• Previous experience in any of the following will be an asset:

  • diversity recruitment
  • psychometric assessments (cognitive or personality assessments)
  • Employment Branding / Employee Value Proposition concepts / use of CRM tools to drive attraction campaigns and execute sourcing strategy focused on passive talent
  • Talent Acquisition performance metrics to monitor effectiveness
  • experience in recruiting in international locations
  • experience handling hard to fill positions (‘Difficult locations’ or ‘Senior level’ or ‘Emergency outbreak’ or ‘Language specific’)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

• TYPE & LEVEL OF CONTRACT: CST, Level 1
• DURATION & START DATE: 11 months - starting ASAP
• UNIT/DIVISION: Human Resources
• DUTY STATION (City, Country): Regional Bureau in Cairo (RBC), Cairo, Egypt
• REPORT TO (JOB TITLE): Regional Talent Acquisition Head

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their application not later than Saturday, 29th of January, 2022.

Female applicants are especially encouraged to apply

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP

External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.