Overview
Responsible for strategic human resources management, performance management, conduct-related matters, and staff administration within the Common Administrative Platform at United Nations Headquarters.
Tasks Summary
- Contribute to the planning and delivery of the Human Resources work programme.
- Provide authoritative HR advice on Staff Rules and Regulations, HR policies, and administrative issuances.
- Build engagement and partnership with Client Entity and other HR partners.
- Identify gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities in HR service delivery.
- Monitor and evaluate the effective implementation of delegated HR authorities.
- Provide expert advice and support on performance management.
- Support the prevention, mitigation, and resolution of staff grievances.
- Advise managers and staff on staff administration matters.
- Provide guidance on the application of classification policies and procedures.
- Ensure consistent implementation of HR policies, practices, and procedures.
- Develop, maintain, and update HR standard operating procedures.
- Project and monitor vacant posts.
- Act as a focal point for staff onboarding and induction processes.
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience in human resources management, administration, or a related field, in a complex organization with multi-stakeholder environments is required.
- Proven experience providing authoritative HR advice to senior managers on the application and interpretation of staff rules, regulations, and HR policies is required.
- Experience managing staffing and HR administration using enterprise HR platforms (e.g., Umoja/Inspira or equivalent ERP HR systems), generating HR analytics/dashboards, and applying internal controls is required.
- Experience supporting global and decentralized operations (e.g., regional and field/country offices or similar is required.
- Proven experience working in a high-volume HR environment where accuracy, discretion, and the ability to deliver under tight deadlines are critical, including experience handling confidential and sensitive HR matters is required.
- Experience working within the United Nations Common System, including knowledge of UN HR administrative issuances, classification standards, and staff-management relations frameworks is desirable.
- Experience advising on, coordinating, or supporting administration of justice, conduct and discipline-related HR matters, including grievance prevention/mitigation, case coordination, and preventive training initiatives is desirable.
Qualification Requirements
An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in human resources management, business administration, public administration, social sciences, education, law or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
