Overview
Provides advice and support to managers and staff on human resources related matters, prepares special reports and participates/leads human resources projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides advice and support to managers and staff on human resources related matters.
- Prepares special reports and participates and/or leads special human resources projects.
- Identifies upcoming vacancies in coordination with client offices.
- Prepares vacancy announcements, reviews applications, and provides a short-list to those offices.
- Reviews recommendation on the selection of candidate by client offices.
- Serves as ex-officio in appointment and promotion bodies, examinations boards, and prepares and presents cases to these bodies.
- Prepares job offers for successful candidates, including proposal of step within grade upon recruitment for staff.
- Monitors and evaluates recruitment and placement related activities of client offices, and recommends changes or corrections related to procedures to these offices.
- Supervises and monitors the work of the Human Resources Assistants in carrying out all human resources administrative transactions including preparation of personnel actions, maintenance of staffing tables, and processing of contracts.
- Administers and provides advice on salary and related benefits, travel, and social security entitlements.
- Determines and recommends benefits and entitlements for staff on the basis of contractual status.
- Reviews policies and procedures and recommends changes as required.
- Reviews and recommends level of remuneration for consultants.
- Provides advice on mobility and career development to staff, particularly young professionals and staff in the General Service and related categories.
- Provides performance management advice to staff and management.
- Assists supervisors and staff with understanding and using the performance appraisal system (PAS).
- Advises and counsels staff in respect of rights, responsibilities, code of conduct and difficulties associated with work and entitlements.
- Prepares classification analysis of jobs in Professional and General Service and related categories.
- Provides guidance to programme managers on the application of classification policies and procedures and by undertaking whole office review.
- Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
- Facilitate onboarding and induction of new staff members
Required Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible working experience in human resources management, administration or related area is required. Experience in supervising and managing a team is required. Expert knowledge of an organizational Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) tool, such as Umoja or equivalent, is desirable. Proven working experience in an organizational talent management system, such as Inspira or equivalent, is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in human resources management, business or public administration, social sciences, education or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.
